QIP Infium and Zimbra
Introduction
Zimbra 5.0 or higher supports the XMPP (Jabber) protocol for instant messaging. From Wikipedia: eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) (formerly known as Jabber) is an open sourced, XML-inspired protocol for near real time, extensible instant messaging (IM) and presence information (a.k.a. buddy lists).
XMPP compatible clients, such as QIP Infium, can be used to connect to the Zimbra server. Users can then add buddies from their Zimbra Server into QIP without having a need to connect to a Third Party service such as AIM or MSN (the network edition has YIM interop). This allows users to keep their home or personal instant messaging account separate from their work or professional account. Additionally, users can use the company/corporate/family Zimbra Server without signing up for another IM account from a Third Party Vendor. If you have an account on the Zimbra Server, you already have a XMPP/Chat account.
Configuring QIP Infium
- Create jabber account
- Account tab: Account name: Your Zimbra Server username with domain name. For Example demouser@testzimbra.com
- Account tab: Password: Your Zimbra password
- Server tab: Advanced connection settings radiobutton
- Server tab: Secure connection (SSL, not TLS!)
- Server tab: Manually specify connection host: Cheked
- Server tab: Host: mail.itands.ru
- Server tab: Port: 5223
- Server tab: Keep connection alive: Cheked
This settings checked with QIP Infium 9032 and ZCS 6.0.8.
Resources
http://www.qip.ru/ - Website for QIP Infium
http://www.zimbra.com/ - Website for Zimbra Collaboration Suite
http://www.zimbra.com/forums - Zimbra forums for Community Support
http://www.xmpp.org/ - XMPP Standards Foundation