Create a Chat Community

A Default-Chat-Network is automatically created for your first Administrative Group when you connect Chat Service. If you need only one chat community at that time, rename the chat community, and then give your chat users access to the newly named chat community by connecting the chat community to a server.

If you need to create a second Administrative Group and chat community, create a container for the Administrative Group, and then create the chat community.

To create a chat community for a selected Administrative Group:

1. Start System Manager
   On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click System Manager.
2. In the Console Tree, right-click Chat Communities, click New, and then click Chat Community.
3. On the Property tabs, modify the properties for the chat community.
   • General.  Use this tab to make top-level settings for the community, including:

   • Name. Choose a name for the chat community that is unique in the domain and that reflects the owner, users, or purpose of the community. The name must not contain any blank spaces or end in a number.

     Connection limits. The number you type in Maximum total connections should be your estimate of the maximum number of users who may connect to the chat community at any given time. The number you type in Maximum anonymous connections should be less than the number in Maximum total connections.

     Accept new connections. Select this check box to allow connections to a chat community.

   • Channels.  Use this tab to configure Channel defaults and Dynamic channels for a chat community.
   • Messages.  Use this tab to type in the Message of the Day (MOTD) or the Message for ADMIN.

   • Note   Message for ADMIN is available to users issuing the ADMIN command from a chat client and should display information about the server.

   • Security.  Use this tab to configure security permissions for the chat community.
   • Authentication.  Use this tab to configure the authentication methods for the chat community.
4. Click OK. The new chat community appears in the console tree.
5. To give your chat users access to the chat community you created, connect the chat community to a server.