How to get access to LOFAR facilities and become a participant in the project

• If you are part of one of the Astronomical Key Science Projects, please use your designated contact person.
• If you are part of one of the International partners of LOFAR, please contact your designated contact person.
• If you are not part of any of the above please see the information on this page: http://www.lofar.org/contact-lofar

Once you are a participant of the project and you need access to the CEP systems as a programmer or scientist, you will need this information:

• Get your contact person (e.g., Michael Wise) to request an account on the systems and specify what permissions you'll need.
• Learn the basics of the Lofar Login Environment available at Central Processing.
• Learn the overall layout and use of the CEP systems
• Learn how to use ssh keys and an ssh-agent.

To get access to the wiki:

• You first need to Register
• You or your project contact will need to provide information to which areas in the wiki you should have access and contact the wiki administrator