Manually creating a FedEx Web Services Shipping Key for SendSuite Live
Learn how to manually create a FedEx Web Services Shipping Key for SendSuite Live.
Products affected: SendSuite® Live
If you experience difficulty in getting SendSuite® Live to register with FedEx Web Services and generate a Shipping Key, you can follow these steps to manually create and enter the shipping key into SendSuite Live:
Get a shipping key from FedEx:
- Go to the FedEx Developer Resource Center.
- Sign in with the username under which the account in question is registered.
- On the left side, expand FedEx Web Services.
- Select either Develop and Test or Move to Production.
- Select Get your key.
- Fill in the required information.
- In the second section, select US and Global.
- Select Continue.
- Accept the License Authorization. The Developer Key should be generated.
- Copy the key and save it for later.
Enter the key into SendSuite Live:
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select SendSuite Live Shipping Administrator.
- Select the Shipment Server Configuration tab.
- Select Carriers.
- Select Accounts.
- Select the appropriate account and select edit.
- Scroll to the bottom. Under Account Shipping Keys, select add.
- Enter a description.
- Paste the key you copied earlier into the Key section.
- Select Normal for the Key Type.
- Save.
Change the key in SendSuite Live Carrier Permissions:
- On the SendSuite Live Shipping Administrator Page, select users.
- Select Carrier Permissions.
- Select the appropriate Fedex Web Services account and select edit.
- Under Carrier Details, select the new Shipping Key from the menu.
- Select Save.
UPDATED: October 29, 2024