To use JMP, the software needs to verify that you have been authorized by your software administrator.
![First Launch_Alert.png First Launch_Alert.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/62998i06FB8D4749F9DC98/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
To continue the verification process,
- Click OK in the Welcome to JMP dialog
- Enter the email address your software administrator used to grant you authorization.
- Click Sign in.
- (Optional) If you have not created a My JMP ID, enter the additional information requested then click Sign Up.
- Enter the verification code then click Verify.
- (Optional) If you have not created a My JMP ID, review and accept the terms and conditions.
JMP will now check to see if you have been authorized.
![JMPisAuthorizing.png JMPisAuthorizing.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/63001i3581B19018E06E12/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
If verification was successful, you will be asked to improve the software by allowing JMP to collect anonymous usage data.
![First Launch_UsageData.png First Launch_UsageData.png](https://community.jmp.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/63002iE9602E459E51028F/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
You can now start exploring with JMP!
Note: Once the software has performed the initial verification, only occasionally will you be prompted for your My JMP ID information when opening JMP.