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How to Register for an AESDirect Filing Account
Step 1: Complete
and submit the Online AESDirect Registration
Form
Use Register
New Account to complete and submit the AESDirect
Registration form.
Shortly after your registration information has been
validated and accepted, AESDirect will send
an e-mail to the nominated account administrator.
The purpose of this e-mail is to confirm the e-mail
address of the registering account's administrator.
The account administrator must respond to this e-mail
as instructed to complete the account registration.
Step 2: E-mail
confirmation of Account Administrator
Upon receipt of the account administrator confirmation
e-mail, the account administrator will click on a
link provided to complete the registration as listed
below.
When requested enter your chosen login information
for your AESDirect account, consisting of:
Account Admin Code, Username, and Password
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Account Admin Code: This is
the code that allows the Account Administrator
to change the company's Password and account profile
information. It is also used to obtain access
to several AESDirect advanced capabilities
and functions, such as the network version of
the AESPcLink software, and AESDirect
EDI VPN. Only the Account Administrator should
have this code, and only he or she has the option
of changing it at any time.
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Username: This is the Username
that must be used to log into AESDirect
to file SEDs to AES. The Username for the company
account never changes and is always in lower case
letters. Everyone in a company using the account
to file shipment information through AESDirect
uses the same Username.
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Password: This is the second
data element that must be entered to log in to
AESDirect. Everyone in a company using
the account to file shipment information through
AESDirect uses the same Password. Note,
however, that the Password can be changed at any
time and must be changed every 180 days for security
reasons. Only the company's Account Administrator
can change the Password, and he or she is responsible
for advising all company filers when the Password
has been changed.
When you have submitted the login information your
AESDirect Account will be created. However,
to activate the account for filing to AES you must
first pass the AESDirect Certification Quiz.
Step 3: Take
the AESDirect Certification Quiz
In order to fully activate a new AESDirect
filing account (and begin to file shipment information
into AES) someone with access to the company's account
must pass either the AESDirect or AESPcLink
certification quiz.
You can take the certification quiz immediately upon
registration or at any time afterwards. The certification
quiz must be completed within 30 days of registration.
If the quiz is not completed within 30 days the registered
account will be deleted from AESDirect and
a new registration request must be submitted.
Notes on the Certification Quiz
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Preparation for the AESDirect Quiz should
include taking the AESDirect
Tutorial and reviewing the information in
the AESDirect User
Guide.
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The AESPcLink Quiz is recommended for
individuals who have attended an AESPcLink
workshop or participated in an online training
session. You may also prepare for this quiz by
reviewing the AESPcLink
Overview PDF) and the AESDirect User
Guide.
Download Adobe Reader
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To take a quiz, click on Certification
Quizzes and then select one of the two quizzes.
When prompted, enter the company's Username and
Password. A quiz may be taken at any time, and
as many times as needed to pass. Each quiz consists
of a series of multiple choice and true/false
questions. At least 27 (of 30) questions must
be answered correctly to pass the quiz.
Step 4: New
Account Activation
When an authorized user has passed a quiz, the AESDirect
service will automatically complete the account set-up
for filing to AES.
The Account Administrator will be notified by e-mail
when this process is complete. At that time, the Account
Administrator can distribute the Username and Password
to the company's authorized filers.