diff --git a/doc/atlas.rst b/doc/atlas.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas
+================================
+
+`Atlas <https://www.mongodb.com/cloud>`_ is MongoDB, Inc.'s hosted MongoDB as a
+service offering. To connect to Atlas, pass the connection string provided by
+Atlas to :class:`~pymongo.mongo_client.MongoClient`::
+
+  client = pymongo.MongoClient(<Atlas connection string>)
+
+Connections to Atlas require TLS/SSL. For connections using TLS/SSL, PyMongo
+may require third party dependencies as determined by your version of Python.
+With PyMongo 3.3+, you can install PyMongo 3.3+ and any TLS/SSL-related
+dependencies using the following pip command::
+
+  $ python -m pip install pymongo[tls]
+
+Earlier versions of PyMongo require you to manually install the dependencies.
+For a list of TLS/SSL-related dependencies, see :doc:`examples/tls`.
diff --git a/doc/examples/tls.rst b/doc/examples/tls.rst
index 0133c362b..2b649825d 100644
--- a/doc/examples/tls.rst
+++ b/doc/examples/tls.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,37 @@ configuration options supported by PyMongo. See `the server documentation
 <http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/configure-ssl/>`_ to configure
 MongoDB.
 
+Dependencies
+............
+
+For connections using TLS/SSL, PyMongo may require third party dependencies as
+determined by your version of Python. With PyMongo 3.3+, you can install
+PyMongo 3.3+ and any TLS/SSL-related dependencies using the following pip
+command::
+
+  $ python -m pip install pymongo[tls]
+
+Earlier versions of PyMongo require you to manually install the dependencies
+listed below.
+
+Python 2.x
+``````````
+The `ipaddress`_ module is required on all platforms.
+
+When using CPython < 2.7.9 or PyPy < 2.5.1:
+
+- On Windows, the `wincertstore`_ module is required.
+- On all other platforms, the `certifi`_ module is required.
+
+Python 3.x
+``````````
+On Windows, the `wincertstore`_ module is required when using CPython < 3.4.0
+or any version of PyPy3.
+
+.. _ipaddress: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ipaddress
+.. _wincertstore: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wincertstore
+.. _certifi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/certifi
+
 Basic configuration
 ...................
 
@@ -23,19 +54,6 @@ This configures PyMongo to connect to the server using TLS, verify the server's
 certificate and verify that the host you are attempting to connect to is listed
 by that certificate.
 
-PyMongo attempts to use the operating system's CA certificates to verify the
-server's certificate when possible. Some versions of python may require an
-extra third party module for this to work properly. Users of Python 2 on
-Windows are encouraged to upgrade to python 2.7.9 or newer. Users of Python 3
-on Windows should upgrade to python 3.4.0 or newer. If upgrading is not
-possible `wincertstore <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wincertstore>`_ can be
-used with older python versions. Users of operating systems other than Windows
-that are stuck on python versions older than 2.7.9 can install
-`certifi <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/certifi>`_ to use the Mozilla CA bundle
-for certificate verification. Users of python 2.x that require IP address
-support for hostname matching must install the `ipaddress
-<https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ipaddress>`_ module.
-
 Certificate verification policy
 ...............................
 
diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst
index d8d519471..6e95c7274 100644
--- a/doc/index.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ everything you need to know to use **PyMongo**.
 :doc:`examples/index`
   Examples of how to perform specific tasks.
 
+:doc:`atlas`
+  Using PyMongo with MongoDB Atlas.
+
+:doc:`examples/tls`
+  Using PyMongo with TLS / SSL.
+
 :doc:`faq`
   Some questions that come up often.
 
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ Indices and tables
 .. toctree::
    :hidden:
 
+   atlas
    installation
    tutorial
    examples/index