AWS Setup & Configuration
This is very simple, quick & easy documentation for setting up your AWS(Amazon Web Services) SES(Simple Email Service) account and configuring the settings under Biz Mailer Panel to unlock the unlimited email sending opportunity.
Step 1: Setup your AWS Account
You can skip this step if you already have an active AWS account.
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Go to the AWS website or Click here to visit the link
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Enter a valid email id and unique username. You will receive an OTP in your email for verification
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Setup the password and basic company details like address, etc.,
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Enter your credit or debit card details. AWS will ask for these details for validation purposes only. They will charge based on the usage at the end of the month if you have exhausted the FREE CREDIT.
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Once the setup is done, sign in to your AWS console with the username and password in order to setup your Simple Email Service (SES)
Step 2: Amazon Simple Email Service(SES) Setup
You can skip this step if you already have an active SES setup.
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Search for SES on the search bar and click on Amazon Simple Email Service from the search result.
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Make sure the select the availability zone/ region near your business location for high performance. E.g. If you are in India, then select Asia Pacific(Mumbai) instead of Selecting any other availability zone/ region
Step 2a: Identity Verification
You can skip this step if you already have an active SES setup.
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From the SES Dashboard, click on verified identities to create a new identity.
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You can either validate an email id or domain name. If you verify an email id, then you can use only that mail id for sending mail. If you verify a domain name, then you can send emails using any id that belongs to that domain name.
Note: DO NOT USE EMAIL IDS LIKE ..@GMAIL.COM OR ..@HOTMAIL.COM. Use only professional email ids that belong to your domain name.
Step 2b: Production Access
You can skip this step if you already have an active SES setup.
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Apply for production access only after your IDENTITY (domain or email id) is verified else your production request will be rejected.
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In the request mail type, you can select marketing, enter a valid & active website URL and a proper & detailed use case description along with how will you manage the bounces, unsubscribers, etc.,
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You can mention that you will be using the campaign management software to manage your bounces & unsubscribers along with all other data.
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It will take 24 to 48 hours for the production access approval and if they have clarifications, they will ask for additional details before proceeding with production access approval.
Once production access is approved, you can send upto 50,000 emails per day
Step 4: IAM User Creation
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Search for IAM in the search bar and click on users to add a new user
Step 4a: Define Username
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Enter the username in this step. It can be any reference name
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DO NOT CLICK On Enable console access. Simply click on Next.
Step 4b: Create User Group
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Make sure to select “Add Users to Group” and then click on “Create Group”
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In the modal popup, enter any group name, and under policies select “AmazonSESFullAccess” & click on create User Group.
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IMPORTANT: Click on the checkbox before the usergroup that you have created and click Next
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Click on Create User in the next step and the user will be created.
Step 4c: Create & Download AccessKeys
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Click on the username which you have created and navigate to “security credentials” tab
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Scroll down a bit and click on “Create Access Key”. Click on “Third-party service” on the next tab and click on next to create an access key.
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IMPORTANT: You can download the key in .csv format or copy and store it in a safe location. You need to save the “Access key” and “Secret access key”
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These details are required to configure the AWS SES Account with your CEMS Account
That’s it. AWS SES Account Setup is done.
Step 5: Configure the Settings in CEMS
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Click on the username which you have created and navigate to “security credentials” tab
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Scroll down a bit and click on “Create Access Key”. Click on “Third-party service” on the next tab and click on next to create an access key.
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IMPORTANT: You can download the key in .csv format or copy and store it in a safe location. You need to save the “Access key” and “Secret access key”
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These details are required to configure the AWS SES Account with your CEMS Account
