== This page is under construction and the content might still be inaccurate, for any questions please [mailto:portal-help@geni.net email us]! ==
= Sign Me Up for the GENI Portal =
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Welcome to GENI! This page tells you how to Sign Up for the GENI Portal. The portal is a web interface to the GENI Clearinghouse that manages GENI users, projects and slices. This account will provide you with the right credentials for using the GENI Testbed.
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== Login to the Portal ==
The GENI Portal leverages InCommon to provide single sign-on authentication.
If you are affiliated with a US college or University that is a [http://www.incommon.org/federation/info/all-entities.html member of the InCommon federation], simply login using your usual username and password to activate your GENI account. If you are not affiliated with an InCommon federated institution, you may request a GENI-only login.
=== Check if you can use your Institution's account ===
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If you want to check whether your can use your Institution's account to login, just go to [https://panther.gpolab.bbn.com the GENI Portal] and press the Use GENI button. Start typing your institution's name and if it is a member it will just show up.
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== Now what? ==
Congratulations! You have your GENI credentials and you're good to go.
If you're not sure how to proceed from here, you may want to try one of these GENI tools:
'''Flack''' is a graphical user interface for finding and requesting GENI resources. It runs in your browser.
* Visit the [http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Flack Flack page].
* Read the [https://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/FlackTutorial Flack tutorial].
* Watch these brief !YouTube video tutorials.
* [http://youtu.be/-XF6wyNu1BE?hd=1 GENI Tutorial: How To Log In To Flack]
* [http://youtu.be/F5q-AYwggug?hd=1 GENI Tutorial: How to Make a Slice & Reserve Resources]
'''Omni''' is a command-line tool for finding and requesting GENI resources. You download omni and run it on your computer.
* Find information on obtaining and using omni at the [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/HowToUseOmni omni how to].
Once you are familiar with one of these basic tools, some sample experiments that you may want to try or modify are available at [wiki:GENIExperimenterWelcome].