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# Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin 

 Pidgin is a free IRC client for Windows, which you can use for Planio team chat on your desktop. 

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 ### Download and install Pidgin 

 Download and install [Pidgin for Windows](https://pidgin.im/download/windows/). 

 ### Add a new Account 

 Click on the **Add** button on the welcome screen to add a new account. 

 ![](welcome_screen.png)   
 *Click 'Add'* 

 In the basic tab: 

   - **Protocol** should be set to IRC 
   - **Username** should be the username from your credentials (above) 
   - **Server** is the Host name from your credentials 
   - **Password** is the password from your credentials 
   - Check **Remember password**, so you don't always have to re-enter it 
   - Local alias is your chat name 

 ![](add_account_basic.png)   
 *Fill out the basic tab* 

 In the Advanced tab: 

   - The **Port** should be the port number from your credentials 
   - Tick **Use SSL**, so your chat is secure 
   - Ident name should be the user name from your credentials 

 ![](add_account_advanced.png)   
 *Fill out the advanced tab* 

 ### Start Chatting 

 Click on 'Add' and you'll be automatically connected to the project chatroom.