I have installed Ventrilo server onto my WHS ages ago and did not post a how to on this site. The Ventrilo chat server works well.
Go to http://ventrilo.com/download.php and download the Server program for Windows, this is named “Windows i386 – 32bit (Version 3.0.3)”, this will be the Server, when you are here (if you have not already) download the client program that suits your computers on your network.
Login to your server via Remote Desktop Connection or directly.
Step by Step install guide
Double click on the .exe file of the Ventrilo server.
Click the “Next” button, on the installer.
Read and then Accept the licence agreement, then click the “Next” button.
In the above image the installer has asked for the Full name and the Organization of the owner of the system and if the application is for anyone on the system or just one. You can change the Name and the Organization to what you wish, or just leave it as the default.
In the above image the installer has asked where you want the destination folder to be, I just leaved it as the default, but you change it to what ever you want it to be located.
You click on the “Next” button that is shown on the above image and it will start the install.
It finished the install of the Ventrilo Server, now you have to edit the INI file.
Go to “Start” > “All Programs” > “VentSrv” > “Edit INI File”, as shown in the below image.
This will open the Notepad that has the INI details that you can edit.
As you can see from the above image there is alot of settings that you can change.
If you wish to leave it as the default settings then you can but I advise that you do change it.
What settings to change
Name=WHS
Phonetic=WHS
Auth=1
Duplicates=1
AdminPassword=adminpassword
Password=password
The text that is red above you change to what you want it to be, for example instead of WHS for the Name you can have HMS Belfast. And with the Admin password and the standard (Room) password don’t have them the same.
Make it a Service
To make the Ventrilo Server a service on WHS, click on “Start” > “All Programs” > “VentSrv” > “Service” then “Install”, as shown below.
Then the Service will be installed, as shown below.
Then all you do is to log in using the Ventrilo client.
For Ventrilo server firewall settings click on Ventrilo server on WHS – Firewall settings or goto http://geekpill.co.uk/2009/02/11/ventrilo-server-on-whs-firewall-settings/
Copyright Note: The screenshots were created by myself, however the program(s) that were screenshoted are copyrighted to Microsoft (WHS Operating System) and Flagship Industries, Inc (Ventrilo Server).
October 7th, 2009 at 4:20 am
what address do you put in the client to connect to the server from outside the LAN?
October 17th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
the service does not work if your not logged in ? is their a way to have vent run as a backgrounded service without any user actions?.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Sorry to both of you, I havnt logged into this site in about a month due to being over at Homeserverland.com.
@Michael Reed, when you wish to access the Ventrilo server from outside your network you have to gain your public IP address, you can do this by going to, http://whatismyipaddress.com where it will show you that IP address.
@bob, the service should work without a user being logged in. If you go into the Services and then Properties then run it as ./Administrator and the WHS password. This should work.