Monal Chat Client for iOS

Looking for a Jabber Chat client for you iOS device? Academic Computing is recommending Monal for iOS http://monal.im/.

Monal Features:

From the App store and install Monal
Launch Monal and add a jabber account by going Accounts > Add New Account > XMPP
Enter your JabberID = your_evergreen_login@evergreen.edu Figure 1
Enter your password = your evergreen password
Toggle Enabled = ON
Click Accounts at the top when you're done

Check all of the above instructions to verify you have configured your chat client properly
Get help from the Computer Center (360) 867-6227, or email us.
A small percentage of Comcast users may encounter issues with Comcast’s DNS servers.If you are a Comcast user and are still unable to connect:
- Connecting through a router? Try connecting directly to your modem instead and see if you are able to connect.
- If this works you can choose to do bypass your router when you need to chat or if you want to continue to use your router follow the next step to change your local DNS.
- Change your network settings to point to Google's DNS server instead of Comcast. Follow closely the instructions located here. After applying this fix, delete your Evergreen account from Adium, recreate your account, and restart Adium.

Once you've created an account you can join an existing group chat

Go More > Group Chat
Enter the Chat room name you'd like to join. This will be provided by your faculty.
Enter the server name. For academic programs use programs.evergreen.edu.
If the chat room is password protected you may need to enter the Chat Room password here provided by your faculty. Note: This is NOT your evergreen password.
Click Join
Go to Active Chats to begin participating in your chat room

This chat will be listed in your Active Chats window every time you connect