Asterisk on freenode, irc how to identify myself

Asterisk Asterisk Support
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Hi, I am trying to connect with the IRC channel named Asterisk on freenode but there’s a message in chat window that I need to identify myself.
Do i need to register somewhere or what?
Thanks, Naeem.

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This should help.

freenode.net/faq.shtml#userregistration