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title: "Registering and Accessing VM Labs"
slug: "registering-and-accessing-vm-labs"
updated: 2024-06-03T12:19:06Z
published: 2024-06-03T12:19:06Z
canonical: "help.cloudlabs.ai/registering-and-accessing-vm-labs"
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# Registering and Accessing VM Labs

## Overview

In this tutorial, you learn how to register for a lab with your email address, view the lab on the Azure Lab Services website, and connect to the lab virtual machine with a remote desktop client or SSH.

## Prerequisites

- A CloudLabs portal account. If you do not have one, sign up at [portal.cloudlabs.ai](http://portal.cloudlabs.com). For detailed steps, read [Access Labs](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/access-and-manage-lab#access-labs) article.
- An activation code from the lab creator.

## Register for Lab

Lab creator invites you for VM labs by sharing an activation code which is redeemable at CloudLabs portal. Follow the following steps to register for the lab using the activation code:

1. Sign up and log in to the [CloudLabs](http://portal.cloudlabs.com) Portal.
2. Navigate to the **redeem code section**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/Redeem code section(1).jpg)
3. **Enter** the received **activation code** and click on **redeem**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image(229).png)
4. You will be registered for the lab and redirected to the **My VM Labs** section**.**

## Access the Lab

Once registered for the lab, you can see the lab in the **My VM Labs** section with the lab title, operating system, and lab status.

1. Once registered, find your lab under **My VM Labs,** with details like the lab title and status.
2. Use the **Launch** button to set up your VM. This is a one-time setup.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/Launch lab(2).jpg)
3. Start your VM using the **Start** button, then **connect**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/Connect with lab(2).jpg)
4. After use, close the VM connection and stop the VM to manage costs.