# Connecting with Adium

[Adium](/https://adium.im/) is an open-source IRC client for Mac.

# From the menu, select Preferences.\\

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# Look for the `+` button at the bottom-left corner.\\

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# Add an account for `IRC (Internet Relay Chat)`.\\

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# Fill in the details:\\

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  # `Nickname`: the bouncer username you registered

  # `Hostname`: the bouncer server (it will look like example.ircnow.org)

  # `Password`: `username/network:password` -- For example, if your username is `john`, the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, and the password is `abcde12345`, fill in `john/ircnow:abcde12345`.

# Click on the `Personal` tab\\

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  # `Realname`: the bouncer username you registered

  # `Username (ident)`: the bouncer username you registered

# Click on the `Options` tab\\

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  # `Port`: 31337

  # Check `Encrypt connection using SSL`

  # Click OK at the bottom-right corner.

# If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected to the network, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.