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1.2. Logging in for the First Time

As you are using a secure connection to log in to the User Portal, you will be prompted to trust the site's identity the first time you log in. Once you have confirmed a security exception for the website, or added the website to your browser's list of trusted sites, you will be taken to the login screen.
If you wish to use the SPICE protocol for connecting to virtual machines, install the appropriate plugins for your browser. You will need to do this only once.
If you are accessing the User Portal from a Linux client machine with Mozilla Firefox, install the SPICE Firefox plugin. If you are accessing the User Portal from a Windows client machine with Internet Explorer, add the SPICE ActiveX component to your web browser.
SPICE is not supported for Mozilla Firefox on Windows. If you are using a Windows computer, use Internet Explorer.
To install the SPICE plugin for Mozilla Firefox on Linux
  1. Open a terminal and run the following command as root:
    # yum install spice-xpi
    The plugin will be installed the next time Firefox is started.
To install the SPICE ActiveX component for Internet Explorer on Windows
  1. The first time you attempt to connect to a virtual machine, an add-on notification bar displays in the browser, prompting you to install the SPICE ActiveX component. You need administrative privileges on your client machine to install the component. Contact your systems administrator if you do not have the necessary permissions.
  2. When you accept the prompt to install the SPICE ActiveX component, Internet Explorer may issue a security warning. Confirm that you wish to proceed, and the component will be installed.