Getting Started

How to Sign Up

If you are interested in becoming a Colosseum user, you can request a new team and account via this form. Once your account is approved, you will receive login credentials and access to the reservation system.

First Steps

After signing up and completing the quick start guide, we recommend the following steps to get started with Colosseum:

1. Explore Documentation: Familiarize yourself with the available documentation and user guides

2. Reserve Resources: Schedule your first reservation through the web interface

3. Run Basic Examples: Try running some of the provided example experiments

4. Customize Containers: Learn how to create and customize containers for your specific research needs

5. Plan Experiments: Design your experiments utilizing the available RF scenarios

Tip

Start with simple experiments using pre-configured containers before moving on to more complex custom setups.

Contents:

• Accessing Colosseum Resources
  • Accessing the SSH Gateway
  • Accessing the File Proxy Server
  • Preferred Method: SSH Gateway as a Proxy
• Cisco AnyConnect Remote VPN Access
  • Command Line Alternative for Linux Users
• Colosseum User Guide
  • Using the Colosseum
• File Upload by scp and rsync
  • By scp
  • By rsync
• Logging into a GPU
• Logging into an SRN
  • Time Zone Change
• Quick Start Guide
  • Workflow of running an experiment in Colosseum
  • Colosseum Overview
• SSH Proxy Setup
  • Using the SSH Config File
  • Procedure
  • Details
  • References
• Upload SSH Public Keys
  • Generate a New SSH Key (Linux/Mac)
  • Copying the SSH Public Key (Linux/Mac)
  • Add SSH Public Key to Account (Linux/Mac/Windows)
  • Next Steps
  • References