Configuring Kerio Connect Client for Instant Messaging

Overview 

Kerio instant messaging service supports the following features:

• Sending rich text messages
• Presence notifications
• Sharing files
• Auto-populated contact list of your colleagues
• Synchronization of contact photos
• Auto-configuration on Mac
• Audio/video chat (availability depends on your IM client)
• Talking with multiple users in a single chat room

Step-by-Step Guide 

Kerio Connect recommends the following instant messaging clients:

• Pidgin for Microsoft Windows
• Psi for Linux
• Messages (iChat) for Mac OS X

Configuring Pidgin for Microsoft Windows

To configure the Pidgin client, follow these steps:

1. Download and install Pidgin.
2. Run the application and click Accounts > Manage Accounts > Add.
3. Fill in the information — protocol (XMPP), your username and password, your domain.
4. Save the account.
   
   

Configuring Messages on Mac OS X

To auto-configure Messages on Mac OS X, use the Kerio Connect Account Assistant.

For manual configuration, follow these steps:

1. Go to Messages to Preferences > Accounts. and click the plus sign.
2. Fill in the information — protocol (Jabber), account name (you username including the domain) and password.
3. Save the account.
4. Use similar settings for iChat.
   
   

Configuring Psi on Linux

1. Download and install Psi.
2. Run the application and click General > Account Setup > Add.
3. Fill in the information — XMPP address (your username including the domain) and password.
4. Save the account.
   
   

When you log into your account in an IM client for the first time, a list of all your colleagues is created.

You can create additional contact lists and add other contacts depending on the client you use.