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Appendices
Appendix A - Using configuration commands
The Commander GSM has numerous features that can be configured using com-
mands that you send to it either via SMS messages from another phone or by a
computer connected to the internal USB port. Most commands entered via the
USB port are also accepted while the phone is in
charge only
mode, i.e. switched
off but still powered by an external DC power source.
Sending commands by SMS
The first four characters of an SMS command must be the phone PIN code (the
default is
1234
). This is then followed by the command(s).
Example 1:
1234STAT
will return status information about the phone.
Example 2:
1234CFG5=1
configures the phone to inhibit incoming calls.
Notes for SMS commands
• You can enter a space character after the PIN for clarity; this will be ignored by
the phone.
• All commands that do not implicitly require a response are automatically
replied to with a summary of the phone status. This automatic reply may be
suppressed by placing a stop character after the pin number. For example,
1234.cfg5=1 will change the configuration without replying. An error in the
command will always result in a reply.
• Commands may be concatenated by entering a semicolon delimiter,
for example
1234CFG5=1;STAT
• Commands are not case sensitive.
• To read multiple parameters, a suffix wild card may be used, for example:
CFG*?