First, go to www.mirc.com, click on Download mIRC from the left side panel then choose the download server that is closest to you. Double Click on your installation file, and Install it. Open the program, click Continue, and put in your SFV username, and other information to be able to use mIRC, then click Ok

**NOTE** If you copy the install program file to a CD-R disk, then your timed session for trial never goes down. Also note that even if the trial runs out, you are not required to purchase the product.

Click in the bottom bar and type this exactly, /server irc.st0rmhosting.com. You are now in the chatroom #thehangout, if you want to join the clan SFV chat room type /join #clansfv. Now, you need to register your nickname so that you can receive a status in channels.
+ = Voice
% = Half Op
@ = Op
& = Protected Op
~ = Owner
To register your nickname type /ns register password e-mail
Replace password with your requested password and e-mail with your e-mail. Now, whenever you log on, you want to identify. To identify, you type “/ns identify password”. To avoid having to type this every time you long on, use your perform list. To get to this list, hit the button on the top left corner with the hammer. On the list on the side, click on ‘Options’ and then click the ‘Perform’ button. In that text box, you first should enter “/ns identify password” and then all then all the channels you wish to join, ex. “/join #clansfv”, remember, each command must be on a separate line, you can’t enter “/ns identify pass /join #clansfv /join #coolserv”. It has to be setup like the following;
/ns identify pass
/join #clansfv
/join #coolserv

You should check out the options you have selected and unselected, one handy option is “Rejoin channel when kicked” under the “IRC” tab. It is mostly self explanatory, you automatically rejoin a channel if you get kicked from it, so that you don’t have to re-type /join #clansfv.
Those are the basics, the following are the admin commands.

Voiced users have no power to kick, ban, or change any channel settings. Voiced users are only allowed to talk in a moderated channel, as regular users cannot. To give someone temporary VOP status type /mode #channelname +v username. To permanently add them to VOP status type /cs VOP #channelname ADD username

Half-Operators have the ability to kick and ban voiced and regular users. They also have the ability to unban any hostmask within the channel. They have minimal access to chanserv. They may change channel modes and change the topic title only. Half-Operators may ban Operators, Protected Operators, and the channel Owner, but may not kick them. To give someone a temporary Half-Operator status you must be an Operator or higher status. To do this, type /mode #channelname +h username. To permanently add them a user to Half-Operator status type /cs HOP #channelname ADD username.

Operators have the ability to kick and ban regular, voiced, and Half-Operators. They can unban any hostmask within the channel. They have a moderate access to chanserv including access to change channel modes, topic title, and add Half-Operators and VOPs(voiced users).They can ban Protected Operators and the channel Owner, but can not kick them. To give someone a temporary Operator status you must be an Operator or higher status. To do this, type /mode #channelname +o username. To give a permanent Operator status you must be a Protected Operator or higher. To do this, type /cs OP #channelname ADD username

Protected Operators(SOP) have the ability to kick and ban everyone excepted the channel Owner and fellow SOPs. They can ban any hostmask as well as unban it. They have nearly full access to chanserv except for the ability to add fellow SOPs. To give someone a temporary SOP status, you must be the channel Owner. To do this, type /mode #channelname +oa username. To permanently add a user to SOP status type /cs SOP #channelname ADD username. You must be a channel Owner to do this as well.

Owners have the ability to do everything. They may kick, ban, remove, and add anyone from any list anywhere in the channel. A channel Owner is completely protected from any form of kicking. To become a channel Owner, you must have the channel password and identify to chanserv. To identify to chanserv, type /cs identify #channelname password. You also may become an Owner by founding a room. To found a room, type /cs register #channelname password description.

Channel modes can be changed by simply typing /mode #channelname +entermodehere
Here are the different modes.
b <nick!ident@host> = bans the nick!ident@host from the channel [h]
c = block messages containing mirc color codes [o]
e <nick!ident@host> = overrides a ban for matching users [h]
i <nick!ident@host> = overrides +i for matching users [h]
f <floodparams> = flood protection (for more info see /helpop chmodef) [o]
i = a user must be invited to join the channel [h]
j <joins:sec> = throttle joins per-user to 'joins' per 'sec' seconds [o]
k <key> = users must specify <key> to join [h]
l <number of max users> = channel may hold at most <number> of users [o]
m = moderated channel (only +vhoaq users may speak) [h]
n = users outside the channel can not send privmsgs to the channel [h]
p = private channel [o]
r = the channel is registered (settable by services only)
s = secret channel [o]
t = only +hoaq may change the topic [h]
z= only clients on a secure connection (ssl) can join [o]
a = server/net admin only channel (settable by admins)
c = no ctcps allowed in the channel [o]
g = filters out all bad words in messages with <censored> [o]
m = must be using a registered nick (+r), or have voice access to talk [o]
k = /knock is not allowed [o]
l <chan2> = channel link (if +l is full, the next user will auto-join <chan2>) [q]
n = no nickname changes are permitted in the channel [o]
o = irc operator only channel (settable by ircops)
q = no kicks allowed [o]
r = only registered (+r) users may join the channel [o]
s= strips mirc color codes [o]
t = no notices allowed in the channel [o]
v = /invite is not allowed [o]
u = auditorium mode (/names and /who #channel only show channel ops) [q]

[h] requires at least halfop, [o] requires at least chanop, [q] requires owner