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= Prework =
In order to participate in this tutorial you need to have an account in an InCommon institution. If you don't already have an account
please follow [these instructions]. 

Make sure you know which institution will provide you access to GENI and the username and password you need to authenticate. If you don't know please let us know. 

Make sure that you have access to your email. 

= 1.  Create a GENI account =
  a. Go to http://panther.gpolab.bbn.com and press to the Use GENI button 
  b. From the Drop Down menu select your institutions. If you got an account through the GENI Identity provider, please select '''GENI Project Office'''

  '''NOTE''': Make sure that you '''do not''' choose the GENI Project Office (internal)

  '''Tip:''' Start typing the name of your institution and see the list become smaller. 

  c. You will be transfered in the Login Page of your institution. Fill in your username and password

'''PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS THE CONTINUE BUTTON UNTIL SARAH SAYS GO'''
  d. Complete the form that appears after you have successfully logged in and press '''Continue'''.

'''PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS THE ACTIVATE BUTTON UNTIL SARAH SAYS GO'''
  e. You will be transfered to an '''Activation Page'''. Make sure both checkboxes are checked and then press '''Activate'''

Congratulations, you have successfully created a GENI account. 

= 2. Create a GENI Project =
A GENI account has no priviledges outside of a Project, i.e. as long as you are not a member of a GENI Project you can not use any GENI resources. In GENI only Project Leads can create Projects. Any faculty member, or a corresponding position for industry can request to become a Project Lead, and thus have the capability of creating GENI Projects. 

  a. In the first page of the portal, press the button '''Ask to be a Project Lead'''
'''PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS THE MODIFY ACCOUNT BUTTON UNTIL SARAH SAYS GO'''
  b. In the ''Modify Account'' page that showed up, fill in your telephone number; this is necessary for people that want to become Project Leads. and check the box in the bottom of the page that says '''Make me a 'Project Lead' ''' and press the '''Modify Account''' button.
  c. Wait until you receive an email that your request has been approved.
  d. In the ''My Projects'' page click the '''Create New Project''' button
  e. Fill in the form as follows:
|| '''Project Name''' || {{{scaleTest<your initials>}}} ||
|| '''Purpose''' || test scaling ||
|| '''Expiration''' || 02/22/2013 ||
'''PAUSE BEFORE YOU PRESS THE CREATE PROJECT BUTTON UNTIL SARAH SAYS GO'''

  
= 3. Invite people to join your project =

= 4. Create an experiment =

= 5. Run your experiment = 

= 6. Delete your experiment =