Send and receive SMS from Windows mail clients
It is possible to realize a two-way E-mail-SMS
gateway service in your corporate IT system. This functionality allows you to
forward an incoming e-mail as an SMS text message, and an incoming SMS as an
e-mail message, as well. To achieve this function you need to connect your IT
system to the mobile network. You can do this with the use of Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway. Ozeki NG SMS Gateway is a software product, that can be installed on
your computer. It is able to send SMS messages with the help of a GSM modem
attached to your PC with a data cable, or it can connect directly to the SMS
center of your mobile service provider over the Internet. In this article you
will find detailed information on this solution and step by step installation
guides also will be provided with video tutorials.
Fields of application
Effective communication is an essential part of business
strategy in companies. To keep in touch with employees, customers and business
partners is very important. So if you want to be competitive you need a
well-working and stable communication system. You need to avoid problems such
as delivery delays, mis-sent e-mails, failed delivery because of there is no
internet connection in the office, etc. If you use a mail client to send and
receive your corporate messages, now you can make it more reliable and effective.
The solution is if you add SMS functionality to your IT system
with a powerful SMS gateway software. This software makes it possible to send
and receive SMS messages in your IT environment. In this way you can add SMS
extension to your mail client (Outlook Express or Windows Mail) to be more
effective.
This solution allows a two-way E-mail-SMS gateway service in your system. In
practice it works as follows: your colleagues or employees compose a message as
an e-mail in their Windows mail client (Outlook Express or Windows Mail). They
send their message to mobile phones. The recipients will receive this message as
an SMS text message on their phone. This process works in the other direction,
as well. A text message that is composed on a mobile phone can be sent to the
corporate computer and it will be received as an e-mail message in the mail
client.
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway makes e-mail to SMS and SMS
to e-mail conversion possible. It can be implemented in your corporate
communication system. After you setup this solution you can launch useful
services with it. You will be able to send your e-mail to a mobile phone or
even to multiple phone numbers. It will be also possible to send your message
to computers as e-mail message and to mobile phones as SMS text message at the
same time.
Benefits
E-mail-SMS gateway service makes immediate communication
possible between colleagues working in your company and people away from the
office. In this way you can send your e-mail as an SMS to anyone (employees,
partners, customers) equipped with mobile phones. It is sure that they will get
your important messages even if they are on the move. Moreover due to delivery
reports you will always be informed about the status of your messages. Important
matters can be immediately discussed or problems can be solved as you can send
your message to the phone of the intended people, who can send you an answer
immediately from his phone. As you can implement this solution without any
further application, and your employees can use their existing mail clients they
do not need to learn any new solutions. In this way you can save time and money
while your communication become more effective.
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
If you meet all the above mentioned requirements you can
start to build your SMS system that will operate as follows: First you need to
specify the address of the recipient in your mail client. Your composed e-mail
message then will be forwarded with the help of SMTP protocol to the SMTP server
of Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. The gateway will process it and send an SMS message
with the subject and the body of your e-mail up to 160 characters. It is also
possible to receive SMS from mobile phones to your mail client. In this case the
text message is received in the admin's inbox in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. With its
built-in POP3 server, the SMS gateway will forward this text message to your
mail client. The body of the SMS message will received as an e-mail message.
This process can be examined in Figure 2.
Figure 2 - Ozeki NG SMS Gateway - solution
for how to send SMS from Windows clients
Please note that Ozeki NG SMS Gateway needs to be connected to
the mobile network to forward messages. You can ensure this connection with the
use of a GSM modem attached to your computer with a data cable. You can increase
the capacity of your system if you attach more than one modem at the same time.
The other possibility is if you connect directly to the SMS center of your
mobile service provider over the Internet. With this connection you can achieve
higher capacity. Please also note that we recommend you to start building your
system with GSM modem connection, as it is more reliable, and if it is required
you can still switch to IP SMS connectivity.
How to implement this solution
To send and receive SMS messages from your mail client (Outlook
Express or Windows Mail) you need to do the follows: First you need to enter
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway to enable its built-in POP3 and SMTP servers to be able to
connect to your mail client. Then you need to start your mail client and provide
the necessary information in "Internet Connection Wizard". Finally you can start
to send messages.
Conclusion
To summarize the above mentioned, if you implement Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway into your corporate
communication system to improve communication and effectiveness is one of the
best solutions. With this solution you can make it easier for your employees to
contact you while you are on the move. You can also have your important incoming
e-mail messages forwarded to your mobile phone. With the help of SMS
functionality you can also keep in touch with employees, customers, or business
partners. If you decide to setup an SMS system with Ozeki NG SMS Gateway you
will gain a stable, well-functioning and effective system on the highest quality.
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