To Configure the Instant Messaging Channel

1. From an Internet browser, log into the Sun Java System Portal Server administration console at http://hostname:port /psconsole, for example http://psserver.company22.example.com:80/psconsole

2. Click the Identity Management tab to display the View drop down list in the navigation pane (the lower left frame).

3. Select Services in the View drop down list to display the list of configurable services.

4. Under the Sun Java System Portal Server Configuration heading, click the arrow next to Portal Desktop to bring up the Portal Desktop page in the data pane (the lower right frame).

5. Click the Manage Channels and Containers.

6. Scroll down to the Channels heading and click Edit Properties next to IMChannel to display the Instant Messenger service panel, which includes Basic Properties.

   The following is a partial list of the properties displayed in the Edit IMChannel page with example values provided for each property.

   Property	Example Value
   authMethod	idsvr
   authUsernameAttr	uid
   clientRunMode	plugin
   codebase	imapplet.example.com
   contactGroup	My Contacts
   mux	imserver.example.com
   muxport	49909
   netletRule	IM
   password	(not applicable when idsvr is used for authmethod )
   port	49999
   server	imserver.example.com
   username	(not applicable when idsvr is used for authmethod )

7. In the text field next to each property you want to input, enter the desired value. The following describes the properties and the type of information to enter as a value.

   Property	Value
   authMenthod	Two values are possible, idsvr or ldap. The idsvr value enables Single Sign-On to work. It also removes the username and password fields from the Instant Messenger channel edit page The value idsvr is usually preferable, to indicate that the authentication method to be used is the Sun Java System Portal Server authentication method.
   authUsernameAttr	Enter the name of the attribute to use for the user name when authenticating using the idsvr authentication method.
   clientRunMode	Enter the method for running the Instant Messaging client: plugin or jnlp (used for Java Web Start).
   codebase	Enter the URL prefix from which the Instant messaging client is downloaded.
   contactGroup	Enter the name of the contact group that is displayed in the Instant Messaging channel.
   mux	Enter the hostname of the Sun Java System Instant Messaging Multiplexor to be used when the channel launches the Instant Messaging client.
   muxport	Enter the port number associated with the Sun Java System Instant Messaging Multiplexor. The default port number is 49909.
   netletRule	Enter the name of the netlet rule that is used with the Instant Messaging client when using the Secure Remote Access (SRA) gateway.
   password	Enter the password to use when authenticating using the LDAP method. When stored in the display profile, this property is obfuscated using the AMPasswordUtil class.
   port	Enter the port number associated with the Sun Java System Instant Messaging Server to be used by the channel. The default port number is 49999.
   server	Enter the hostname of the Sun Java System Instant Messaging Server to be used by the channel.
   username	Enter the username to use when authenticating using the LDAP method.

8. Scroll as needed and click Save.