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To get started you can go to https://hipchat.ncsa.illinois.edu and use your existing account information, your will need to use your email address for your login. You can also download clients for your machine or phone, all you have to do is change the server from the default to hipchat.ncsa.illinois.edu (on the phone under advanced settings and on the desktop client under settings). Once you change it you are good to go (if you were logged in already you will need to logout first).
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