Step 8: (New Installations Only) Set Up SMRT® Portal - pb-dyim/SMRT-Analysis GitHub Wiki

1. Use your web browser to start SMRT Portal: http://HOST:PORT/smrtportal
2. Click Register at the top right.
3. Create a user named administrator (all lowercase). This user is special, as it is the only user that does not require activation on creation.
4. Enter the user name administrator.
5. Enter an email address. All administrative emails, such as new user registrations, will be sent to this address.
6. Enter the password and confirm the password.
7. Select Click Here to access Change Settings.
8. To set up the mail server, enter the SMTP server information and click Apply. For email authentication, enter a user name and password. You can also enable Transport Layer Security.
9. To enable automated submission from a PacBio® RS instrument, click Add under the Instrument Web Services URI field. Then, enter the following into the dialog box and click OK:

http://INSTRUMENT_PAP01:8081

INSTRUMENT_PAP01 is the IP address or name (pap01) of the instrument. 8081 is the port for the instrument web service.

10. Select the new URI, then click Test to check if SMRT Portal can communicate with the instrument service.
11. (Optional) You can delete the pre-existing instrument entry by clicking Remove.