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4.67 Confi gure
>
SMS Edit
Models with GPRS capability are capable of sending SMS alert messages. The SMS related
parameters on the
Confi gure
>
Event Handler
and
Confi gure
>
GPRS module
pages are used to
con
fi
gure the unit to send such alarms, but the
Confi gure
>
SMS Edit
page allows you to edit and
send an SMS message manually.
Using the Web Page(s
)
The
Confi gure
>
SMS Edit
page contains two text boxes and two buttons which operate as follows:
To:
The To text box is used to enter the destination number for the SMS message.
Text:
Enter the message text that you want to send in the text box.
Send:
Click on the Send button to transmit the message.
Cancel:
Click on the Cancel button to clear the message
Using Text Commands
The
sendsms
command can be used to send an SMS message from the command line.
The format of the command is as follows:
sendsms <phone number> “<message>”
where:
<phone number>
should be replaced with the phone number to send the message to including the
international country code. (NB a + symbol should not be included.)
<message>
should be replaced with the message to send which should be bounded by double
quotation marks.
An example of sending a message to a UK phone number follows. The country code for the UK is 44,
the NDC (National Destination Code) for the example message is 07974 and the number to dial for
the example message is 123456.
sendsms 447974123456 “Test Message”
The possible responses to this command are as follows:
SMS send succes
s
SMS send failur
e
SMS bus
y
