== 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 = {{{ #!html
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.
Login to GENI
}}} == 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 === {{{ #!html
If you want to check whether your can use your Institution's account to login:
  • Go to 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, select it and press Continue. If it does not, read on to the next session.
  • This will transfer you to the familiar Login Page of your institution. If you get an error after you login please send us [mailto:portal-help@geni.net an email] with the error you got.
  • If you successfully login, then follow the instructions in the next page, press Activate.
    Congratulations, now you have a GENI Account
Use GENI
}}} === If your Institution is not a member of InCommon === If your institution is not a member of InCommon, then you can request a GENI only account. == 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].