How to activate PEC

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Among the questions I receive most often from my readers are those concerning the PEC , acronym for Certified Electronic Mail and, in particular, its functioning, as well as the technical and economic requirements necessary for its adoption. With the intention of finally shedding light on the issue, I decided to make this tutorial to explain in a simple and step-by-step way, how to activate a PEC .

How do you say? Are you also interested in the subject as you would need to send electronic communications with the same legal value as a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, but you don’t know how to proceed? In this case, you absolutely must read this guide, in order to better understand what the PEC is and what it is for. I will tell you about it in detail in the next chapters and I will also show you what are the best offers for this type of system.

Having made these necessary premises, I would say that we can go to the heart of the matter and see, together, what is necessary to do to obtain a certified e-mail address. Sit nice and comfy in front of the computer because I’m about to start. I wish you a good reading and a good job!

Index

  • What is the PEC and what it is used for
  • Activate a PEC
    • Aruba PEC
    • Postecert
    • Free MailPEC
    • it
    • LegalMail
    • Kolst PEC
    • TIM PEC
  • How to activate PEC on Gmail

What is the PEC and what it is used for

If you need detailed information about the characteristics and operation of a PEC account, you must first explain what this service is and what are the advantages of using it.

The PEC , acronym for Certified Electronic Mail , is a tool used to send or receive emails with legal value, equal to that of a registered letter with return receipt (if the communication is sent and received by PEC to PEC). This is possible thanks to a control system, which allows you to certify the authenticity of a message sent and received and, in addition, a notification system that allows you to know if and when a message has been accepted and delivered to the recipient.

The PEC is not mandatory for citizens, while it is for freelancers enrolled in the orders (such as the order of journalists), or in colleges, as well as for companies (including individual ones) who, starting from 2013 , must provide a certified mail address to the Business Register.

One of the strengths of the PEC is the possibility of being used through the appropriate Webmail panel provided by the manager, as if it were a traditional email address. It can also be used within any e-mail client , as it is enough to configure it using the IMAP parameters (or POP3 , although nowadays not recommended as a protocol). In many cases, the possibility of using the PEC from mobile devices is also offered, as the Webmail panel interface is optimized for smartphones and tablets and some companies even provide special apps for Android and iOS / iPadOS.

Having said that, let’s get down to business: during the next chapters, I will talk to you about what are currently the best PEC offers available for individuals, professionals and businesses. if you are wondering how to activate PEC for free you must take into consideration that, unfortunately, it is currently not possible to obtain a PEC totally free for an unlimited time; however there are some providers, which I will tell you about shortly, that offer the possibility of getting a box for free for a few months. If you want to know more and want to find out how to activate PEC , read on: everything is explained below.

Activate a PEC

The first step you must take to activate a certified e-mail address is to choose a manager, that is a company with which to subscribe a monthly or annual subscription to obtain the PEC account. The complete list of authorized operators is available on this web page : click on their names to discover all the offers available.

As I will explain shortly, the prices for opening a PEC vary according to the size of the mailbox, or the space available for messages and attachments, and the services associated with the latter: SMS notifications, security archive, access from mobile devices and so on.

Once you have chosen the solution that best suits your needs, you must pay for the service (usually by credit card ) and send the required documentation to validate your identity. Generally, you just need to fill in and send a form with your personal data and a front / back copy of a valid identity document. The operation can be carried out electronically or by fax, following the instructions provided by the manager.

So let’s find out together which are the main PEC providers and analyze in detail all their offers: I bet you won’t struggle to find something suitable for you!

Aruba PEC

Among the best-known providers that offer the possibility of activating a certified e-mail address, there is Aruba , a famous company that has been operating for years in the sectors of online practices, Web hosting and the cloud. There are various plans for purchasing a PEC mailbox with Aruba, but currently there is no possibility to try the services with a free trial period. Here they are in detail.

  • Standard PEC: allows you to activate a 1 GB PEC mailbox at a cost of € 5 + VAT per year which, after the first renewal, becomes € 9.90 + VAT / year.
  • PEC Pro: allows you to activate a PEC with 2 GB of space and 3 GB of archive. The cost is € 25 + VAT per year.
  • PEC Premium: allows you to activate a PEC mailbox with 2 GB of space and 8 GB of archive. The cost is 40 € + VAT per year.
  • PEC on Domain: it is a subscription dedicated to those who want to obtain a PEC mailbox on a pre-existing domain. The price is € 9.90 + VAT per year.

All Aruba PEC mailboxes include the antivirus / antispam filter and can also be used through the Aruba PEC app for Android and iOS . The PEC Pro and PEC Premium plans also offer SMS notifications.

That said, to activate an Aruba PEC , connect to its official website and click first on the Buy button and then on the Continue button and complete the order . Now, log in with your account details (if you already have a profile on Aruba), or click on the Register button to create an account, continue with the purchase and activation of the plan you have chosen, following the guided directions that will be shown on the screen, as well as providing the data and sending the requested forms.

Once the purchase is made, you can also choose to configure the PEC box in an e-mail client using the configuration parameters indicated in the official guide .

Postecert

If you wish to activate a PEC account, I recommend that you evaluate the subscription plans for individuals or companies offered by Poste Italiane , with its Postecert service , which I will talk about in more detail below.

  • Private PEC: this subscription plan, designed for individuals, concerns the activation of a PEC mailbox that allows the sending of up to 200 emails per day, with a duration ranging from 1 to 3 years with 100 MB of space, expandable further for a fee. The price is € 5.50 + VAT / year for one year, € 9.00 + VAT / year for two years and € 10.50 + VAT / year for three years.
  • Certified Electronic Mail: is a plan designed for freelancers and businesses. It includes a 2GB PEC account with a duration of 1, 2 or 3 years. It costs € 5.50 + VAT / year.
  • PEC Base Business: is a plan designed for companies, which allows you to activate a minimum of 5 PEC mailboxes with a maximum duration of 3 years from 1 GB of space each and 200 maximum daily mailings.
  • Advanced Business PEC: by subscribing to this subscription, designed for companies, it is possible to obtain at least 5 PEC mailboxes with 1 GB of space each, with a duration ranging from 1 to 3 years, maximum 200 mailings per day and the possibility of keeping alerts and receipts.

As regards, however, the prices of PEC Base Business and PEC Advanced Business , interested companies must connect to the official website of Poste Italiane and click on the link click here in correspondence with the item If you are a Professional or a Legal Manager of a Company and you want to buy a PEC mailbox, in order to contact the sales management and get in touch with a contact person.

Having clarified this, if you want to know how to activate PEC Poste because, for example, you want to activate the PEC Base Privati ​​subscription , connect to the official website of Poste Italiane and click on the link Buy your PEC mailbox online . Subsequently, complete the activation and payment by logging in or registering on the Post Office website, filling in the required data and sending any necessary forms.

In case you want to configure the PEC box in an e-mail client, connect to the Web page dedicated to the configuration of the same to know its IMAP parameters .

Free MailPEC

Among the PEC mailboxes that you can buy there is also the Libero one , thanks to the PEC Family and PEC Unlimited plans : in the following lines, I will talk about it in detail, listing the characteristics of each of them and explaining which is the most suitable for private individuals and which is aimed at companies.

  • PEC Family: this subscription plan is designed for individuals and offers a 1 GB PEC mailbox at a cost of € 14.99 (VAT included) per year. The subscription renews automatically, unless canceled.
  • PEC Unlimited: is the subscription plan designed for companies, as the PEC that can be activated is equipped with unlimited storage space. The cost is € 30 + VAT per year and there is automatic annual renewal, unless canceled.

Both services that can be activated offer the possibility of using the PEC from an e-mail client using the IMAP parameters in the official configuration guide .

If you intend to purchase Libero’s certified email, connect to its official website and, once you have chosen the plan that best suits your needs, press the Activate button . Now, log in with your Libero Mail account details or click on Register , if you still need to create the account necessary to complete the purchase and activation, following the wizard for payment and for entering all the data necessary to activate a certified e-mail box.

Register.it

If before purchasing and activating a PEC you need to evaluate the service, I suggest you try the PEC offered by Register.it . Its Agile PEC plan , which I am about to tell you about, can in fact be activated for free for 6 months, as it is made available on one of the addresses offered by the manager.

In the following lines, I also talk about the Unica PEC plan , which however does not include a free trial period: it is, in fact, a plan that provides for the activation of a PEC mailbox on a personal domain.

  • Agile PEC: this plan allows the activation of a PEC account with space equal to 2 GB and, after the six-month trial, it costs € 35.60 + VAT per year. Alternatively, the 3GB Unica PEC plan is available which costs € 45.15 per year + VAT.
  • Unique PEC: this subscription includes the possibility of activating a PEC mailbox on a personal domain with space of 3 GB and at the price of 43 € + VAT per year. There is also the possibility of activating a higher subscription plan to obtain a 5 GB PEC mailbox. In this case, the price of the 5GB PEC Unica is € 71.40 per year + VAT.

The characteristics of these PEC boxes concern the possibility of obtaining the notification service via SMS and access from mobile devices. It is also possible to configure the PEC in an e-mail client using the IMAP parameters published on the company ‘s official website .

If you intend to activate the free trial offered by Register.it , connect to its official website and click on the Activate PEC Free button . On the next screen, put the check mark on the wording I expressly accept the following clauses relating to the services purchased to accept the terms and conditions of the service, then click on the Proceed button , in order to create an account and continue with the activation of the PEC. If, on the other hand, you already have an account for the Register.it site , click on the Login item .

After connecting or registering, follow the guided procedures that are shown to you, indicating all the data required for activating the service and entering a payment method useful for the subsequent renewal of the PEC.

LegalMail

If before activating a PEC mailbox you want to try it for free for a limited duration, you can also consider activating the LegalMail Silver service offered by LegalMail , which I will talk about in the following lines, also indicating the characteristics and differences with the Legalmail plans. Bronze and Legalmail Gold .

  • Legalmail Bronze: allows you to activate a 5 GB PEC mailbox at a cost of € 30.50 + VAT per year.
  • Legalmail Silver: is a plan that allows you to activate an 8 GB PEC mailbox at a cost of € 39 + VAT per year. It can be activated for free for 6 months.
  • Legailmail Gold: this subscription allows you to get a 16 GB PEC mailbox at the price of 75 € + VAT per year.

All the aforementioned subscriptions include the ability to get the security archive, SMS notifications and access from mobile devices. If you intend to activate the PEC LegalMail and try the Silver plan , connect to the official LegalMail website and then click on the Start trial button , corresponding to the Legalmail Silver plan , in order to get a 6-month free trial.

To activate the PEC, first press the Add button and go to the cart , after choosing the name of your mailbox, using the appropriate text field. Then press the Proceed to payment button , in order to enter the required billing information, register an account and enter all the other data necessary to activate the free trial.

Subsequently, if you intend to configure the PEC in an e-mail client, use the IMAP parameters that you find indicated in the official guide .

Kolst PEC

The Kolst company also offers several subscription plans that allow you to get a PEC mailbox, even if a free trial version is not included. In the following lines I will tell you in detail about the available plans, listing the differences between them and their characteristics.

  • Smart: allows you to activate a 1GB PEC mailbox at a cost of € 5 + VAT per year (for the first year). Upon renewal, the price is 6 € / year.
  • Domain 5: this plan allows the activation of a 5 GB PEC account with a personalized domain. The first year costs € 10 + VAT and is then renewed at the price of € 20 / year.
  • Domain 10: concerns the activation of a PEC mailbox with 10 GB of storage space. The price is € 30 + VAT but for the first year; subsequently the cost goes to 40 € / year.

All the subscription plans mentioned offer the antivirus / antispam filter, the service of unlimited mailings and email alerts. To purchase a PEC mailbox through this manager, connected to its official website and on the main screen, click on the Buy button , corresponding to the plan of your interest.

The procedure for activating a PEC account involves entering the domain name on which to activate it, with relative verification of the same. If the name you have chosen is available, click on the Add to cart button , then register or log in and continue following the instructions shown on the screen, in order to enter all the required data and make the payment of the amount due. During the purchase process you will also be asked to upload a scan of your identity card, with an image representing the front and back.

After activation, you can possibly configure the PEC box in an e-mail client as the IMAP parameters are indicated on the official page dedicated to technical support .

TIM PEC

Another offer for the activation of a PEC that you can consider is that of TIM which provides a PEC with a monthly or annual subscription, which is aimed at those who are already TIM customers and in possession of a mobile user. Consumer rechargeable TIM. Furthermore, the TIM PEC is characterized by its ease of use, since it is usable through the TIM PEC app for Android and iOS / iPadOS .

The TIM PEC Monthly plan , in fact, costs € 0.99 / month and can be used with a 2 GB space box, with notifications via app, via email and SMS, as well as antivirus and antispam filter. Instead, the annual TIM PEC plan costs € 6.99 / year the first year, after which, from the second year, the price is € 9.99 / year. In both cases, the subscription is charged to the remaining credit of your SIM.

to activate a PEC with TIM , connect to the official website of the service and press the Activate button , corresponding to the plan to be activated. Then log in to your account, by entering your profile data or register , by pressing the appropriate button, in order to make the payment and consequently the activation of the PEC. In case of problems with operation and configuration, you can download the TIM PEC app user manual to get all the useful technical information.

How to activate PEC on Gmail

Would you like to activate a PEC with Gmail ? In this case you must know that there is no PEC offered by the well-known Google e-mail service ; however, what you can do is configure the receipt of alerts for the arrival of a PEC, on a Gmail address.

In fact, in the settings panel of the PEC services listed in the previous chapters (and more generally, also in all the main Certified E-mail services), it is possible to enter, in the section dedicated to receiving alerts and notifications, a Gmail account ( or one of any other e-mail service) to receive a notice on your e-mail box, when a new PEC communication is received.

 

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