Getting Started In 5 Easy Steps!
If you are a first time user to The GCG be sure for instructional
purposes to bookmark this website to return here after
you have created an account with us.
Step 1
JOIN US! by going to our Registration Process to make an account
REGISTER ACCOUNT
JOIN US! by going to our Registration Process to make an account
REGISTER ACCOUNT
Step 2
Go to your email that you registered under and find your activation email
**Please Note**
Sometimes activation mail gets sent to your junk or spam folder.
If this happens, you need to move it to your inbox folder to activate the account.
Go to your email that you registered under and find your activation email
**Please Note**
Sometimes activation mail gets sent to your junk or spam folder.
If this happens, you need to move it to your inbox folder to activate the account.
Step 3
Once you have completed those steps you need to download a Viewer to get inside!
You can choose from the following whichever one works best for you.
REMEMBER!...not all viewers work the best for everyone!
Try them all out if you wish just be sure to use OPENSIM versions for Firestorm viewer not SL.
Singularity Viewers and Alchemy Viewers are most common for Opensim Grids.
Once you have completed those steps you need to download a Viewer to get inside!
You can choose from the following whichever one works best for you.
REMEMBER!...not all viewers work the best for everyone!
Try them all out if you wish just be sure to use OPENSIM versions for Firestorm viewer not SL.
Singularity Viewers and Alchemy Viewers are most common for Opensim Grids.
Click on any viewer of your choosing
Step 4
Once you have downloaded and installed this viewer onto your computer
You must then double click the icon to open it.
Now click on EDIT at the top of your viewer and select PREFERENCES
then click on the GRIDS tab, and at the top of this panel you want to click on ADD or CREATE.
Once you click on ADD or CREATE, then copy paste this address below into the LOGIN URI box
http://login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002/
or some Countries need to use...
login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002/
There CANNOT be any spacing on either side when you copy paste it into the bar..:)
And if you find the first login url does not work, be sure to delete the grid off your
viewer all together and then try the second one for some countries as a new entry.
Then Click Apply and Our Grid should appear !
*Please Note*
Sometimes you may see our grid appear on the pull down menu already built
into the viewer of your choice without having to add any of the above credentials.
Once you have downloaded and installed this viewer onto your computer
You must then double click the icon to open it.
Now click on EDIT at the top of your viewer and select PREFERENCES
then click on the GRIDS tab, and at the top of this panel you want to click on ADD or CREATE.
Once you click on ADD or CREATE, then copy paste this address below into the LOGIN URI box
http://login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002/
or some Countries need to use...
login.greatcanadiangrid.ca:8002/
There CANNOT be any spacing on either side when you copy paste it into the bar..:)
And if you find the first login url does not work, be sure to delete the grid off your
viewer all together and then try the second one for some countries as a new entry.
Then Click Apply and Our Grid should appear !
*Please Note*
Sometimes you may see our grid appear on the pull down menu already built
into the viewer of your choice without having to add any of the above credentials.
Step 5
Now you are ready to enter our world!!...make sure that at the bottom of your viewer you put your
First and Last name spaced apart under 'Username:'...then under 'Password:' be sure to put in your new password you made.
Make sure you also have The Great Canadian Grid as your selection under 'Grid or Login URI:'
Where it says 'Start Location:' you type in GCG Welcome.
Now Click on LOGIN and We'll See You There!!
If you wish to use a different viewer to login with us please refer to the same instructions
above as this will also apply to most viewers...thank you.
Now you are ready to enter our world!!...make sure that at the bottom of your viewer you put your
First and Last name spaced apart under 'Username:'...then under 'Password:' be sure to put in your new password you made.
Make sure you also have The Great Canadian Grid as your selection under 'Grid or Login URI:'
Where it says 'Start Location:' you type in GCG Welcome.
Now Click on LOGIN and We'll See You There!!
If you wish to use a different viewer to login with us please refer to the same instructions
above as this will also apply to most viewers...thank you.