E-mail-to-SMS gateway solution for GpsGateThis guide explains in details how to send email-to-SMS alerts
from GpsGate to mobile phones using the SMTP server of Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. It is
also explained how you can select an event for sending email-to-SMS alerts to a selected user.
By following the instructions below you can setup an impressive SMS system.
Before you start configuration, please check Internet based SMS
connections vs. GSM modem based (wireless) SMS connections >>>. Based on this article
you can make a decision which connection is the best for your environment to send out
SMS messages from your system to cellsphones.
Please also make sure
you meet the following preparations:
- It is assumed that Ozeki NG SMS Gateway has been downloaded
and installed on the PC
- Ozeki NG SMS Gateway has already been configured for sending SMS messages
- DNS 'A' record has been configured on the computer on which Ozeki NG has been installed
- There is an available GpsGate server
Configuration steps for GpsGate SMS solution
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway has already been downloaded
and installed on the PC (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Ozeki NG SMS Gateway is installed
Log into Ozeki NG SMS Gateway with your username and password (Figure 2).
Figure 2 - Login
Go to Edit menu and select Server preferences menu item (Figure 3).
Figure 3 - Server preferences
Select Email forwarding tab in Server preferences menu (Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Email forwarding tab
In Email to SMS tab please specify the follows (Figure 5):
Check Enable email to SMS forwarding (enables the built in SMTP server) checkbox.
Specify the full domain name that will be used for reaching the Email to SMS
server at DNS hostname that points to the IP address of this SMS gateway field.
You can customize the port if it is required at SMTP port of the built in SMTP server field.
If authentication is needed, enable Require SMTP authentication checkbox.
You can specify which part of the email should be sent as SMS: Only the email
subject, Only the email body, Both the Email subject and body.
You can also specify the character limit for SMS text messages. Please note that
if the limit is not specified the whole email message will be sent as multipart SMSs.
Finally, click on OK.
For more information on how to use and configure the built-in SMTP server of
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway for email-to-SMS messaging please visit: Email to
SMS feature in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway page.
Figure 5 - Email to SMS tab
Log into the site admin of the GpsGate server with your username
and password (Figure 6).
Figure 6 - Log into site admin
Go to Settings and select Email option (Figure 7).
Figure 7 - Select Email option
Fill in the Email settings form. Enter the Sender
E-mail Address and SMTP Server Hostname (Figure 8).
Figure 8 - Email settings form
Below you can find Test settings section (Figure 9). If you
fill in To, Subject and Message fields and click Send
you can test your settings. Please note that to send a test message, please
provide the recipient in To field as follows: telnum@smsgw.yourcompany.com
Figure 9 - Test settings
You can see the sent test message in the Sent box of admin user in
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway (Figure 10).
Figure 10 - Sent test message
Set Email-to-SMS forwarding functionality to an event in GpsGatew software
Log into GpsGate software as admin user in the main page (Figure 11).
Figure 11 - Login as admin user
Select Admin menu and click on Users menu item (Figure 12).
Figure 12 - Users menu
Select the user you wish to send the email-to-SMS alert to (Figure 13).
Figure 13 - Select the user to be alerted
In the appeared panel fill in the Email: edit box as follows:
telnum@smsgw.yourcompany.com (Figure 14). Click on Save.
Figure 14 - Enter email
To add a new tag, still in Admin menu select Tags
menu item and click on Add new (Figure 15).
Figure 15 - Add new tag
Enter a name for the new tag and select the users that will be
the member of this tag (Figure 16). Click on Save.
Figure 16 - New tag settings
Now still in Admin menu select Event rules to select the event
about which you wish to send Email-to-SMS alerts. You can select an existing event,
in this case click on Edit next to the event (Figure 17). If you wish to add a new event
click on Add new Event Rule.
Figure 17 - Select the event
In the appeared panel you will find 5. Notifications section. Here
click on the (+) sign to add a new notification (Figure 18).
Figure 18 - Add new notification
In the drop down menu select Email as notification (Figure 19).
Figure 19 - Select Email
Then select the Recipients (the created tags will appear, select the
required tag), enter the Subject and Message (Figure 20).
Figure 20 - Email notification settings
Finally, click on Save (Figure 21)
Figure 21 - Click Save
After you configured this solution according to this guide
your system will work as follows:
If the selected event occurs, an alert arrives at Ozeki NG SMS Gateway and the
SMS gateway will send out the Email-to-SMS alert to the intended recipient.
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