Now that IM servers are ready for the enterprise data center, isn't it time to learn how to install, configure and manage one? This walkthrough will show how to install the Open Source version of Openfire Chat Server 3.4.4 on Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gusty Gibbon amd64, and guide readers along the steps necessary to initially configure Openfire. The article will also show IT administrators how to successfully connect a chat client to their new enterprise Openfire chat server.

Read on for a HowTo on setting up a secure instant messaging server that utilizes TLS for encryption methods and user authentication based off of LDAP. How does this implementation match up to the security settings required for your company?

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