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articles/lab-services/classroom-labs/account-setup-guide.md

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title: Accelerated Lab Account Setup Guide Azure | Lab Services
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title: Accelerated Lab Account Setup Guide for Azure Lab Services
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description: This guide helps administrators quickly set up a lab account for use within their school.
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1. **Create your lab account**
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Refer to the how-to guide on [creating a lab account](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-manage-lab-accounts#create-a-lab-account) for instructions.
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Refer to the tutorial on [setting up a lab account](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-lab-account#create-a-lab-account) for instructions.
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When creating a lab account, you may find it helpful to familiarize yourself with the Azure resources involved; refer to the following list for more information and guidance on creating these resources:
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When setting up a lab account, you may find it helpful to familiarize yourself with the Azure resources involved; refer to the following list for more information and guidance on creating these resources:
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- [Subscription](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/administrator-guide#subscription)
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- [Resource Group](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/administrator-guide#resource-group)
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2. **Add users to the Lab Creator role**
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Refer to the how-to guide on [adding users to the Lab Creator role](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/add-lab-creator) for instructions.
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Refer to the tutorial on [adding users to the Lab Creator role](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-lab-account#add-a-user-to-the-lab-creator-role) for instructions.
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Also, for more information on the different roles that can be assigned to users that will manage lab lab accounts and labs, see the [guide on managing identity](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/administrator-guide#manage-identity).
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If you have a Shared Image Gallery attached to your lab account and you want to enable custom images to be shared by lab creators, you will need to complete similar steps as shown in the following screenshot:
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![Enabling custom images in Shared Image Gallery](../media/setup-guide/enable-sig-custom-images.png)
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## Next Steps
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See the following articles:
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- [Manage lab accounts](how-to-manage-lab-accounts.md)
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- [Classroom lab setup guide](setup-guide.md)

articles/lab-services/classroom-labs/setup-guide.md

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title: Accelerated Classroom Lab Setup Guide Azure | Lab Services
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title: Accelerated Classroom Lab Setup Guide for Azure Lab Services
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description: This guide helps lab creators quickly set up a lab account for use within their school.
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> This setting currently only exists for Windows.
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**How will students connect to their VM?**
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For RDP to Windows VMs, we recommend students use [Microsoft Remote Desktop client](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-clients). Remote Desktop client supports Macs, Chromebooks, and Windows.
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For Linux VMs, students may use either SSH or RDP. To connect using RDP, you are responsible for installing and configuring the necessary RDP and GUI packages. More details on this is provided below.
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1. **Create a lab**
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Refer to the how-to guide on [creating a classroom lab](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-manage-classroom-labs) for instructions.
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Refer to the tutorial on [creating a classroom lab](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-classroom-lab#create-a-classroom-lab) for instructions.
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> [!NOTE]
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> If your class requires nested virtualization, refer to steps in the how-to guide that shows [enabling nested virtualization](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-enable-nested-virtualization-template-vm).
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1. **Customize images and publish lab VMs**
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To customize images and publish VMs in your lab, you connect to a special VM called the template VM; refer to steps to the following guides:
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- [Create and manage a template VM](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-create-manage-template)
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- [Create and manage a template VM](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-classroom-lab#publish-the-template-vm)
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- [Use a Shared Image Gallery](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-use-shared-image-gallery)
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If you are using Windows, you should also refer to instructions in the how-to guide for [preparing a Windows template VM](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-prepare-windows-template). These instructions include steps for setting up OneDrive and Office for your students to use.
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1. **Manage VM pool and capacity**
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You can easily scale up or down VM capacity as needed by your class. Keep in mind that increasing the VM capacity may take several hours since this involves setting up new VMs. Refer to steps in the how-to guide for [setting up and managing a VM pool](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-set-virtual-machine-passwords).
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1. **Add and manage lab users**
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- [Add users to the lab](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-configure-student-usage#add-users-to-the-lab)
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- [Send invitations to users](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-configure-student-usage#send-invitations-to-users)
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- [Get registration link](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-configure-student-usage#get-registration-link)
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- [View registered users](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/how-to-configure-student-usage#view-registered-users)
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To add users to your lab, refer to steps in the following tutorials:
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- [Add users to the lab](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-classroom-lab#add-users-to-the-lab)
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- [Send invitations to users](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-classroom-lab#send-invitation-emails-to-users)
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To control the costs of your lab, set schedules, quotas, and auto-shutdown; refer to instructions in the following tutorials:
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- [Set a schedule](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/lab-services/classroom-labs/tutorial-setup-classroom-lab#set-a-schedule-for-the-lab)
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## Next Steps
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See the following articles:
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- [Track usage of a classroom lab](tutorial-track-usage.md)
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- [Access a classroom lab](tutorial-connect-virtual-machine-classroom-lab.md)

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