Creating an Amazon
Simple Email Service
Account
4 Steps to Setting up an Amazon
SES Account
1- Sign Up for an Amazon
Account
2- Verify Sending Email Account or
Domain
3- Send Test Message
4- Request Product Access to get
an Access Key ID and Secret
Access Key to enter in VitaLogics
Step 1 – Create an Amazon Account
You will have to create an Amazon Account if you don’t already have one. Start by going to www.
http://aws.amazon.com/ses/ and click “Sign Up Now” on the left hand corner of the screen.
Enter an Email Address (this is the email address that all email reminders will be
sent from) and Select “I am A New User” then click “Sign In Using our Secure
Server
Add your Login Credentials. Remember, this is the email that the email reminders
will be sent from.
Enter in the Appropriate Contact Information
Be sure to complete the Security Check and Verify that you have read and
agree to the terms provided.
Enter Your Credit Card Information
The Amazon Account allows 2000 emails per day for FREE. The only time you
will be charged is if you exceed this amount. The cost after that is
$0.10/1000 emails. To review ALL pricing please visit
http://aws.amazon.com/ses/#pricing.
You will need to verify the phone number you listed on file. Once you click “Call
Me Know” and you will be provided with a PIN to enter on your phone.
Once you reached this confirmation screen, you have completed Step 1.
Step 2 – Verify Sending Email/Domain
To verify the sending address(es) or domain(s) start by going to
http://aws.amazon.com/ses/ and click on “Verify” on the right hand side
of the screen.
Click Sign in to the AWS Console and log in with the login credentials you
used to create your account.
Select SES and then click on “Verify a New Sender”.
Click on “Verify a New Email Address”, then enter the email address you
will be sending from and click “Verify This Email Address”.
You will then receive an email with a link to click in order to verify the
email. Once you click on the link, you will come to this page and step 2
is not complete.
Step 3- Send Test Message
To begin step 3 go to http://aws.amazon.com/ses/ and click “Send”.
Click Sign in to the AWS Console and log in with the login credentials you
used to create your account.
Select SES and then click on “Verified Senders”.
Click the box next to the verified email address and then click “Send a
Test Email”.
Add the email in the “From” field into the “To” field, provide a subject and
some text in the body of the email. Then click “Send Test Email”. You
should then receive the test email.
Step 4- Request Production Access
To begin go to http://aws.amazon.com/ses/ and click on “Request”.
Complete and submit the request form to allow you to start sending emails to addresses that are not
verified and be able to utilize your full 2000 emails/day.
Step 5- Set Up Access Key ID and Secret
Access Key
To begin go to http://aws.amazon.com/console/ and click “Sign in to the AWS Console”.
Select SES and then click on the drop down next to your name. Then
select “Security Credentials”.
Scroll down to Access Credentials and you will see you your Access Key ID and click on “Show” to
access your Secret Access Key. Both of these numbers are needed to enter into VitaLogics.
Once You have
your Access Key ID
and Secret Access
Key…
you can review the “Using Text and
Email Reminders” Training Video
that can be found under Admin ->
Training Videos -> Search for “Text
and Email Reminders”