How to send SMS from WhatsUP Gold
If you manage your IT environment
with IPSwitch's WhatsUp Gold, now there is a great possibility for you to
further improve your IT system.
Ozeki offers a solution to ease the pressure occurring in IT infrastructure by
adding SMS functionality to the corporate IT system. This solution enables
IPSwitch WhatsUp
Gold to send SMS from the corporate IT system to a mobile user about
generated reports. You can adopt this solution if you first install
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. In this article you
will find general information, prerequisites, system architecture and more
on this solution.
For step by step instructions on this solution, please visit
this page:
Installation
guide on how to configure WhatsUp Gold to send and receive SMS messages
( Video tutorial included).
Fields of applications
In a complex IT network the job of the system administrator
can be extremely demanding. With several simultaneous reports, requests,
alerts, and problems it can be really exhaustive to decide the priorities.
IPSwitch's WhatsUp Gold offers an easy to use application to monitor such a
diverse environment. Its high performance enables the administrator to see up
to 200+ network and system applications and services. However managing this
amount of information and making a decision whether what is more important
is still almost impossible for one individual.
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
offers the solution for such a demanding field. This solution enables the
system administrator to send SMS from WhatsUp Gold. System reports, alerts
or notifications can be configured to be sent as text message
to a mobile user thus the competent person will be immediately
informed. Ozeki's solution therefore shortens response time to system
malfunctioning and creates an exceedingly working notification system.
Benefits
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway's solution for WhatsUp Gold means
being well informed in time. For a system administrator it is essential to
be up-to-date otherwise an IT system could go out of control. Sending an
SMS from WhatsUp Gold provides this security. By way of example the central
CPU overheats, the cooling system shuts down, the network disconnects or the
HDD has no space. The competent person Will be immediately informed in all of
these cases. Therefore she
or he can act rapidly and fix the malfunctioning. Thus the short response
time decreases the possibility of having a serious system-meltdown. Therefore
greater catastrophes can be avoided by prevention. This will result in lower
maintenance costs and lesser resource demands.
Thus eventually a secure,
flawless IT environment will result in saving time, resource and money.
Ozeki's solution can provide the above mentioned hence if you are a system
administrator and you are managing a diverse IT network this solution is
essential for your clean work flow.
Prerequisites
In order to setup this solution you need to find a way
to connect your system to the mobile network. You can do this
by using an Internet connection or you can
setup a wireless connection by attaching a GSM phone/GSM modem to your computer. To help you make a
decision, we have prepared a webpage for you:
Internet based SMS connections vs. GSM modem based (wireless) SMS connections.
Depending
on what you select, you need the following prerequisites.
Prerequisites for Internet based connection to the Mobile network
If you wish to connect your system to an SMS service
provider over the Internet you need the following components:
Figure 1/a - Prerequisites for Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway IP SMS connection
In this case you need to find an SMS service
provider who can reach the mobile phones in your area. This SMS
service provider should be able to provide SMS service through
the Internet. To find such a provider, you can check our
website where we list some of them:
SMPP SMS Service providers.
Once you have found such a provider, you need to sign up for
their service to get the connection parameters. You can use these parameters
to configure your Ozeki NG SMS Gateway software.
Prerequisites for wireless (GSM modem) connection to the Mobile network
If you wish to connect your system to the mobile
network wirelessly, you need a GSM modem or GSM phone, that you
can attach to your computer with a data cable. In this case your Ozeki
NG SMS Gateway software will operate this phone and will send and receive
SMS messages wirelessly. To setup this connection method, you need the following
components:
Figure 1/b - Prerequisites for Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway GSM modem connection
Your checklist (for GSM modem connection):
*The SIM card will come with a plan, that will
determine how much money you will spend on each SMS.
System architecture
Ozeki's solution consists of four different stages. The
first one is the WhatsUp Gold's subject of monitoring environment. If a
problem occurs WhatsUp Gold notices it at once. Then it sends a notification
to Ozeki NG SMS Gateway which translates it into a text message. Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway is responsible for sending the message as well therefore it forwards
it through an IP SMS connection or through a GSM modem to the mobile user.
This direct connection enables the system to be fast, secure and always in
time. Please feel free to examine the system architecture diagram below
(Figure 2).
Figure 2 - Architectural Diagram
How to implement this solution
After you install the solution
you can easily configure it in a few steps.
First you need to create a new Library in the Program Action Menu.
Then you have to set the Launch Program Action's parameters. Now you need to
test the system to see its working. But to fully enable the solution you
need to create and add a new policy which will control the SMS sending
procedures. If you follow our Installation
Guide you will have a swift and entirely operational SMS
service integration in your WhatsUp Gold.
Conclusion
To sum it up Ozeki's solution enables the system operator
to send SMS from WhatsUp Gold on predefined events. With the aid of this
solution a secure, well
functioning IT environment can be achieved. In addition to that it shortens
response time and lowers resource demands because the competent person is
informed well in time. The solution furthermore provides the ability of
prevention therefore serious system-breakdowns can be avoided. And eventually
it cuts down maintenance costs and time. All in all Ozeki's solution for
WhatsUp Gold to send SMS is essential for an efficient system administrator.
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