The Desktop Agent

The Merkato Desktop is the window into which you download one or more Merkato agents.

1.       From the File pull-down menu, select “Download Agent.”

The Download Agent window appears.

2. Enter the username and password for the desired agent.

By default, this is the same as the username and password you used to access the Portal from the initial login; the fields are populated with this information. You may specify another valid username and password to download another agent.

3. If there are Garage choices on the pull-down list that indicates both Spot and Reservation marketplaces, select the Spot Garage (to participate in the Merkato auction) or the reservation Garage (to reserve bandwidth). Click Download.

If you have a single generic choice in the Garage field, your Merkato administrator may have given you distinct usernames and passwords for separate markets. In this case, make sure that the username and password correspond to the market you want to participate in. Then click Download.

The Agent window appears.