You and your friends will enjoy voice communication using the Ventrilo software. Here are a few questions and answers related to using Ventrilo with World of Warcraft or any application.

Is Ventrilo related to World of Warcraft?

Simply put, no. The Ventrilo program is not related to anything inside the World of Warcraft game. You can run Ventrilo anytime you desire, you can run it playing World of Warcraft, and you could just run it and talk with your friends from World of Warcraft. Ventrilo is its completely seperate and indepdent program just like anything else you would run on your computer.

What do I need to use Ventrilo with World of Warcraft?

1. Microphone and speakers(headset prefered) connected to your computer. More ...
   There are two different types of microphones. USB headet-microphone and wired microphone. If you do not have a USB headset, plug your microphone(usually a pink plug) into the pink socket on the back of your computer.
   
   If you have a USB headset (metal rectangular plug) plug the connection into the back of your computer in the USB connector it fits into.
2. A Ventrilo Server to connect to. More ...
   You will need the server IP, port and password (if there is a password needed to join) of the Ventrilo Server you are joining.
   
   Example: IP/Hostname: vent1.light-speed.com PORT: 8000 Password: mypass
   
   You can either connect to a Ventrilo Server owned by one of your friends or you can purchase a Ventrilo Server from our company.
3. You will need to have downloaded and installed the Ventrilo Client program to your computer. More ...
   Download Ventrilo Client by clicking here for Windows and here for Macintosh.
   
   If you click here we have a guide on how to connect to your friends Ventrilo server.

How do I use Ventrilo with World of Warcraft?

1. Install Ventrilo and connect to your friend's server
2. Join a channel in Ventrilo where your friends are talking. (Double Click on the channel to join)
3. Open your World of Warcraft game as you normaly do, but keep the Ventrilo program running, you can minimize it if you like or just leave it where it is. Now you will be able to talk to your friends inside while you play.
   
   *NOTE* If you run Windows Vista you will want to close Ventrilo completely, and right click on the link you use to run Ventrilo and click "Run as Administrator". If you do not do this it can cause troubles not being able to talk if Ventrilo is not in the foreground.