# Connecting with XChat

[XChat Azure](/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xchat-azure/id447521961?mt=12) is an open-source IRC client for Mac.

# From the menu, select `File` --> `Network List...`.\\

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# If your nick name is blank, fill in your nick name with the bouncer username you registered. If your user name is blank, fill in your user name with the bouncer username you registered.

# At the bottom-left corner, click on the `+` button to add a new network. Name the network network-bnc; replace `network` with the network you want to connect to. Then, click on `Show details`.\\

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# Select the `General` tab. For `hostname`, use your bouncer server (it should look like `example.ircnow.org`). The port should be 31337, and check `SSL`. Uncheck `Use global user information` and fill in the Nickname with the bouncer username you registered, and the user name with the bouncer username you registered.\\

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# Select the `Connecting` tab. Check `Auto connect to this network at startup`. Check `Use SSL for all the servers on this network`. For the `Server password`, put username/network:password. For example, if your username is `john`, the network you want to connect to is `ircnow`, and your password is `abcde12345`, then `Server password` should be `john/ircnow:abcde12345`.\\

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# Click on `Connect in a new tab` at the bottom of the left window.

# If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected to the network, type `/znc connect` -- wait a few minutes to connect.