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====== Setting up Messages tutorial for Apple Mac OS X (macOS) ======
You can use the inbuilt Chat program that comes with Apple Mac OS X to connect to [[http://www.surevoip.co.uk/products/instant-messaging|SureVoIP IM]] called Messages. It should just take a few seconds to get set up.

{{:instant_messaging:imessages-mac-osx-mountain-lion-and-surevoip-im.png?400|About Messages on Mac OS X}}

===== Set up your account =====

**1.** Launch Messages

{{:instant_messaging:select-imessage.png?400|Launch Mac OS X Messages for connecting to SureVoIP IM}}

**2.** Enter the 'Add Account' dialog.

{{:instant_messaging:imessage-account-creation-for-surevoip-im-jabber.png?400|Select Jabber for SureVoIP IM}}

**3.** Enter your SureVoIP IM credentials

  a.  Fill in the field 'Username:' with your SureVoIP IM username: e.g. ghenry,
  b.  The 'Domain:' field with 'yourcompany.hosted.surevoip.co.uk',  
  c.  The 'Resource:' field can be anything you like which is used to say where you're based e.g. Office/Laptop/Phone
  d.  The 'Password' field with your SureVoIP IM password.

{{:instant_messaging:imessage-full-account-details-for-surevoip-im.png?400|Add SureVoIP IM account settings to Messages on Max OS X}}

**4.** Accept the certificate

{{:instant_messaging:accept-certificate-on-imessage-for-surevoip-im.png?400|Accept certificate}}

**5.** Now logged in

{{:instant_messaging:imessage-logged-in-to-surevoip-im.png?400|Now logged in to SureVoIP IM with Messages}}