# Connecting with Quassel

[Quassel](/https://quassel-irc.org/) is an open-source, cross-platform IRC client.

# From the menu, select `File` → `Networks` → `Configure Networks...`.\\

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# Click on `Add`.\\

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# Select `Manually specify network settings`.\\

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  # `Network name`: fill in the network name you want to connect to.

  # `Server address`: fill in your bouncer server address, which should look like example.ircnow.org.

  # `Port`: 31337

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

  # Check `Use encrypted connection`.

  # Check `Verify connection security`.

  # Click `OK` at the bottom-right corner.

# To the right of the `Identity` combo box, to the right of where it says `Default Identity`, there is a square button. Click on that to edit your identity.\\

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# Edit `Real Name` and `Nicknames` so that they match the bouncer username you registered.

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