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:
- Select Module > System > Configuration File Maintenance.
- Type sms.
The Configuration File Maintenance window is displayed with your SMS settings.
Key configuration settings
Configuration setting | Description | See |
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SMS:Character-Count | Maximum number of characters allowed to be sent. | SMS:CharacterCount configuration setting (on page ) |
SMS:Enabled | SMS can enabled or disabled. Either:
| SMS:Enabled configuration setting (on page ) |
SMS:Gateway | URL (Universal Resource Locator or web address) of the SMS gateway server. | SMS:Gateway configuration setting (on page ) |
SMS:Server:Name | Name of the mail server used to send emails from. These are later converted to SMS text messages. | SMS:Server:Name configuration setting (on page ) |
SMS:Server:Port | Port number on the mail server used to send emails from. These are later converted to SMS text messages. | SMS:Server:Port configuration setting (on page ) |
Termination-String | Add a termination string to the end of an SMS message to drop parts of the message appearing after it. | TerminationString configuration setting (on page ) |
What you can do:
Description | See |
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View and update:
| Using the Email / SMS Configuration window (on page ) |
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.