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# Create Client

## Introduction

To create a client, you need to have a Carrier created.  In Class 4 Version 5, a carrier can be both client and vendor.  When you give it an ingress trunk, it becomes a Client.  When you give it an egress trunk, it becomes a Vendor.  A carrier can be both Client and Vendor.

#### Step 1: Go to the Carrier section

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#### Step 2: Create a Carrier 

In this page, the minimum set of fields you need to filled in are :

* Name
* Company Name
* Email

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#### Step 3: Create Ingress Trunk

After submit, you will be prompted to create Ingress Trunk as shown here:

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When you click "Create Ingress Trunk", you comes to this page:

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To get an ingress trunk started, you mainly need to fill out the following fields only:

* Trunk Name
* IP Address(s)
* Tech Prefix ( optional ) 
* Routing Plan
* Rate Table applied to this Client Trunk