Configuration: Android Mobile to Oracle Beehive Messenger

How to Connect to Oracle Beehive Instant Messaging Platform with Android Mobile.

This blog gives overview of  how to connecting to Oracle Beehive Instant Messaging platform (XMPP) with Android Mobile (Samsung Galaxy S2).

There are 2 apps present in the Android Market to Connect to Beehive Instant Messaging Platform.

1) IM+
2) JABIRU

you can download any one of the app and configure.

1) IM+ 


After Installation of the app, follow below steps to configure

a) Add Account -> In (Select Service to configure)  window select Jabber .
b) Login --> Oracle Username       ex: abc.xyz@oracle.com
    Password --> Oracle Password   ex: Welcome1
    Description  --> IM+ messenger
    Host   --> Oracle Beehive Instant Messaging Server HostName
    Port  -->  5223
    Priority -- > 5 (Default priority)
    Resource --> IM + Android
   Uncheck Autoconnect on startup option
   Check use old-style SSL (Checking of this option is mandatory from IM+ version 6) other wise it wont        connect to the Host
   Select Save and Connect button.


2) JABIRU 


After Jabiru Installation, follow below steps to configure

a) Accounts -> Under Options --> Select Add Account
b) Account name --> abc.xyz@oracle.com
   Active --> Check this box . if you have multiple accounts select a account which needs to be made active when you start jabiru.
  Jabber ID:  --> Oracle Username   ex: abc.xyz@oracle.com
  Password   --> Oracle Password    ex: Welcome1
  Resource   --> beehive
  Alternative host   --> Oracle Beehive Instant Messaging Server Hostname
  Server Port  -->  5223
  Security mode: Disabled
  Legacy SSL  -->  checked
 Compress traffic  --> unchecked.



One can use IM+ or Jabiru , look and feel , performance , connectivity is better in IM+ than Jabiru.
Jabiru takes atleast 5 minutes to download roster (Contacts and Groups) to your mobile and show their status. where as IM+ takes less than a minute to do those tasks.