Apple Mac OS manual Tools for Managing iChat, Server Admin

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You can also use Server Admin to create customized iChat configurations depending on your organizations requiremenets. For more details, see Chapter 3, “Setting Up Advanced iChat Service Configurations.”

This includes setting up a server-to-server federation. When the server-to-serverfederation is enabled, communication with most other XMPP-compliant chat servers is also established, including the ability to federate with Google Talk. For servers on different networks to communicate, administrators must configure domain name server (DNS), network address translation (NAT), and firewalls, as needed. To use Server Admin for an advanced configuration of iChat, see “Setting Up S2S Communication” on page 27.

Server Admin offers additional options for securing server-to-server communication. This includes using certificates and filtering who has access to iChat service. For more information, see “Securing S2S Connections” on page 28.

Tools for Managing iChat

Workgroup Manager and Server Admin provide a graphical interface for managing iChat in Mac OS X Server. In addition, you can manage iChat from the command line using Terminal.

These applications are included with Mac OS X Server and can be installed on other computers with Mac OS X v10.5 or later, making those computers administrator computers. For more information about setting up an administrator computer, see the server administration chapter of Getting Started.

Server Admin

Server Admin provides tools to help you set up, manage, and monitor iChat and other services. Use Server Admin to:

ÂSet up Mac OS X Server as an iChat server. For instructions, see “Setting up iChat” on page 19.

ÂManage and monitor iChat service. For instructions, see “Managing iChat” on page 22.

For more information about using Server Admin, see Server Administration. This includes information such as:

ÂOpening and authenticating in Server Admin

ÂWorking with specific servers

ÂAdministering services

ÂUsing SSL for remote server administration

ÂCustomizing the Server Admin environment

Server Admin is installed in the /Applications/Server/ folder.

Chapter 1 Understanding iChat Service