Apple Mac OS Benutzerhandbuch

    Setting Up and Managing iChat Service 

 

Setup Overview

Here is an overview of the steps for setting up iChat service:

iChat uses Open Directory to authenticate users and must be configured before setting 
up iChat. See “Configuring and Starting Open Directory”  on page 18.

If you are using a firewall, iChat requires specific ports to be open for iChat features to 
function. See “Opening Firewall Ports for iChat Service”  on page 19.

For more information about Firewall service, see Network Services Administration.

Before you configure iChat, turn it on. See “Turning iChat Service On”  on page 19.

Configure the General settings to add host domains, select an SSL certificate, choose 
your authentication method, and enable XMPP server-to-server federation. See 
“Configuring General Settings”  on page 20.

Use Logging settings to specify where to archive the iChat message logs. See 
“Configuring Logging Settings”  on page 21.

Start iChat on the server using Server Admin. See “Starting iChat”  on page 21.

Configuring and Starting Open Directory

iChat uses Open Directory to authenticate users and service access control lists (SACLs) 
to verify that users are authorized to use iChat. For more information about configuring 
Open Directory, see Open Directory Administration.

Before you can use iChat:

 You must be defined in the Open Directory search path of that server
 You must be authorized to use iChat service on that server

After you log in to iChat, you can chat with any other users who have access to the 
same iChat server or who are reachable using server-to-server federation, if it is 
enabled.

For more information about search paths and iChat service authentication, see “Setting 
Access Control for iChat”  on page 22.