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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• Preparation for the AESDirect Quiz should include taking the AESDirect Tutorial and reviewing the information in the AESDirect User Guide.

• 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.
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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.