Opening Firewall Ports for iChat Service
iChat requires specific ports to be open on your server. If you have a firewall configured or you are using the Mac OS X Server firewall, you must enable these ports before you can use iChat.
Depending on the iChat functions you require, make sure the following ports are open.
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iChat audio/video RTP and RTCP | |
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5060 | iChat Session Initiation Protocol |
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5190 | iChat Instant Messenger, file transfer |
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5222 | iChat Server |
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5223 | iChat Server SSL |
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5269 | iChat Server |
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5297, 5678 | iChat local UDP |
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5298 | iChat local |
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7777 | iChat Server file transfer proxy |
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If you run iChat service on a secure network behind a firewall, you don’t need to configure firewall settings as long as communication between users is within the network. Firewall settings are required when communicating outside the firewall.
For more information about the Firewall service and settings, see Network Services Administration.
Turning iChat Service On
Before you can configure iChat settings, you must turn the iChat service on in Server Admin.
To turn iChat service on:
1Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2Click Settings, then click Services.
3Select the iChat checkbox.
4Click Save.
From the Command Line
You can also start iChat service using the serveradmin command in Terminal. For more information, see
Setting up iChat
There are two groups of settings on the Settings pane for iChat in Server Admin:
Chapter 2 Setting Up and Managing iChat Service
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