Rational Team Concert™ can
connect to several servers that support the XMPP protocol. Jazz™ has
built-in support for chat using the XMPP protocol. It supports peer
chats, ad-hoc multi-chats with several participants as well as persistent
team chat in chat rooms.
Before you begin
You or an administrator have already installed and configured
the Jabber server.
About this task
To connect to a running Jabber XMPP server:
- Click .
- In the Preferences Window, click Instant
Messaging.
- On the Instant Messaging page, click Add.
- In the Add IM Account dialog box,
in the Provider field, select Jabber
XMPP Server from the list.
- Depending on the server configuration, you edit some or
all of the following fields:
- In the Server field type the server URI
or localhost for a local test server.
- In the User ID field, type a Jabber user
identifier or use an existing one provided by the Jabber server administrator.
- In the Password field, type a new password
or use an existing one provided by the Jabber server administrator.
- In the Resource field, to indicate your
status or geographic location, type an optional XMPP resource, such
as Home, Office, or Travelling.
Note: If you have a new Jabber server installed, you can automatically
create a new Jabber user ID and initial password. To connect to an
existing Jabber server, you might need to contact your administrator
to get a Jabber user ID and password.
- Click OK.
- To connect to a Jabber server, on the Instant
Messaging page, click Connect. The IM account displays in bold green to reflect your
online status.
Results
You can start chatting with team members.