Getting started with AWS License Manager - AWS License Manager

Getting started with AWS License Manager

The following sections guide you in setting up your AWS account and users, and how to get started with License Manager. For more information on managing permissions for users, groups, and roles to utilize License Manager while following AWS best practices, see Identity and access management for AWS License Manager. For more information about setting up your Amazon EC2 resources that integrate with License Manager, see Set up to use Amazon EC2 in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide.

Setting up

The following section details setting up your AWS account and users.

Sign up for an AWS account

If you do not have an AWS account, complete the following steps to create one.

To sign up for an AWS account
  1. Open https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup.

  2. Follow the online instructions.

    Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call 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 an administrative 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/ and choosing My Account.

Create an administrative user

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.

Secure your AWS account root user
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Create an administrative user
  1. Enable IAM Identity Center.

    For instructions, see Enabling AWS IAM Identity Center in the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide.

  2. In IAM Identity Center, grant administrative access to an administrative 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.

Sign in as the administrative user
  • 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.

Onboard to use License Manager on the AWS Management Console

The following procedure is required to get started with License Manager. Once the initial requirements are complete, you can proceed with using License Manager for your desired use case.

To get started with License Manager
  1. Open the License Manager console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/.

  2. You are prompted to configure permissions for License Manager and its supporting services. Follow the directions to configure the required permissions.

  3. With the initial setup complete, you can proceed with using License Manager for your desired License Manager use cases.