• The Interface
• Chat Buttons
• Chat Tutorial
• Special Notes

Some of the major differences between our chat and others, is in the way you connect with other users to chat.  Rather than use some distant server in some remote part of the world to host the chat, Secure Chat enables an Encryptex Pro v2.0.5 user to host a chat from his or her computer.  In order to do this, understanding how the interface works is very important.  Later in this help document we will be discussing the actual use of the interface.  For now we will simply familiarize you with the Secure Chat interface with brief descriptions of each area.

This part of the interface should seem very familiar.  The large field with the scrollbar is the chat content window.  The single line field is where you type your message, and you press either the "Enter" key, or click the "Send" button to broadcast your text to other users connected to the chat host.

In this screen shot is where we find some very important information.  This is where all the connected users to the chat host are listed.  Also, the host server functions, as well as chat text options are located here.

This is where you enter the host's IP address that is used to connect.  Even if you're hosting the chat yourself, this field is still used by Secure Chat in order to connect to the server program called MOS.

This is what MOS (Multiplayer Online Server) looks like.  If you're hosting the chat, you will be running this program through Secure Chat.  This program runs in the background, however, it must be running in order to before you can begin chatting. The green highlighted area with the numbers is the IP.  This address will be different each time you connect to the internet. This address is also what you enter into the host IP field.  All users that wish to connect to your Secure Chat, including yourself, will need this address entered into the Host IP field.  More information on this process will be discussed later in the tutorial.

This is the Port field.  This may be modified, however, we suggest simply leaving this value alone.  This default port 1200 will always work, whereas others may not.

This is the chat Channel field.  You may enter any name you like in this field if you are the host.  All other users connecting to the host will need to connect to the same channel, otherwise they will not be able to connect properly.

This is your Alias or "nickname" field.  You may enter any name you wish here to identify yourself.

This is the chat status indicator.  The message will change depending on what your current chat connection status is. 

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• First, sign-on to your internet connection.
• Next, launch Secure Chat from the Encryptex Pro v2.0.5 toolbar.
• When Secure Chat is running, click on the button to launch MOS.
• When the MOS window pops up, write down the number located in the "Local Host" line at the top of the program.  It will look like this: without the green shaded area.  The green shaded area is provided to highlight the number you need to write down.
• Now switch back to Secure Chat and type that number exactly, periods and all, into the Host IP field .
• Next, type in your nickname in the alias field.
• Then, if you wish to use a custom channel, type in any channel name you wish into the channel field.
• With everything ready to go, you may now press the connect button.
• If you followed these instructions properly, you should see the server message change to .  If this is not the case, and you received this message: , then you need to make sure you have the proper IP in the host IP field.
• If you are connected, the next step is to sign on to your channel by pressing  the button.
• The server status will change to .
• Now that you are connected to the server and signed onto the channel, you may now invite others to come to your chatroom.  You may send the information anyway you wish, however, we suggest using our Secure Email utility to send the following information to those you invite:                                          Host IP= "The IP info from above"   Channel= "Your channel name".
• When the person or people on the other end receive the info, they will simply connect to the internet, launch their Secure Chat, fill out the appropriate fields, connect, and sign-on.  When they have signed on, you will notice their nicknames appear in the "Connected Users" window.

This next part of the tutorial will explain how to connect to someone else's Secure Chat.

• Once you have received the Host IP and the Channel name from the person hosting the Secure Chat, you may now connect to the internet and launch Secure Chat.
• Type the Host IP into the .
• Type the channel name into the .
• Type your nickname into the .
• After you have completed filling in the appropriate information, you may now connect to their server by pressing the button.
• When your Server Status reads , you may then press the button to sign on to their channel.
• At this point you should see the server status change to , and you will see your nickname, as well as the nicknames of anyone else present in the chatroom appear in the "Connected Users" window.  You are now connected to Secure Chat and may begin your secure conversation.
• If you are not connected at this point, retake the tutorial until you connect. 

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THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• Secure Chat is not compatible with any other chat software except for the Encryptex Pro v2.0.5 client application.
• Secure Chat works with on any TCP/IP connection.  While most people using Secure Chat will most likely be using a dial-up connection for internet access, this does not mean that Secure Chat is restricted to this usage alone.  If your inter-office network is TCP/IP, Secure Chat will work across your network.  This means you can chat with privacy across your office network using Secure Chat.
• If you're having trouble connecting with Secure Chat, make sure you've followed all the steps exactly as shown in our tutorial.  Keep trying until you have success.  99.9% of all failed use of Secure Chat is caused by user error.
• Secure Chat does not encrypt your data, it sends and receives data between connected users via a private channel and port. Our next release of Secure Chat will feature private channel chat with encoding.  While most people would be stumped when trying to hack into your chat, there are those few savvy hackers out in the world that may find a way to access your chatroom.  This isn't much of a concern for most people, however, if your secrets are MOST SECRET, then avoid transmitting these secrets across any network using Secure Chat.  Secure Chat is a tool for private conversation, not entirely secret conversation. 

TIPS FOR USING SECURE CHAT:

• When creating a channel name, be creative and use something obscure.  Your channel name is not required to be a word.
• The best way to deliver your Host IP and your channel name would be through Secure Mail.
• The next best way to deliver your Host IP and your channel name would be over the phone.
• Never use your real name as your nickname.  Even when you think you're sure of the person on the other side of the chatroom, you can never be entirely sure. Do yourself a favor and dream up something original for your nickname.
• Lastly, if you don't want everyone to know your secret, keep that secret to yourself.  Betrayal begins with those closest to you.

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