O Cisco Webex Connect IM usa o Jabber como seu protocolo de bate-papo; portanto, o Pidgin (ou qualquer cliente Jabber) deve poder trabalhar com ele. Veja como configurar uma conta do Webex Connect no Pidgin:
XMPP protocol
Basic tab
Username: first part of your Webex username before the @domain
Domain: the part of your webex username after the @ sign.
Resource: blank
Password: your Webex IM password
Local alias: whatever you want to show up for you locally in
the chat window when you send messages, such as your
username, instead of the lengthy Jabber ID string
Advanced tab
Connect port: 5222
Connect server: c2s.<your domain>.webexconnect.com
O Jabber (e obviamente o Pidgin) tem suporte para salas de conferência / bate-papo, assim como o Webex Connect através de um servidor de conferência personalizado:
Buddies menu: Join a chat
Account: choose the XMPP Webex account
Room name: whatever you want, or a known existing one
Server: conference.isj1.webex.com (should already be filled in)
Handle: whatever username you want
Inviting people once in the room:
Conversation menu: Invite
Buddy: enter their email address. Should show a list of matching names to select and invite.