CustomChat Server version 1.1
Created and produced by CustomChat, Inc.

(c) Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Chatalot, Inc. All rights reserved.

Congratulations!!! 
You have Installed the New CustomChat Server 1.1 on your machine.

WARNING: This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties
  
Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program, or any portion
of it, may result in severe criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to
the maximum extent possible under law.

These are the instructions to start the server and log in to customize and add Areas and Rooms.

WINDOWS USERS:

To get started go to the CustomChat folder in your start menu (Program Files), 
double click on the CustomChat icon.  This will start the CustomChat Server.
You will see a small hourglass appear for a few seconds and then disappear.
Open your Browser, Netscape 4.0 or better, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
or better. 
 
Type this URL in your Address/Location slot in your Browser: 

http://localhost:6743/

Hit enter on your keyboard.  This will open your browser to the CustomChat Server and
Sample Area Live List page with 4 Sample Chatrooms.  You may use any User
Name and Password to Login, but if you want to have editing and creating
control over the chatrooms you will have to Login as the Administrator.  

* To log in as the Administrator, type this URL in your Address/Location slot in your Browser: 

http://localhost:6743/?Reset

A little gray Login box will pop-up, requiring a User Name and Password.
  
Type in the Administrative User Name and Password:

User Name:
admin

Password:
gofish 

(both are case sensitive - we suggest you change the password ASAP so that no one else can log in as the Admin)
If you ever forget your Super Admin password, you can find it in the file called chat.properties

Click on the OK button.  

This will refresh the Live List page and you will now see the Administrative interface.

UNIX USERS:

After downloading open a shell and cd to the directory where you downloaded the installer. 
At the prompt type: ./install.bin 

Notes

You need to install a Java 1.1.8 (or later) virtual machine. 
You can download one from Sun's Java web site, or contact your OS manufacturer.
Minimum system requirements:
Should run on any version of Unix
64 MB ram 

Run

When the install is complete, at the prompt type: ./start

* Follow instructions above to log in as the Administrator.


To Shut down the Server, type this URL in your Address/Location slot in
your Browser: 

http://localhost:6743/?Action=1001

Hit enter on your keyboard.
The server may only be started and stopped by an Administrator.

Users visiting your chat site may use any username and any password to log in and chat.
*Email us for pricing on connecting your database with the CustomChat Server.
info@customchat.com

Here is a brief overview of the features. 

Full details are in the CustomChat Server Manual which is available on our Web site:
http://www.chatomchat/CustomChatManual.pdf


Admin Controls - Live List
In addition to the basic user options, there are some Admin commands that only Administrators can see.  
If you are logged in with Admin privileges, you will see a dropdown menu next to the CustomChat Server 
and next to each Sample Area Live List.  To execute one of the commands, select the command from the 
dropdown list and then click on the submit button.

New Area
This option allows you to create a new Live List.  Selecting it will take you to the 
"The Area Creator" page.

New Room
This option allows you to create a new chat Room in your Live List.  Selecting it will take you to the 
"The Room Creator" page.  

Edit
Selecting this option from the dropdown will take you to the Area Creator Page where you can customize 
the look and feel of the Area. You can place images and text at the top of your Live List. 
If the dropdown is next to a Room, it will take you to the Creator page for the Room.

Delete
Select this option from the dropdown list to delete the Area and all Rooms contained in that Area.  
If the dropdown is next to a Room, only that Room will be deleted. 


Area Boot Manager
This option will take you to the Boot Manager for this Area.  
On this page, you will be able to add or remove booted users as well as change the length of time 
they have been booted for, and the message they see whenever they attempt to log in.


Admin Manager
This option will allow you to assign and set privileges for other Administrators for the whole server, 
an Area Live List or room by room.

Find your IP Address
For Windows, Click on Start, select Run, then type in winipcfg, press OK.  An IP Configuration window 
will open, and you will see your current IP Address listed.  Copy & Paste the IP Address and add :6743 
to the end of it.   This is the IP Address you can send out to your friends.  
So, your URL would look like this: 
	http://your ip address:6743


To purchase additional CustomChat software licenses or "seats", visit our site at:
 http://www.customchat.com 

tel. 1-877-949-CHAT 
fax  1-603-415-7711 
e-mail: info@customchat.com 