Getting Started

Prerequisites

To access the CityLab testbed you need:

• A JFed account from the IMEC User Authority. If you do not have one, you can request one here (make sure the fill in 'CityOfThings' as the project name).
• You must be a member of the 'CityOfThings' project.

Both the application for a jFed account as the membership request for the CityOfThings project must be approved. As longs as you did not get a confirmation email of both approvals, you are not ready to start using the testbed!

Get a JFed account

You must have an account at the IMEC user authority. If you do not have one, go to the IMEC User Authority website and sign up for one. While signing up, you can immediately also request to be a member of the CityOfThings project (written exactly like this).

Get the JFed software

You also need to have the JFed software installed on your computer. You can do this before or after you create your JFed account. Go to https://jfed.ilabt.imec.be and download the appropriate installer for your operating system. On that website, you are also able to find some documentation on how to use this software and regarding certificates.

Using the testbed for the first time

Create and activate your experiment using jFed

Follow these steps to activate your nodes using jFed:

• Fire up jFed by browsing to the jFed website, browse down and click Quickstart Experimenter GUI. If all goes well, you should be prompted to provide your User certificate and Password. Browse to the location where you stored the .pem-file, provide your password and click Login.