The registration process for Portal is a four step process.

Registration Steps

1. Request to be registered for Portal.
2. Install the WEDnet™ CA certificate.
3. Wait for approval.
4. Activate your account and complete registration.

Description of the Registration Process

We have prepared tutorial movies that show you activities required for each of the registration steps. They are available online, or as files that can be downloaded to your computer. The links to these files can be found in the paragraphs describing each step.

You will require the Adobe Flash Player to view the online versions.

The downloadable movies run on Microsoft Windows, and are executable (.exe) files. In order to play the movies, you will need to first save the tutorial file, and then double-click on the file to launch (execute) it. The files are also provided in an alternate download format at the bottom of this section.

The first part of the registration process is to request registration for the Portal. This step involves you providing some basic information in order to create a registration record for you on the Portal Identity Management System (IDMS). This record will contain enough information to identify you as a unique individual. It will also ask you to create your "Shared Secret", a password that will be used during the later steps of the process. At the same time, a request to grant you access to the Portal will be created.

To view this step of the process, please view this Flash tutorial: Step 1 - Registration Process

You may also download the movie: s1-registration-process.exe (6.2 MB, Right-click on this link and use "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As...")

After you have submitted a request to be registered on Portal, you will receive an email confirming your request. In this email will be instructions and a link to install the WEDnet™ Certificate Authority (CA) certificate (you will need this certificate to properly log into Portal).

After you have submitted a request to be registered for Portal, the IDMS Agent for the organization you choose will be contacted to approve your request. They will examine your request, and will then authorize you to become a Registered User on Portal.

Once your application has been approved, you will be sent an e-mail informing you that your application has been approved. The e-mail will also instruct you to proceed to Step 4.

You will get a second email indicating that your Registration Request has been accepted. There will be a link within the body of the email. Click it in order to activate your user account (please note, if you have not installed your WEDnet CA certificate, please go back to Step 2 above before continuing). Enter your 4 digit membership code (also found in email) and your shared secret (password) in the form that pops up. Once you have entered this information and clicked “Next”, you will be asked for some additional information that can be used to authenticate you to the registration system if you need to change any of your options (such as your password). After you have provided this information, your registration is processed and you will be able to log into the Portal.

Self-Service

After becoming a Registered User, you can change some of the information you provided during registration. Namely, you can change the e-mail address that the registration system uses to communicate with you, and you can change your "Shared Secret". This is offered by a tool called "Self Service".

To view how to use Self-Service, please view this tutorial: Using Self-Service.

You may also download the movie: using-self-service.exe (3.4 MB, Right-click on this link and use "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As...").

Note: Changing your email address here does not change your email address in Portal (see Portal Profile Changes).

Portal Profile Changes

As a Registered User of the Portal, you have a profile inside of Portal that stores certain settings that Portal uses for your account. These settings include your name that is displayed in Portal, and the e-mail address that Portal uses to send you e-mail. This e-mail address can be different than the one used by the registration system.

To make changes:

1. Log into Portal.
2. Click “Edit my profile” in top right hand corner of browser window.
3. Make your edits.
4. Save your changes by clicking the “OK” button.

Some users may experience problems downloading executable (.exe) files due to anti-virus or firewall settings. The tutorials are provided below in Zip format as an alternative. In order to view the tutorials, they must first be extracted from the Zip files, using a utility like WinZip (this link will open a new window).

(Right-click on the links and use "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As...").

• s1-registration-process.zip (6.2 MB)
• using-self-service.zip (3.4 MB)