Google Talk HowTo for Psi 0.10

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This pages describes the steps required to get Psi 0.10 (latest release) working with your Google Talk (GMail) account.

For Psi 0.9.3 Google Talk HowTo, please check this page.

If it is the first time you start Psi, you may skip to the Adding the Google Talk account section, because Psi automatically takes you there if there is no account already set up.

Contents

[edit] Account Setup

  1. click the Psi symbol in the bottom-left corner
  2. select 'Account Setup.'



[edit] Jabber Accounts

  1. Click 'Add' in the 'Psi: Jabber Accounts' window.


[edit] Adding the Google Talk account

  1. Enter a name for your account in the 'Name:' field (we suggest 'Google Talk'). Also, make sure that the box next to 'Register new account' is not checked.
  2. Click 'Add.'


[edit] Account Properties

[edit] Account

The account properties dialog will show up.

  1. Enter your full Gmail email address in the 'Jabber ID:' field (including '@gmail.com').

We also recommend checking:

  1. Automatically connect on startup
  2. Automatically reconnect if disconnected


[edit] Connection

Open the 'Connection' tab.

  1. Check 'Use SSL encryption (to server). The 'Port' field will automatically change to 5223 - it's ok.
  2. Check 'Ignore SSL warnings' (what's this)
  3. Check 'Allow Plaintext Login' - this is no need to worry. The SSL layer will protect your entire connection, including the password so nobody will be able to capture it on its way to the server
  4. Check 'Send "Keep-alive" packets (for NAT timeouts)'
  5. Check 'Manually Specify Server Host/Port:'
  6. Enter 'talk.google.com' in the 'Host:' field and leave the 'Port:' field to '5223'

Click 'Save.'



[edit] Frequently Asked Questions

[edit] Why are these instructions different than Google's instructions?

First of all, Google uses Psi 0.9.3 in their instructions. This is the HowTo for Psi 0.10.

For Psi 0.9.3, please check the dedicated Google Talk HowTo for Psi 0.9.3.

Google's initial instructions had a minor mistake in them (this may have been fixed by now).

The instructions provided here have been tested by the Psi Team and have been proven to be correct.

[edit] Why does Psi use Port 5223 when the Google's instructions say to use port 5222?

Psi does not support StartTLS on port 5222. For more information about SSL/TLS, please check this FAQ entry.

[edit] Why do I get the "failed authenticity test" error?

The gmail.com certificate failed the authenticity test.
Reason: Certificate is self-signed.

This is not an error message, this is a warning message.

TODO: needs to be merged in: http://forum.psi-im.org/thread/3512

You can disable the warning by checking 'Ignore SSL warnings' in the Account Properties dialog.

[edit] My Psi looks different than the one in the screenshots here

The screenshots were taken on Linux. As you probably know, Psi is a multiplatform client running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. The window borders, buttons, everything can look different, but behaves the same way.

The Google Talk HowTo for Psi 0.10 also features the really cool new iconset which will be available in the 0.10 final. Test versions are deployed with older iconsets.

[edit] The official client connects on port 443. Can I do that with Psi?

Port 443 is reserved for the HTTPS protocol - the secure version of HTTP. The official client maintains a permanent connection on port 5222, just like any other Jabber/XMPP client.

Most likely, the HTTPS connection is used to transfer settings to and from the Google Talk server. Other speculation is that this may be a Google Mail check, as it seemingly occurs at login only.

If you're behind a firewall or a proxy, you might also want to configure a proxy for that account.

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