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My guild in my online MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) asked me to set up a Ventrilo Server.  Working in computer repair Mooresville and having some experence in Internet connectivity solutions, I agreed to take on the task.  I will be showing you how to set up a Ventrillo Server on your home computer that can be connected to by your friends.

First you need to download the Server Client.  Select for what opperating system you are using.


After you download and install the client you need open the "Edit INI File".  To Find That click "start" then "Programs"  The find the folder "VentSrv",  then click the "Edit INI File" shortcut.

Now that you have opend the "Edit INI File" shortcut we are ready to configure the vent server. 

• The "Name=" is what your server will be named.  It will be shown as the first channel when somone is logged into your server.  This is known as the "Lobby".  After the = sign you need to type the name that you want to use.
• At the "Phonetic="  This is a robotic voice that will say your server name.  you can leave this blank or you can re-type your server name.
• "Auth=" is where you can set if you want to have a password for the user to input to gain access to your server.  If you have a 0 here then in means there is no password.  If you want to have a password change this to 1.
• "Duplicates=" lets you set if two people can use the same user name.  If you want eveyone to have an their own usernames and restrict people having the same name set this to 0.  If you don't want to set specific usernames set this to 1.
• "AdminPassword=" Sets an administrator password to be able to add channels and edit how the client looks when somone is connected to your server.  If you do not wish anyone to be able to edit this other than yourself, I reccomend setting a password.
• "Password="  If you set Auth=1 (Which means you have a password)  then set this password here.
• "SendBuffer=" and "RecvBuffer="  are to set a voice buffer to make the audio quality better or worse.  The default is 0, I would suggest not changing this setting since the quality is good enough already.
• "Diag="  This is for developers to see diagnostics with the server itself.  I recommend leaving this set at 0.
• "LogonTimeout=" This sets the time a user has to logon to the server.  The default setting is more than long enough for most users.
• "CloseStd=" This is to make the server run in the background.  It's default is set at 1.  If you want the server to run in the background set this to 0.
• "TimeStamp="  Timestamp is so you can see time and date of any message that happens on your server.  0 means it will not report time and date.  1 will report time and date.
• "PingRate=" Sets how often the server pings the client.  The number following the = sign is the number of seconds in between each ping.   The default will do you fine unless you are having connection probelms.
• "ExtraBuffer="  Sets the buffer area to outgoing data.  Do not change the default setting.  Doing so can potentually cause problems.
• "ChanWidth="  Sets how many sub channels you can have.  The default 0 means you can have unlimted channels.  Then 1 means you can only have 1. 2 means you can have 2, and so on.
• "ChanClients=" Sets how many clients can be connected at one time.  The numbers follow the same pattern as the ChanWidth paramaters.
• "SilentLobby="  This will enable voice in the Lobby channel. If you wish to deny access in the Lobby you can change this setting to 1.
• "AutoKick="  Automatic kicks uses that are not talking for an amount of time.  0 means it will not kick a user from the server.  Any other number sets how many seconds somone can remain connected while they are idle.

SAMPLE CONFIG FILE



Now that you have the vent server created click "File", then "Save".  Launch the vent server by going to "Start", "All Programs"  and "VentSrv, then click "Ventrilo Server".  Your vent server is now online and ready to use.  Just give people your public IP address or your local IP address if it only going to be used inside your own network.

If this helps you out or if you need some follow-up clarification, please post a follow-up comment below on my computer repair Mooresville blog.

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