How to Create a Vent Server

Using Ventrilo's voice-over-IP software is easy when you have a known server you can connect to, but if there is no available server, you need to create your own. Software for setting up a Vent server is available for free from the Ventrilo website, and once it is installed, a server can be created quickly and easily using the program's default settings. Ventrilo Windows Server software also allows for complete customization of server options.

Things You'll Need

• Ventrilo Windows Server software
• PC running Windows

Instructions

1. Download the Ventrilo Windows Server software from the Ventrilo website (see Resources).

2. Double click the executable file to install the server software onto your computer. A "Start" menu item called "VentSrv" will be created.

3. Click the "Ventrilo Sever" option from the "VentSrv" menu. A console window application in which the server will run is loaded.

4. Edit the server settings by opening the "Edit INI file" option from the "VentSrv" menu. The INI configuration file is opened in Notepad. Make the necessary changes to the server settings.

5. Save the INI file and relaunch "VentSrv" to reload the server with the new configurations in tact.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose "Install" from the "Service" menu under "VentSrv" to configure the server to launch automatically at start up and run in the background in Windows 2000, NT or XP.

References

• Ventrilo.com: Ventrilo - Setup

Resources

• Ventrilo.com: Ventrilo Surround Sound Voice Communication Software
• Ventrilo.com: Ventrilo Download