While I was going through the Nokia Conversations site,I came across this great tutorial by Guest blogger Kristian Luoma on Nokia beta labs.Its very clearly described over there on how to configure Nokia Chat service and worth have a look if you are interested.For the first time it wasn’t that easy to create your account and I had to try several times before I got through.So here is the tutorial and its not a big deal if you read carefully.
Most of us prefer using a PC keyboard over mobile device keyboard when we’re sitting next to our PCs while attending a blazing conversation. To make the most out of Nokia Chat while chatting – we now provide some simple instructions on how to configure your favourite IM client on PC to run on Nokia Chat.
Generally, the following instructions will apply to most XMPP-supporting IM clients, in case your favourite XMPP compatible IM client wasn’t featured in our guide:
1. Create Nokia Account in https://account.nokia.com/acct/register
2. Configure your account with the following details:
- Server Address: chat.ovi.com
- Server Port: 5223
- TLS: On
3. Log-in with your Nokia Account
Read more for how-to configure with different clients.
Note that in some cases, when you’re behind a firewall, you may need to configure proxy settings too. For instructions and details of how that can be done, please refer to the IM client’s web page for help on how-to and contact your local network administrator for network specific details.
Configuring Psi:
To download Psi, please go to: http://psi-im.org/
To configure Psi to run on Nokia Chat, follow the steps:
1. Open Psi.
2. Click the Psi symbol and select Account Setup.
3. Click Add n the Jabber Accounts window
4. Name your account in the Name field, e.g. “Nokia Chat”
5. Check that Register new account is not selected.
6. Click Add.
7. Enter your Nokia Account username to Jabber ID field
8. Click the Connection tab.
9. Select all checkboxes, except ‘Probe legacy SSL port.’
10. Enter chat.ovi.com in the Host field,
11. Enter 5223 in the Port field
12. Choose Legacy SSL in the Encrypt connection drop-down menu
13. Click Save and your done!
Configuring Adium:
To download Adium, please visit: http://www.adiumx.com/
To configure Adium to run on Nokia Chat, follow the steps:
1. Start Adium
2. Select Preferences from Adium menu
3. Select Account preferences pane (should be the left-most tab)
4. Click the plus (+) button at the bottom left corner for adding a new account (select Jabber from the drop-down list)
5. Fill in your Nokia Account in the username field
6. Tab over to Options tab and configure the following details:
- Connect server: chat.ovi.com
- Port: 5223
- Force old-style SSL: Tick the box
- Require SSL/TLS: Tick the box
7. Click OK and your done!
Configuring Pidgin:
To download Pidgin, please visit: http://www.pidgin.im/
To configure Pidgin to run on Nokia Chat, follow the steps:
1. Start Pidgin
2. Select Add/Edit from Accounts menu
3. Click Add from the Accounts dialog
4. Fill the Add account window with following details:
- Protocol: XMPP
- Username: your Nokia Account (without @ovi.com)
- Domain: ovi.com
- Password: you may enter your password if you want to sign on automatically, but it is recommended that you leave it empty for security reasons
- Remember password: check the box if you’d like Pidgin to remember your password (you won’t be prompted to enter it each time you sign in, if you select this option)
5. Click Advanced tab and configure it as follows:
- Require SSL/TLS: Tick the box
- Force old (port 5223) SSL: Tick the box
- Connect port: 5223
- Connect server: chat.ovi.com
6. Click Save and your done!
Source : Nokia Conversations
