You can now create a desktop shortcut by clicking on 'Start', then click
'Programs', then click 'Ventrilo', then put your cursor over the last Ventrilo
to high-light it and right-mouse click, in this window click 'Send To', then
click 'Desktop (create shortcut)'
You can startup Ventrilo by using the shortcut or using the path we just used
to create it: clicking on 'Start', then click 'Programs', then click 'Ventrilo',
then click 'Ventrilo' again (but we still have a few things to do before were
finished)
Now, lets finish the setup.
1) Start the ventrilo program. Click on the Start button, click on
Programs and then click on Ventrilo. This will display another menu option
called Ventrilo that will start the actual program.
2) Click on the "->" button that is next to the first pulldown window
called "User Name". This will open a new window where you can create a logon
name to be used when connecting to a server.
3) Click the "New" button. This will open a small window where you can
enter your logon name. The name you enter is entirely up to you. It can be
your real name or a nick name, but we would prefer your EQ character name.
4) Click the "OK" button. You can come back to this window and click on
the help button later on if you want more detailed information about what
the other options mean and how to use them.
5) Now that we are back to the main window click on the "->" button that
is next to the pulldown window called "Server". This will open a new window
where you can enter the details about the server you would like to connect
to.
NOTE: click on "server config info" button to setup the server information to your PC (this will also start the program) ,
then skip to #12.
6) Click the "New" button. This will open a small window where you can
enter a name that will describe the new server definition. The name can be
anything you want it to be like: "My server" or "Joe's server". When
entering a server name you don't need the quotes around it. These server
names will show up in the main Ventrilo window.
7) Click "OK".
8) Click on the "Hostname or IP" input box and enter the server hostname
or IP address given to you by the person hosting the server.
9) Click on the "Port number" input box and enter the servers port
number. The program will automatically display the default port number of
3784 but you can change this to what ever the server needs it to be.
10) Click on the "Password" input box and enter the servers password as
defined by the server administrator.
11) Click "OK" to return to the Ventrilo main window.
12) At the Ventrilo main window, select the 'Synchronous' and 'Key
Forwarding' so the items are checked.
13) Click the 'Setup' button, select
'Enable outgoing voice communications' and select 'Use Push-To-Talk
Hotkey', deselect 'Use Direct Input to detect Hotkey'. Now, click on
the little 'Hotkey' window, an entry of 'LMOUSE' will appear, while the cursor is
still in this window and flashing
press the 'control' key on the lower left-hand corner of your keyboard. You
will see the entry change to 'LCONTROL'. Click 'OK'
14) Click "Connect" to establish a connection between you and the server
you just defined.
If you get the error: 'Unable to Connect To Server', then the server (my
PC) is offline or down.
For further information you can click on the Setup button and configure
all of the different options that control Ventrilo. This is very important
when it comes to controlling the microphone or input source. Once in the
Setup dialog click on the "Help" button. Be sure to read what all of the
options are and what they mean. This is very important for the Voice page
and setting up the TTS (Text To Speech).
If you have problems or questions, try the
VENTRILO web site and
click under F.A.Q. or Setup, or use the posted thread on the Ring of Truth
site.
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