The Short Message Service (SMS) allows text messages to be sent and received by mobile devices.
Use Configuration File Maintenance to set SMS settings.
To update SMS settings for your organisation:
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Key configuration settings
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SMS:Character-Count | Maximum number of characters allowed to be sent. | |
SMS:Enabled | SMS can enabled or disabled. Either:
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SMS:Gateway | URL (Universal Resource Locator or web address) of the SMS gateway server. | |
SMS:Server:Name | Name of the mail server used to send emails from. These are later converted to SMS text messages. | |
SMS:Server:Port | Port number on the mail server used to send emails from. These are later converted to SMS text messages. | |
Termination-String | Add a termination string to the end of an SMS message to drop parts of the message appearing after it. |
What you can do:
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View and update:
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Typical setups for enabling Synergetic's SMS capability
Synergetic creates an SMS message for the selected users. Synergetic then uses the nominated mail server to generate an SMTP email message that is sent to an external email-to-SMS gateway, through your organisation's firewall. The email-to-SMS gateway sends an SMS text message to the mobile phones of the selected users.
In the following example, an email-to-SMS gateway within your organisation may be used. The email-to-SMS gateway sends an SMS text message to the mobile phones of the selected users.