Using Ventrilo With World of Warcraft

Is Ventrilo related to World of Warcraft?

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

1. Microphone and speakers(headset prefered) connected to your computer. Details..
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. Details..
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. Details..
Download Ventrilo Client by clicking here for Windows and here for Macintosh

Run the file you have downloaded and install Ventrilo onto your computer. (Generally just by pressing Next)

How do I use Ventrilo with World of Warcraft?

Ventrilo is a voice chat program you run on your computer before you open World of Warcraft or any application. Thus enabling you to talk while playing any game or using any software.

1. Open Ventrilo and connect to a Ventrilo Server
2. Join a channel in Ventrilo where your friends are talking. (Double Click on the channel to join)
3. Verify that you can talk to and hear your friends. Details..
If you cannot hear a user in your group, they might need to adjust thier sound or microphone settings.
You might need to adjust your sound or microphone settings if your friends can not hear you.

Open this page and look under trouble shooting if you have any sound or mircrophone issues
4. Open your World of Warcraft game as you normaly do, but keep the Ventrilo program on. Now you will be able to talk to your friends inside while you play.