[logo] Login to an XMPP Server

You can login to an XMPP server by one of the following two ways:

  1. Clicking on "Click here to login" button on the main window.
  2. Choosing "Action" menu -> "Login..."

This page describes the first method.

>>Login

Click on "Click here to login" button on the main window.

[offline main window]

The following window appears.

[connect window]

Enter the following information on the window.

[Username]
  • The user name you registered with the server when you obtained an account.
[Password]
  • The password you registered with the server when you obtained the account.
[Remember Password]
  • Check if you allow wija to remember your password for you.
[Resource]
  • Jabber/XMPP allows multiple sessions by the same user.
  • Each session is distinguished from others with the resource name.
  • By default, the resource name is "wija" when you use wija.
[Domain]
  • The name of the XMPP server from which you obtained the account.
[Priority]
  • Specifies the priority to receive messages when multiple connections are made with a single user.
  • The messages are delivered to the connection with the highest priority value.
[Use SSL]
  • Check this if you would like the communication with the XMPP server encrypted.
  • Only applicable if the server provides the functionality.
[Use Port-Forwarding]
  • Check this if you need to go over a firewall to connect to the XMPP server.
  • Only applicable if localhost:5222 has been forwarded to the XMPP server by SSH.

Click on "Login" button.

>>Login by making a login profile

wija allows you to make login profiles for different accounts. You can switch among those profiles when you login to XMPP servers.

To make a new login profile, follow these steps.

  1. Click on "New..." next to the "Default Profile".
  2. Enter the name of the new login profile.
  3. Login after entering necessary information.

From the next time, you will be able to select the named profile to login.

>>Login with a Gmail/Google Talk accout

If you have a Gmail/Google Talk account, you can use it in wija to connect to the XMPP server provided by Google. To do so, specify the following when you login.

[Username]
  • Specify the Gmail/Google Talk user name.
[Password]
  • Type in Gmail/Google Talk password.
[Domain]
  • Specify "gmail.com".
[Use SSL]
  • Check this option.

>>Login to jabber.org using SSL

Sometimes, you may not be able to log in to a server such as jabber.org, when specifying "Use SSL". It causes an error such as "No trusted certificate."

This error is generated when there is no trusted certificate found for the server.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encrypts communication with a server, keeping secrets of communication. But if validity of the server is not verified with a certificate, there is a possibility that you are under such danger as man-in-the-middle attack.

If you are certain that the server is authentic, click on "Detail Settings..." button on the Login window, and make a check on "Allow untrusted certificate" on the Account Detail Settings window. Click on "Set", and then try logging in.