Getting Started with Ventrilo
First, we will take a look at the Layout of Ventrilo. You may notice the numbering around some of the important buttons, we'll be looking at these later.
The "Server Is Available" text doesn't appear in 2.3.0Now, the first thing we are going to look at is setting up a username. Click the arrow -> inside box 1, you will be presented with a similar screen to this:
Click "New" and enter your desired username in the box that appears and click OK. Now set up your "phonetic" name in the "Phonetic" box. This is VERY important. Your phonetic name is what you want Ventrilo to say when you join and leave the server. You may notice mine says "Gwin-zer" instead of "Gwynzer", this is because my name sounds strange as "Gwynzer" when ventrilo says it, however it sounds correct when replaced witn "Gwin-zer". If you have any numbers in your name (example: r4v4g3) please remove them and replace them with the letters they represent (Ravage). Do not include any punctiontion such has underscores _ or circumflexes ^, as ventrilo will pronounce the punctuation and it gets extremely annoying for everybody else. Having an innapropriate phonetic name may get you kicked or banned from the server you are joining to.
Now we will look at connecting to a server, go back to the main ventrilo window and click on the arrow -> beside the server. You will see a box similar to this appear:
Click "New" and enter any name you prefer, I suggest "BlackIntel" as it is easy to remember. In the hostname/IP type in "ventrilo3.blackintel.org" and for port type in "28384". You do not require anything in the password or default channel box, make sure all the check boxes are ticked, and hit OK, now press the "Connect" button to join the server!
For Ventrilo 2.3.0 users, type in "blackintel.org" for Hostname, and "3784" for portBack To Contents