44 | | === Check if you can use your Institution's account === |
45 | | {{{ |
46 | | #!html |
47 | | <table border="0" width="1000"> |
48 | | |
49 | | <tr> |
50 | | <td > |
51 | | If you want to check whether you can use your Institution's account to login: |
52 | | <ul> |
53 | | <li> Go to <a href="https://portal.geni.net"> the GENI Portal </a> and press the 'Use GENI' button. |
54 | | </li> |
55 | | <li> |
56 | | Start typing your institution's name and if it is a member it will just show up; select it and press 'Continue'. If it does not appear in the list, read on to the next section. |
57 | | </li> |
58 | | <li> |
59 | | Pressing 'Continue' will transfer you to the familiar Login Page of your institution. Log in to your institution using your usual username and password. If you get an error after you login please send us <a href="mailto:portal-help@geni.net">an email</a> with the error you got. |
60 | | </li> |
61 | | <li> |
62 | | If you successfully login, then follow the instructions in the next page, and press 'Activate'. <br/> <b> Congratulations, now you have access to the GENI Portal. </b> Now you need to |
63 | | <a href="http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/SignMeUpPortal#a2.BecomeamemberofaGENIProject"> join a GENI project </a>. |
64 | | |
65 | | </li> |
66 | | </td> |
67 | | <td> |
| 29 | '''Visit [https://www.pgeni.gpolab.bbn.com/newproject.php3 new GENI project page] to start a new project as the project lead.''' |
80 | | If you were not able to login to the GENI Portal through your Institution, you can request a GENI-only account. In order to do that, please fill out the form to [https://portal.geni.net/idp/request.html request a GENI-only account]. |
| 43 | In order to start a new GENI project, the project lead needs to provide some straightforward information. |
| 44 | * Project name: A brief (up to 16 characters) name for your project, so we can identify it quickly. Including your school name and/or experiment name is helpful. Try to avoid words like "GENI," "project," "test," or "experiment," which don't really help to distinguish among different projects. |
| 45 | * Contact information for the project lead: so we can reach you with questions, or if something seems amiss. Contact information should be accurate. |
| 46 | * Basic information about your project: so we can understand how GENI is being used. |
96 | | {{{ |
97 | | #!html |
98 | | <table border="0"> |
99 | | |
100 | | <tr> |
101 | | <td> |
| 58 | === New projects === |
| 59 | 1. The project lead visits the [https://www.pgeni.gpolab.bbn.com/newproject.php3 new GENI project page], and provides the requested information. |
| 60 | 2. GENI staff review the project request. |
| 61 | 3. The project lead is notified via email when the new project is created. |
| 62 | 4. The project lead follows the instructions in the notification email to confirm account creation. |
| 63 | 5. (Optional) If the project lead has not already had a discussion with the GENI help team, we suggest that he or she contact us at [mailto:help@geni.net]. This step is not required, but experience shows that projects are much more likely to be successful with a little getting-started advice. Really, we don't bite, and we'll try to help. |
| 64 | 6. Project leads may stop here or advise additional team members to join the project, following the steps below. |
103 | | <img border="0" src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Graphics/portal_join_project.png?format=raw" alt="Create a GENI Project" height="120" title="Join a GENI Project" /> </a> |
104 | | </td> |
105 | | <td > |
106 | | <ol> |
107 | | <li> In the <i>Home tab</i> click the <b> Join Project</b> button.</li> |
108 | | <li> From the list of projects find the one that was created for you or your class and click the <b>Join </b> button. <br/> |
109 | | Please make sure you select the right name.</li> |
110 | | |
111 | | </ol> |
112 | | </td> |
113 | | |
114 | | </tr> |
115 | | </table> |
116 | | }}} |
117 | | |
118 | | === 2b. Create a GENI Project === |
119 | | A GENI account has no privileges 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 person in a corresponding position in industry, can request to become a Project Lead and thus have the capability of creating GENI Projects. |
120 | | {{{ |
121 | | #!html |
122 | | <table border="0"> |
123 | | |
124 | | <tr> |
125 | | <td> |
126 | | |
127 | | <img border="0" src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Graphics/create-project-empty.png?format=raw" alt="Create a GENI Project" height="150" title="Create a GENI Project" /> </a> |
128 | | </td> |
129 | | <td > |
130 | | <ol> |
131 | | <li> In the first page of the portal, press the button <b>Ask to be a Project Lead</b>.</li> |
132 | | <li> <FONT COLOR="black"> In the <i>Modify Account</i> page that follows, fill in your telephone number; this is necessary for people that want to become Project Leads. Be sure the box at the bottom of the page that says <b>Make me a 'Project Lead' </b> is checked, and press the <b>Modify Account</b> button.</font></li> |
133 | | <li> Wait until you receive an email that your request has been approved.</b> |
134 | | </li> |
135 | | <li> In the ''Projects'' tab click the <b>Create New Project</b> button.</li> |
136 | | <li> Fill in the form. <br/>NOTE: The <b>expiration</b> field is optional; you should complete it if you are creating a Project for a class or a tutorial and want the project and experiments to expire. If you are creating a Project for your own research you don't have to fill in this field. |
137 | | |
138 | | <li> <FONT COLOR="black">Press the <b>Create Project</b> button</font>. </li> |
139 | | </ol> |
140 | | </td> |
141 | | |
142 | | </tr> |
143 | | </table> |
144 | | }}} |
145 | | |
146 | | ==== Add members to your Project ==== |
147 | | When you create a new project for your class you can invite other people to join your project. |
148 | | {{{ |
149 | | #!html |
150 | | <table border="0"> |
151 | | |
152 | | <tr> |
153 | | <td> |
154 | | |
155 | | <img border="0" src="http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIExperimenter/Graphics/invite-members-portal.png?format=raw" alt="Create a GENI Project" height="150" title="Create a GENI Project" /> </a> |
156 | | </td> |
157 | | <td > |
158 | | <ol> |
159 | | <li> From the <i>Project</i> page press the button <b>Invite New Project Members</b>.</li> |
160 | | <li> <FONT COLOR="black">Fill in the form using both email addresses and press the <b>Invite</b> button.</font> |
161 | | </li> |
162 | | |
163 | | <li>Check your email for the request that someone joined your project and follow the instructions to add them to your project. You can decide if this person should be an <b>Admin</b> or a <b>Member</b>. The Admin has the same privileges within a project as a Project Lead (invite people, approve join requests). </li> |
164 | | </ol> |
165 | | </td> |
166 | | |
167 | | </tr> |
168 | | </table> |
169 | | }}} |
| 66 | === Existing projects === |
| 67 | 1. A new project member joins an existing project by visiting the [https://www.pgeni.gpolab.bbn.com/joinproject.php3 join a GENI project page] and providing the requested information, including the name of the project. |
| 68 | 2. The project lead is notified of the request via email. |
| 69 | 3. The project lead follows the instructions in the notification email to approve the new user request. |
| 70 | 4. The new project member is notified via email when his or her request is approved. |
| 71 | 5. The new project member follows the instructions in the notification email to confirm account creation. |
175 | | The portal is still under development and we would love to [mailto:portal-help@geni.net hear your feedback]! |
| 77 | If you're not sure how to proceed from here, you may want to try one of these GENI tools: |
| 78 | |
| 79 | '''Flack''' is a graphical user interface for finding and requesting GENI resources. It runs in your browser. |
| 80 | * Visit the [http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Flack Flack page]. |
| 81 | * Read the [https://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/FlackTutorial Flack tutorial]. |
| 82 | * Watch these brief !YouTube video tutorials. |
| 83 | * [http://youtu.be/-XF6wyNu1BE?hd=1 GENI Tutorial: How To Log In To Flack] |
| 84 | * [http://youtu.be/F5q-AYwggug?hd=1 GENI Tutorial: How to Make a Slice & Reserve Resources] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | '''Omni''' is a command-line tool for finding and requesting GENI resources. You download omni and run it on your computer. |
| 87 | * Find information on obtaining and using omni at the [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/HowToUseOmni omni how to]. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | 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]. |