Gateway Setup

To add a gateway, follow these steps:

1. In the case you are going to add a gateway the first time, you have to enable the XMPP Service Discovery plugin:

• Select the Tools – Plugins menu items.
• In the Plugins dialog, scroll down and tick the XMPP Service Discovery check box. Click the Close button.

  

1. Select the Tools – XMPP Service Discovery – XMPP Service Discovery menu items. The Service Discovery dialog is shown.
2. In the Service Discovery dialog, click the Browse button.
3. The Server name request dialog is shown:

   

   Enter the name of the server your computer is connected to and click the Find Services button.

4. The Service Discovery dialog is populated with available services:

   

   Select the desired service and click the Register button. The Register New Account dialog is shown.

5. Enter your credentials to the selected service – MSN here – and click the Register button.

   

   You will obtain the Registration Successful message.

6. In the Service Discovery dialog, click the +Add button to add the created gateway to the Pidgin roaster. The Add Buddy dialog is shown.
7. Optionally, enter the Alias and select the group you want the service will appear in.

   

   Click the Add button to finish the gateway creation.