Want to join us on Ventrilo for a chat?

Want to join us on Ventrilo for a chat?

The following is a short step-by-step tutorial to help you get the Ventrilo client software setup and ready to go. Before you begin please make sure that you have the following information from someone who is hosting a Ventrilo server that you can connect to. If necessary you can rent a server from any of our officially licensed hosting companies on the hosting page.

Download Ventrilo:

Windows 32bit - XP, Vista, Windows 7 (Version 3.0.8.)

Windows 64bit - All 64bit platforms (Version 3.0.8.)

Windows 9x/2000 - 95/98/ME and Windows 2000 (Version 3.0.8.)

Mac OSX 10.4 or higher - 32bit (Version 3.0.7)

Then install Ventrilo

Server information needed in advance.

1: The name of the server. This can be anything you want.
2: The servers hostname or IP address. (Get this for forum admin)
3: The servers port number. (Get this for forum admin)
4: The servers password (if required).

Step 1: Setup a user logon name by clicking the button as shown in the following image.

The Setup User window will now open.

Now click the New button. This lets you create a logon name of your choice. It can be anything you would like it to be such as your real name or a nick name. After you give it a name it will return you to this window. The other fields in this window are for more advance users, but for this tutorial we'll just leave them blank. Go ahead and click the OK button and the program will return you to the main window.

Step 2: Create a server definition.

The Connection Editor will now open.

Now click the New button. This lets you create a name that will be associated with the server you are about to define. It can be anything you would like it to be such as "My friends server" or "My teams server". The name is entirely up to you.

After you give it a name all of the other input fields in this window will be enabled. As mentioned earlier you will need to fill in these fields with the information given to you by someone who has setup their own private server or has rented a server from one of our licensed professional hosting companies. Fill in the fields and click the OK button when done.

Step 3: Click the connect button.

If you created a valid server definition then the program should connect to the server and you will see a bunch of channel names and possibly other users who are currently connected to the same server. Your user name should show up somewhere in the user list window as well.

NOTE: If you click the connect button and it just seems to sit there for 15 to 30 seconds then you either entered the wrong information when you defined the server or the server you are trying to connect to is currently offline. In either event you should contact the person who gave you the information for the server and request their assistance.