1. GENI Portal Acco= unt Instructions

These instructi= ons are to test if you are able to log into the GENI Portal using the usern= ame and password you use at your home institution, and, in the event that f= ails, to help you request a GENI account.=C2=A0 (Note: GENI never sees your= home institution username and password. For more information on how this w= orks, see=C2=A0http://www.incommon.org/= federation/basics.html.)

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1. Go to=C2=A0https://portal.geni.net=C2=A0and click the big orange "Use = GENI" button.
2. On the institution ch= ooser page, select your home institution. The text entry field will auto-co= mplete institutions if you type in a few characters. Or you can choose the = "Show a list of organizations" option and find your institution i= n the drop down box.=C2=A0
   IF your institution does not appear here,=C2= =A0STOP=C2=A0and fill out this form:=C2=A0https://shib-idp.geni.net/g= eni/request.html.
3. Click "Contin= ue". You should be redirected to your home institution's login pag= e.
4. Type in your usual home institution U= sername and Password. Again, note this information is not sent to GENI.

You should be redirected to a GENI agreemen= t page.=C2=A0
IF this does not happen,=C2=A0STOP=C2=A0and fill ou= t this form:=C2=A0https://shib-idp.geni.net/geni/request.html.

On the GENI agreement page, check the two boxes t= hat indicate you agree to all policies and to let the portal work on your b= ehalf. Then "submit" the page.=C2=A0 Congratulations, you're = done!=C2=A0 You should now be at the portal home page and you are ready for= the GENI tutorial.

2. Computer Requirements<= /h3>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Verify your laptop/= desktop meets these minimum requirements:

• Runs a re= latively recent version of Mac OS X, Windows or Linux.
• 2 GB of memory
• A modern p= rocessor, at least dual core and >1.5 GHz, (no Intel Atom, no netbooks, = no tablets)
• A good connection to the Int= ernet

If you have a choice,= MacOS/Linux machines are preferred as they have built-in ssh tools.=C2=A0<= /span>

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If you have a webcam please use it at th= e tutorial---web-based tutorials are much less impersonal if we can see you= r faces!

3. Install GENI Tools

= 3.1 Install Browsers

If not already installed on = your machine, please install these browsers:

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1. Chrome:= =C2=A0Goog= le Chrome
2. Firefox:=C2=A0Firefox.

3.2 SSH Clie= nt

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Mac OS X/Lin= ux

M= ac OS X and Linux come with an ssh client you can run from a Terminal windo= w. You do not need to install anything. Proceed to the "Test SSH with = keys"=C2=A0se= ction below.

=C2= =A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0Windows

Recommended -=C2=A0=C2=A0Install Put= ty, a free SSH client for Windows:

• http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgt= atham/putty/download.html
  

Alternative - Install FireSSH, a Firefox ssh = plugin:

<= li>Install the plugin from=C2=A0FireSSH=C2=A0

Attached is a copy of an SSH pri= vate key. Follow the instructions below which apply to your Operating Syste= m/Tool. =C2=A0(PuTTY users should use the key file with=C2=A0PUTTY= =C2=A0in it's name)=C2=A0

=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0Mac OS X/Linux

5.=C2=A0 Enter the passphrase (v3rify) when prompted.=C2=A0Note: If you are prompted for a password then something went wrong. Make = sure that all the information is correct.

If you see the prom= pt=C2=A0

sshtest@test:~= $=C2=A0you are all s= et!=C2=A0

=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0Windows PUTTY

Run PuTTY. =C2=A0

On the Basic options screen, in the Hos= t Name field enter: =C2=A0sshtest@pc3.geni.uchicago.edu

In the P= ort field enter: 32826

Make sure Connection type is: =C2=A0<= b>SSH

Under the settings categories on the left navigate to Con= nection-> SSH ->Auth.=C2=A0

Next to the "Priva= te key file for authentication" field at the bottom, click Brow= se... and select the private key file you saved to your computer, and c= lick Open.=C2=A0

Click Open to establish the SSH conn= ection.

If prompted about whether you trust the host (key not cache= d in registry), click Yes. =C2=A0

When prompted for the Passphrase = enter: v3rify

If you see the prompt=C2=A0sshtest@test:~$= =C2=A0you are all set!=C2=A0

=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0Windows= FireSSH

After you Install= =C2=A0FireSSH=C2=A0:

1. Save the NOT_PUTTY version of the private key attached= to this message on your computer.=C2=A0
   
2. Load this URL into fir= efox: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0ssh://sshtest@pc3.geni.uchicago.e= du:32826
3. In the pop-up window, enter the passphrase v3r= ify in the (mislabeled) password field, and click Browse...=C2= =A0
4. Select the private key, and click Open.
5. Click

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If prompted about whether you trust the host (host k= ey not cached in registry), click Yes. =C2=A0

If you see the prompt=C2=A0sshtest@test:~$=C2=A0you are all set!=C2=A0

You are now connected to a GENI virtual machine, and you kno= w how to establish an SSH connection using a private key, which will be nec= essary for the tutorial.=C2=A0 You can now close the connection. Your setup= is complete.=C2=A0