Please note that Akeni Enterprise Messenger requires Active Directory / LDAP,
if you do not have LDAP, please download the Akeni Expert Messenger Server
from http://www.akeni.com

Important note:  Most companies already have Microsoft 128-bit High
Encryption Pack installed on each computer.  If not, please install the
package on each client machine running Akeni Enterprise Messenger.  The
package
can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/recommended/128bit/default.asp


Server Installation Procedure
======================

1)  The Server program must be installed on a computer with Active
Directory/LDAP and on a network with IP multicast support.
2)   Run "aketserver.exe" to start the installation
process.

3)  If you are using MS Active Directory, you can add the ADSI snap-in to the
management console (MMC) to help you get the DN of the users. You can find
the snap-in in the support folder of your Windows 2000/2003 server installer
CD. The procedure is discussed in an article at <a href="<a
href="http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Jaguar/adintegration.html">http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Jaguar/adintegration.html</a&gt">http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Jaguar/adintegration.html">http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Jaguar/adintegration.html</a&gt</a>;<br>You
may want to download a free LDAP browser from <a href="<a
href="http://www.ldapbrowser.com">http://www.ldapbrowser.com</a&gt">http://www.ldapbrowser.com">http://www.ldapbrowser.com</a&gt</a>;
to help you figure out the structure of you LDAP / AD server. Note that you
can install the browser on any Windows 2000/XP machine that can connect to
your LDAP server via TCP/IP.<br>When using Active Directory, the DN for
someone whose user name is mark is probably
CN=mark,CN=Users,DC=yourdomain,DC=com or CN=mark,OU=Office
Users,DC=yourdomain,DC=com.

4)  During installation, a system administrator account called "admin"
will be created, enter the password for the "admin" user.
5)  start the server by clicking on the icon "Akeni ET Server"
6)  Choose "File", "Configuration" to set the server port and also
various user administration features.

"admin" account set-up Procedure
============================
1)  run "aketclient.exe" to install the client.
2)  After the client installation process is finished, there will be a
desktop icon for running the client called "Akeni ET"
3)  click on the icon "Akeni ET" and for the user name enter "admin"
and enter the password you have entered during server installation
4)  Create user accounts for each using by using the menu "Action" ,
"Contact List", "Create New Account".
5)  For users login-in from outside the LAN, on the login screen choose
the "option" button to set the IP address of the server


Client Installation (repeat the procedure for each computer that will
run Akeni Enterprise Messenger Client)
===================================

1)  run "aketclient.exe " to install the client.  Make sure the
2)  Follow the install instruction given by the installation wizard.
3)  Click on the "Akeni ET" icon and the client will launch and
automatically find the server, ready to be logged in.
4)  For users login-in from outside the LAN, on the login screen choose
the "option" button to set the IP address of the server.