How to connect to your Ventrilo Server

1. Download the Ventrilo Client
   Get the free Ventrilo Client for Windows, macOS and Linux from our download page.
   
   
2. Install the Ventrilo Client
   Run the installer from wherever you saved the setup file. It should add a Ventrilo icon to your desktop.
   
   
3. Start the Ventrilo Client
   Run the Ventrilo Client either from the icon on your desktop or from your start menu.
   
   
4. Setting up a Ventrilo username
   Click on the "User name" button at the top left of the client.
   
   
   
   
5. Create your specific username
   Click the new button. A window will pop up where you can enter the username you want others to identify you with when you log onto their Ventrilo server. Click ok to return to the "Setup User" box. It should show your new username in the top left. Click ok to continue.
   
   
   
   
6. Add your Ventrilo Server to the Server List
   Click on the "Server" button, right below the "User name" button you clicked on to setup your username.
   
   
   
7. Add your Ventrilo Server Details
   The "Connection Editor" will open in a new window. Click the new button. A window will pop up where you can enter the name you want to use to identify the server you're trying to connect to. Enter the server name and click ok, which will return you to the "Connection Editor".
   
   
   
   
   1. Enter in the IP/Hostname for the server. Example: 127.0.0.1
   2. Enter in the port for the server. Example: 3784
   3. The server you are trying to connect to may require a password. If you were given a server password to use, enter the password in the server password box
   4. Hit OK to continue.


8. Connect to the server! Phew! Finally!
   Click the Connect button on the Toolbar of the Ventrilo Client
   
   
   
   

Still stuck? Open a trouble ticket at https://cp.light-speed.com/trouble-tickets.php or see all Ventrilo Server guides.