Pandaria New player, can't login

[Raiko9]

I just downloaded the pandaria expansion from the download page. When I tried to log in, I got the error: This account needs to be converted to a Battle.net account. How can I fix this?

[Sentenza]

Make sure you are using your username and not your email to log-in. If that doesn’t work, then you might try the steps in this guide under Pandaria which explains how to change your realmlist https://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=290754