Getting started
Get started with making remote data transfers to your AWS Cloud services by making a reservation at one of the Data Transfer Terminal facilities. To begin, you’ll need equipment that is supported by the Data Transfer Terminal facility and an AWS Enterprise account.
Review the Technical requirements for using Data Transfer Terminal section of this guide before scheduling a Data Transfer Terminal reservation to ensure you have equipment with the optimal configurations for the data transfer. Not all data storage devices and network connection equipment is compatible with the fiber optic network connections available in the suites.
When you sign up for AWS, your AWS account is automatically signed up for all services in AWS, including Data Transfer Terminal. You are charged only for the services that you use.
To set up Data Transfer Terminal, use the steps in the following sections.
When you sign up for AWS and set up Data Transfer Terminal, you can optionally change the display language in the AWS Management Console. For more information, see Changing the language of the AWS Management Console in the AWS Management Console Getting Started Guide.
Once you have an AWS account you can access Data Transfer Terminal. For more information about setting up and using AWS Data Transfer Terminal, see Schedule a Data Transfer Terminal reservation.
Sign up for an AWS account
If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.
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Open https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
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Follow the online instructions.
Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call or text message and entering a verification code on the phone keypad.
When you sign up for an AWS account, an AWS account root user is created. The root user has access to all AWS services and resources in the account. As a security best practice, assign administrative access to a user, and use only the root user to perform tasks that require root user access.
AWS sends you a confirmation email after the sign-up process is complete. At any time, you can view your current account activity and manage your account by going to https://aws.amazon.com/
Create a user with administrative access
After you sign up for an AWS account, secure your AWS account root user, enable AWS IAM Identity Center, and create an administrative user so that you don’t use the root user for everyday tasks.
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Sign in to the AWS Management Console
as the account owner by choosing Root user and entering your AWS account email address. On the next page, enter your password. For help signing in by using root user, see Signing in as the root user in the AWS Sign-In User Guide.
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Turn on multi-factor authentication (MFA) for your root user.
For instructions, see Enable a virtual MFA device for your AWS account root user (console) in the IAM User Guide.
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Enable IAM Identity Center.
For instructions, see Enabling AWS IAM Identity Center in the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide.
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In IAM Identity Center, grant administrative access to a user.
For a tutorial about using the IAM Identity Center directory as your identity source, see Configure user access with the default IAM Identity Center directory in the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide.
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To sign in with your IAM Identity Center user, use the sign-in URL that was sent to your email address when you created the IAM Identity Center user.
For help signing in using an IAM Identity Center user, see Signing in to the AWS access portal in the AWS Sign-In User Guide.
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In IAM Identity Center, create a permission set that follows the best practice of applying least-privilege permissions.
For instructions, see Create a permission set in the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide.
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Assign users to a group, and then assign single sign-on access to the group.
For instructions, see Add groups in the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide.
