How do I turn off multiple ichat

I use an iMac and a Macbook Pro....I switched the iMac to Lion a few months ago but just switched the laptop this weekend...now when I get a message on iChat it signals on both computers.
I used to know how to turn it of so that it doesn't go to multiple computers, just one, and now I can't figure out how to get it back to that on Lion.
Help?

Hi,
If this is an AIM Name then you could -- if it is an Off Line IM that is triggering the app launch -- stop Off Line IMs at the AIM Settings Page
(in this case "AIM" names include Apple IDs ending [email protected] and @me.com)
In addition to this you can also turn Off (Un-tick) the box that also deal with this in the iChat Preference > General Section about "When I quit iChat, Set my Status to Off Line"
This also stops Off Line IMs open the app.
NOTE
IMAgent in Lion (iChatAgent in earlier version) starts when the computer is booted.
It "Listens" at the server for IMs and if the AIM Server is set to Allow you to have them then it will open the App proper.
Both settings will stop the issue but the iChat Preferences are better if the name is an iCloud issued @me.com one
The later iCloud Issued @me.com names only work in iChat 6 or Messages beta due to a second login to me.com that then allows the AIM servers to "See" the password.
This in turn means the name cannot be used at the AIM Settings page.
Also in the iChat menu > Preferences > Accounts > Account info tab you can untick the "Enable this Account" to Log Off then Untick the Allow Multiple Logins so that only one iChat will login at any one time.
With a Jabber login it is about setting one Login to have a higher Priority than another.
I know Messages does this but I am not booted in to iChat 6 at the moment and can't remember if it also has the "Chat Settings" tab which allows you to set the priority.
8:36 PM Thursday; May 31, 2012
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