The CustomChat Server is for advanced programmers and novices. The CustomChat Server requires only a browser for an Administrator to manage chat rooms.

There is no hardware or software for the end user to download or install, and the system is intuitively set up for Administrators to maintain community features through a FAST Web interface - Use the Room Creator to design and create a totally customized conference area with multiple chat rooms in minutes.

Embed Audio and Video or presentations. It is the most customizable resource for Web Developers, Web Designers and Internet Service Providers wishing to provide a Real Time multimedia enabled and e-commerce ready chat-solution to their clients.

This software can be totally branded to your corporate identity, without losing control of your design.

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.

For the end user:

Here are some key features of "CustomChat Server":

· Nothing to download or install
· The CustomChat server is WebTV and AOL friendly (users with Netscape or IE may choose Real Time chat where messages appear automatically)
· Chatters may use Voice chat and their own Webcam input
· Chatters may choose to post images, sounds and multimedia files inside the rooms
· Chatters can configure the room and talk privately 1 on 1 or with a group of selected chatters by selecting a checkbox next to each chatters' name.
· Easily ignore other chatters
· Although chatters can use the full power and flexibility of HTML to format their messages, they are not required to know cryptic commands to chat, such as #join or /msg


For Administrators:

Here are some key features of "CustomChat Server":

· Custom Live Listing of users (allows users to see who is in a room before entering)
· Custom Live List Header with your logo and graphics
· Boot disruptive users - Block IPs
· Customizable Bad Word filters
· Hide rooms from public view
· Save transcripts from chat sessions in HTML format
· Customized exit page URL
· Customized cancel page (users will see this page if they choose not to enter a room after clicking on the room name)
· Customized help page
· Custom Graphics as needed


Requirements:

· Java 1.1.4 (or later) virtual machine
· 486 processor
· Windows 95 or better
· 32 MB RAM


Limitations:

· This demo is limited to 5 concurrent chat users