# Amazon SES Mail

### <mark style="color:blue;">**1. Create SMTP Credentials**</mark>

To send emails through the Amazon SES SMTP interface, begin by creating SMTP credentials - a user name and a password - as shown below:

* Log into the [AWS Management Console.](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home)
* Click the “SES Email Sending Service” option.

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* In the left navigation bar, click the “SMTP Settings” option.
* Click the “Create My SMTP Credentials” button.

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* Copy your credentials or click the “Download Credentials” button as the password will not be shown again.

### <mark style="color:blue;">**2. Request Removal Of Amazon SES Restrictions**</mark>&#x20;

Add and verify your email address following these steps:

* Log into the [Amazon SES Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ses)
* Click the “Verify a New Email Address” link.
* In the “Verify a New Email Address” dialog, enter the email address you wish to send messages from and click the “Verify This Email Address” button.

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* You should now receive a verification message from Amazon SES asking you to confirm that you are the owner of the email address. Click the verification link in the message.
* Check the status of the email address in the Amazon SES Console. The status of the email address should change from “pending verification” to “verified”.

### <mark style="color:blue;">**3. Request Removal Of Amazon SES Restrictions**</mark>

To remove these restriction on recipient addresses and increase the sending limits, [request a higher level of access in the Amazon Support Center](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/request-production-access.html).

### <mark style="color:blue;">**4. Configure Your Application To Use Amazon SES**</mark>

Input Username and password which the correct values from the credentials created in Step 1, while the EMAIL\_ADDRESS placeholder should be replaced with any SES-verified email address to Email template tab.