When you add a new FedEx SmartPost® carrier account (Add Carrier > Carrier > FedEx SmartPost®), Parcel displays the screen to enter the FedEx SmartPost® account number. On this screen, you can also select the FedEx SmartPost® services with which you will ship packages from this location.

Configuration requirements

Before configuring a FedEx SmartPost® carrier, you need complete the following tasks:

•Your rate files must be imported to the FedEx server.

•Your FedEx Meter Number must be enabled  for FedEx SmartPost®. (See the following Note.)

•Your nine-digit Express Account Number must be enabled for FedEx SmartPost® by FedEx.

•Your USPS Mailer ID (formerly DUNS Number) and Customer Number must be obtained from and enabled by FedEx.

Note: If you change your contract with FedEx to allow you to use FedEx SmartPost® (for example, you are now shipping more than 500 packages per day), this change requires you to access the FedEx server configuration screen and carry out one of the following scenarios:

•If you are switching from your existing FedEx carrier to FedEx SmartPost® using the same Meter Number, first delete the existing FedEx carrier from Parcel in the Web Admin tool. Access the FedEx Ship Manager Server®, delete the existing meter, and then re-add it with the same Meter Number but with FedEx SmartPost® now selected as Pickup Carrier.

•If you are keeping your existing FedEx carrier/account and adding FedEx SmartPost® as an additional carrier/account, create a new meter on the FedEx Ship Manager Server®, enter the new Meter Number, and select FedEx SmartPost® as Pickup Carrier.

After carrying out either of the above scenarios, in Parcel, add and configure your FedEx SmartPost® carrier as described in the following procedure.

To configure the FedEx SmartPost® Account Number and Services, complete these steps...

1.In the Account Number field, type the FedEx SmartPost® Account Number for this location.

2.In Carrier Code field, type a name for the carrier as you want it to appear on the Web Admin (Configuration) Tool screens and on the shipping screens in Parcel. For example, if you are setting up more than one FedEx SmartPost® account for this location, you might want to label these SP-1, Sp-2, etc.

3.In the Services section, select the services that you will use to ship FedEx SmartPost® packages from this location by selecting the service, and then click [ADD] to move the selected service from the left-hand column to the right-hand column. To select and move all of the services at once, click [ADD ALL].

You can also use the [Move Up] and [Move Down] (up arrow and down arrow) on the right to change the order of the services in the list of following services. Services appear in the configured order on the Services drop-down list on the Warehouse screen.

Note: FedEx SmartPost® operates in conjunction with the US Postal Service, which makes the actual deliveries of shipments. The services listed in the previous table are a subset of USPS services. For more information on FedEx SmartPost® services, see the Compliance Help topic: FedEx SmartPost® - Overview.

4.When you are done configuring this page, click [SAVE] in the lower-right corner of the page to save the settings. Otherwise, click [CANCEL] to cancel the settings.

To continue configuring FedEx SmartPost®, complete the following sections:

•Host Names

•Shipper Defaults

•Import Time in Transit Files