{"id":21,"date":"2022-04-23T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/?p=21"},"modified":"2023-12-25T09:06:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T09:06:42","slug":"create-your-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/create-your-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Create your Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Before you begin, please note<\/strong>: To create an account on the OpenLab, you will need to be able to access your university e-mail account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/\">OpenLab homepage<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;select<strong> sign up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-1-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-1-768x254.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. On the next page, fill in the following required fields. <strong>Please take note of your username and password!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-2-1.png 748w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-2-1-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. After completing the account details above, you will then complete the public profile details and select whether you are a student, faculty, staff or alumni in the Account Type dropdown. Apart from your email address and username, all of this information can be changed later by visiting&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;under&nbsp;<strong>My Profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-3.png 785w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-3-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-3-768x326.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. After completing all required fields select<strong>&nbsp;Complete Sign Up<\/strong>. If your sign-up was successful, you will receive a message with the subject;&nbsp;<strong>Sign Up Complete<\/strong>! There is now one final step!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-4.png 755w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-4-300x59.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Check your e-mail for the account activation link. If this message does not appear in your Inbox,&nbsp;check your Junk mail. Follow the link in your e-mail to activate your account.&nbsp;I<strong>f you try to log in before activating your account, you could be locked out of OpenLab for 20 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-5.png 619w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-5-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6. After following the link, you will be at the activation page.&nbsp; Your activation key should be prefilled. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Activate<\/strong>&nbsp;button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-6.png 610w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-6-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7. If they key is not prefilled, copy and paste the&nbsp;activation key, which is located below the link in the activation e-mail sent to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-7.jpeg 553w, https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/openlab-help\/files\/2022\/04\/create-account-7-300x41.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congrats! Your account is now created and you are ready to log in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.citytech.cuny.edu\/blog\/help\/openlab-help\/\">City Tech OpenLab Help<\/a>, under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA license<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you begin, please note: To create an account on the OpenLab, you will need to be able to access your university e-mail account.&nbsp; 1. Visit the&nbsp;OpenLab homepage&nbsp;and&nbsp;select sign up. 2. On the next page, fill in the following required fields. Please take note of your username and password! 3. 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