It sports a simple, but useful set of features that enables easy communication in the local area network. Take into consideration that you can use this account only locally. The main window provides one-click access to all the opened conversations, the list of users, and the chat groups. We, The company I work for. At this time, we have it deployed to 5500+ workstations running in some high latency environments as a test and it is working within out design parameters. The program is also able to keep and store your offline messages until you read them.
The package is downloaded in the form of a. This way, you do not have to manually initiate each transfer. Images you send are previewed within the chat window. A profile window allows each user to add details about themselves, such as the complete name, birth date and an email address. I had to restart this application to get all users online.
The former session is encrypted session but authentication is not required, whereas the latter is encrypted and password protected too. Select the file you want to send to that user and click Ok. The app comes with predefined user statuses, but you also get to quickly create your own. Suffice to extract the contents of the downloaded archive and launch the executable file. P2P: send or share your files and folders also by drag and drop. Now you can chat with a selected user from the list or all available users. Now you can just select the user you want to communicate with and start chatting.
Configuration options Customization options refer to changing the font properties type, size, style and its color, adding, choosing a different alert sound, or enabling the display of the list of shared files and the transfers. The text appearance is completely customizable, and so is the background color. Unfortunately, it's not possible to capture a desktop area or an opened window. A familiar chat window with customizable appearance The chat window looks quite familiar so you are sure to easily get used to the application. Ease of use is one of its strong points but, more importantly, the application emphasizes on privacy and data security. Messages within the chat can be filtered for a cleaner view. While many such tools are available, there are only a few that are very easy to install, set up, and use, yet do not compromise on security and privacy.
Offline messages: messages will be delivered to offline users when they will be online. At the same time, the app scans your network for other users and enables you to start chatting with any of them almost instantly. You can either set an unique name or just continue with the default value. In addition to text messages, you can also easily send files to others, something which you can do by clicking the send file icon present at the bottom just left of the save icon. Conversations can be saved to a file, which means you can create and update a message history.
This can come in handy for keeping in touch when outside the local network. We have been pleasantly surprised to find it to be a very robust and responsive program. Moreover, the application can be used to create group chats where only select contacts are allowed access. As of writing this tutorial, the latest version was 2. Similarly, you can create a group chat and talk to all users at once.
Groups: create your favorite group of people. This feature eliminates the need to use a server and allows you to communicate directly with other users in your network. You can either talk to everyone in the network or start a new private conversation with any of the online users. I have little issues while testing this application. Just download it, extract it, and run it. You can send text messages and clickable links to your interlocutor, and enrich your conversations with more emoticons than you will ever need.
Now, recipient user will get confirmation dialog box to receive the file you sent. You can use it anywhere, including your office, home or internet cafe to effectively chat and share files with others. If that sounds like what you are looking for for your network, you should definitely give the tool a try. You can easily choose the one you want to send a message to or address all users at once. The files will be downloaded in the Downloads folder by default.
Instant Messaging: chat with all people connected, group or single user. By using this application you will be able to safely talk to your friends and sent them files inside a local area network, such as a home network, office network or Internet cafe without the need of a server. You don't need a server, just download, unzip and start it. If you receive new messages, you get both sound and visual notifications. The application also offers Groups capabilities, allowing you to better handle your messages and manage your contacts list.
When I left the application without doing anything, the users were gone offline automatically. . Message History: all messages can be saved. It is a messaging client that allows talking at the same time to all the users connected to the network or just one of them. If you select the second method, you need to provide the password to all users you want to chat.