Unregistered users visiting the portal are limited in the content they can see.

Users who need access to deeper content or who need to perform actions within the portal should register themselves and then contact the portal administrator to gain appropriate access permissions to their account.

Users can quickly and easily register a new account for themselves.

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Click _Register_ on the Navigation bar.
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The _Register New Account_ page appears:
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The required information includes:
* _User Name_
{quote}The name used to log in.
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* _Password_
{quote}The password must be between 6 and 30 characters and can contain spaces.
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* _Confirm Password_
{quote}Re\-type the password above. The _Password_ and _Confirm Password_ fields must be the same.
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* _First Name_
{quote}The user's first name.
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* _Last Name_
{quote}The user's last name.
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* _Email Address_
{quote}The user's email address. This must be in the appropriate format. For example: username@abc.com.
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Fill in the form.
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Click the 'find' icon beside the user name field to check whether the chosen username is available.
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Enter the text next to {{verification:}} into the text box that appears below it:
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Click _Subscribe_ to register a new account or _Reset_ to refresh all entered values. You cannot add a new account if one of the following cases occurs:
#* The chosen _User name_ already exists or is invalid.
#* The _Password_ has less than 6 characters or more than 30 characters.
#* The _Password_ and _Confirm Password_ fields are not the same.
#* The _Email Address_ format is not valid.
#* A required field \(or fields\) is empty.
After adding a new account, you should contact the administrator to set appropriate permissions on your account.
{note}Be sure you enter your email address carefully. Should you forget your user name or password, you can recover it from this email address.

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