As you know we use Teamspeak for our "in-game" communication purposes. Following are instructions on how to install the Client and Server Teamspeak packages.

The Client package – is simply the program you need to log into a server and start talking to your guildies.

The Server package – is the program you need to install only if you want to have a Teamspeak server.

Find Out Your IP Addresses - Look here to find out what your Local IP address and your Internet IP address is.

Client Package:

1. Download the Windows file “TeamSpeak 2 Client (RC2)” from this location.

2. Install the file you just downloaded.

3. Open the program. Should be called “TeamSpeak 2 RC2”.

4. Click on “Connection”

5. C lick on “Quick Connect”

6. Write the “IP address” in “Server Address”. This is given to you by the person hosting the server.

7. Write the name for yourself under “Nickname”

8. Write the password under “Password”. If there is one it is given to you by the person hosting the server.

Server Package (If you want to have/host a Teamspeak server):

1. Download the Windows file “TeamSpeak 2 Server (RC2)” from this location.

2. Install the file you just downloaded. At some point during the installation, you will be given an “Admin” password and a “Superadmin” password. Write these passwords down as you will need them (you can change them later).

3. Open the program. Should be called “Teamspeak2 Server”. This starts your server up, and people should be able to log into it (but you still need to set it up).

4. To set your server up, after you start it (step 3). On the lower right part of your screen there will be a incon that kinda looks like a little white dude with a blue background. Right click on it and choose “Administration”. This will open a website page where you need to log in with the password that I TOLD YOU to save. “Admin” and “Superadmin” are very similar, just log in as “Superadmin.”

5. After logging in as “Superadmin” go to “Global Settings” and just put in your email address.

6. Go to “Servers” and delete the one that is already there by default.

7. Then Click on “add server” and:

   1. Enter a Server Name.

   2. Enter a Server Welcome Message

   3. IF YOU WANT enter a password (anyone who wants to log in will need it).

   4. Set max users to 16.

   5. Set as clan server.

   6. Don’t change anything else and click on “Add”. The server is now created.
      

8. Click again in “Servers” and if the server you just created in not started click on “Start” and then click on “continue”

9. At this point the server is installed and working. You may look at everything else here but you don’t really need to. You can just “LogOut”.
   a. You can go to “SuperAdmin Manager” and change the “superadmin” password or simply create another client with “add client” for which you can set the name and password so it is easier to remember. This client you create has the same powers as “Superadmin”.

10. Wish this would be it but it isn’t. This is the point at which most people get frustrated and give up. The server exists but you still need to tell your computer that it needs to play well with Teamspeak or it will just completely ignore it. Follow the following steps to do so:

11. Open a browser (just click on whatever you use to browse the internet). Click on the website address box (where you enter the address of a website you want to visit) and enter: 192.168.2.1 (this is the address of your internet router don’t worry about it too much). This will open the program that manages your internet router. In one of the menus (maybe under “Security”) you will see something like “Port Forwarding”, click on it (and if u have a choice click on “Persistent Port Forwarding”). Different routers will have slightly different programs, but they should be something like this:
    

    1. Description – just write something like Teamspeak server (or something like that).

    2. Inbound Port – write 8767 (and 8767 again if there is a dash next to the field).

    3. Type – select “UDP”.

    4. Private IP address – write the IP address of the machine that is running the Teamspeak server. This address should be something starting with 192.168.2 and another number from 3 to 254, for example 192.168.2.52. If you don’t know what IP address that computer has see the section bellow called “Find out your IP addresses”.

    5. Private Port – also enter 8767 here.

    6. Click on “apply” or “save” and then just log out.
       

Following all the steps above will allow you to run a TS server just fine. If you have any problems they are probably not too hard to solve. Ask Kidav Varagon or write to him at KidavVaragon@yahoo.com.

Find out your IP addresses:

There are two kinds of IP address and you will need to know both in order to successfully host a TS server:

Local IP address – An address that your computer uses internally to communicate within your network.

Internet/external IP address – An address that your computer uses to communicate with the rest of the world.

Find out both by doing this:

1. Open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape. Mozilla, etc) and in the website address write: 192.168.2.1

2. Log in with the password (if it asks you to). This password should be known by whoever installed the internet router (maybe your dad? lol).

3. As soon as you log in the general information should be displayed. If not, click on something like “Home” or “General Settings”.

4. Look under “WAN IP ADDRESS” that is your Internet address.

5. Look under “DHCP Client List” there should be an IP address starting with 192.168.2 and another number (for example 192.168.2.57). This is you local address. If there are more than 1, the address you want is the one next to the name of the computer that you are running your server on.

If you have any problems ask Kidav Varagon or write to him at KidavVaragon@yahoo.com.