iChat - Configuring iChat for Google Talk tilina1124 - Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: Configuring iChat for Google Talk
If you'd like to use iChat to connect to Google Talk, make sure you have Mac OS X Tiger installed on your computer. If you're using a Mac OS older than Tiger (such as Panther), you won't be able to connect to Google Talk.
Here's how to configure iChat to connect to Google Talk:
Open iChat.
From the iChat menu, select Preferences...
Screenshot of iChat Preferences
Click Accounts along the top of the dialogue box.
Click the + button along the bottom to add a new account.
Screenshot of iChat Account Settings
Select Jabber Account from the Account Type drop-down menu.
Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:
Jabber ID:
If you're signing in with a Gmail or Google Mail username, enter your full email address.
If your Google Talk username isn't associated with any Google email product, add @gmail.com to the end of your username. For example, iloveyoko will become iloveyoko@gmail.com.
If you're a Google Apps user, enter your full email address (gordon@example.com).
Password: Your password.
Server: talk.google.com
Click Add.
Highlight your new account in the Accounts section, and then click Server Settings.
Enter the following information in the appropriate fields:
Server: talk.google.com
Port: 5223
Check the boxes next to Connect using SSL and Allow self-signed certificates. You don't need to check the box next to Warn before password is sent insecurely -- your password is always secure with Google Talk.
Enter iChat in the Location field. If this field is left blank, you won't be able to sign in.