[general] ;Auto register users from buddy list autoregister=yes ;Jabber service label [asterisk] type=client serverhost=jabber.grabeuh.com username=asterisk@jabber.grabeuh.com/kisangani secret=my_password port=5222 usetls=yes statusmessage="Watching the telephone" Yes, that’s it : Asterisk is now registered as a Jabber client. There are other ways to do it using external modules , but this one is the simplest –