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# 2.2.1 Nicotine+ Settings: Server

Server settings allows you to choose the server you wish to connect to and configure your username, password and connection ports.

## Server

allows you to choose which server you want connect to

- default is: server.slsknet.net:2242
- unless you know what you doing, leave this option default!

## Login

field to fill in your username

- if it's the first time you're connecting to Soulseek Network, it can happen that your choosen username is already in use
- Look in Log window to see if your username is in use. If it's in use you see: INVALID PASS
- If it's not in use, well, you just connect and enjoy Nicotine+, Soulseek Network and the whole experince :)

## Password

field for your password

Choose proper password. You can't recover password the easy way!

## Network Character Encoding

allows you to choose your keyboard layout

- default is utf-8
- unless you have some keyboard from stone-age, there's no need for changing this

## Client connection ports

ports needed by Nicotine+ to function well.

- default is 2234 - 2239
- If ports are open and can recieve direct connection, check that box

## CTCP VERSION

users are allowed to check which version Nicotine+ you have.

- default is checked
- If other users have this option checked, you can check their version.
- You can do this in Private chat session

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