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Accessing the Virtual Lab
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If you are not familiar with the process for joining a training course, refer to:

- |join_link|
- |interface_link|

#. You should have received a course registration email that contains the **UDF course link**. Click on the link and log into the UDF student portal.

.. important::
   If MFA is not configured for your account, you will be asked to set it up before proceeding.


#. Click on the **JOIN** button to enter the lab session. You will see 3 tabs: **Overview**, **Documentation**, and **Deployment**. The **Overview** tab will be shown.

   .. image:: ./images/udf-overview.png
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#. Click on the **Documentation** tab to view lab information and a link to the Lab Guide (this document).

   .. image:: ./images/udf-documentation.png
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#. Click on the **DEPLOYMENT** tab to see all of your lab resources.

   .. image:: ./images/udf-deployment.png
      :align: left


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      * - Virtual Machines
        - Access Methods Used In this Lab
      * - BIG-IP Central Manager
        - GUI
      * - BIG-IP Next instance
        - Web Shell
      * - Ubuntu-Client
        - Web Shell
      * - Ubuntu-Server
        - Web Shell,

          WebRDP (to *Ubuntu-Client* desktop)

   To access a lab VM, click on the **ACCESS** link to view the remote access methods. Then, click on the desired option. Here is an example:

   .. image:: ./images/udf-access.png
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 .. note::
    You will only need your local web browser to access the lab VMs.


.. |join_link| raw:: html

      <a href="https://help.udf.f5.com/en/articles/3832165-how-to-join-an-f5-training-course" target="_blank"> How to join an F5 training course </a>

.. |interface_link| raw:: html

      <a href="https://help.udf.f5.com/en/articles/3832340-f5-training-course-interface" target="_blank"> F5 Training Course Interface </a>