Comodo Unite

• Introduction To Comodo Unite
  • System Requirements
  • Installation
  • Starting Comodo Unite Application
  • Register A New Account
  • General Navigation
    • Persistent Navigational Elements - The File Menu
    • The Information Panel
• The Contacts And Networks Tabs
  • The Contacts Tab - Functionality And Purpose
  • The Networks Tab - Functionality And Purpose
    • My Computers
  • The Conversation Dialog
• Creating And Managing Your Networks
  • Creating A New Network
  • Editing A Network
    • Editing Network Configuration
    • Add/Remove Users Of A Network
    • Approving Membership Requests
    • Assigning Administrator To Users
• The Tools Menu
  • The Options Window
    • User Profiles
    • General Settings
    • Notifications
    • Sounds
    • Desktop Sharing
    • Application Sharing
    • Service
    • 3rd Party IM
• The Help Menu
• The Unite Web Interface
  • Creating An Account And Logging-In To The Unite Web Interface
  • Using The Unite Web Interface
    • My Profile
    • Network Admin
    • User Search
    • Network Search
    • Joining A Network
• How To... Tutorials
  • How To Add A Contact
  • How To Create A New Network
  • How To Join A Network
  • How To Import, Chat To And Manage 3rd Party IM Contacts
    • Adding An Account
    • Modifying An Account
    • Deleting An Account
    • Viewing Accounts And Contacts
    • Adding A New Contact To Your 3rd Party IM Account
    • Initiating 3rd Party IM Chat/Conference Chat
  • How To Start A Desktop Sharing Session With Your Contact
  • How To Share An Application With A Contact
    • How To Share An Application With A Comodo Unite Contact
    • How To Share An Application With A Contact Using 3rd Party IM
    • How To Accept An Invitation For An Application Sharing Session
  • How To Share A Web Browser With A Contact
    • How To Share A Web Browser With A Comodo Unite Contact
    • How To Share A Web Browser With A Contact Using 3rd Party IM
    • How To Accept An Invitation To A Web Browser Sharing Session
  • How To Connect To Your Own Machine At Home/Work
  • How To Leave A Network
  • How To Change Your Access Password
  • How To Reset Your Forgotten Password
• Comodo Unite Uninstallation
• Appendix 1 - Obtaining A Digital Certificate
• Appendix 2 - How To Improve Performance By Using Direct Connections
• About Comodo

Adding an Account

You can add your own IM accounts with 3rd party programs like MSN, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk etc. to Comodo Unite and sign-in to those accounts from the same. You can have chat sessions with your contacts of your 3rd party IM accounts from the same interface.

To add a third party IM account to Unite

• Click Tools > Options > 3rd Party IM

• Click the 'Add...' button at the bottom of the configuration dialog

•  Choose the type of account you wish to add from the drop down menu. Available choices are:

• MSN

• Yahoo

• YahooJAPAN

• ICQ

• AIM

• Google Talk

• Facebook chat

• Select the default availability status in the 'Sign in as' drop down. You have the following options:

• Online;

• Busy;

• Offline;

• Appear Offline.

• Enter the authentication credentials required for the IM account (username and password)

• If you wish to be automatically logged into this account when you start Comodo Unite, select the 'Auto Login' check box.

• If you want Comodo Unite to reconnect to the 3rd party IM server if the connection is interrupted for some reasons (e.g. your Internet connection went down and resumed), select the 'Auto reconnect if connection fails' check box.

• Click the 'Add' button to finalize the process

• Repeat the process to add more accounts

• Click Apply for your settings to take effect.