Open the Drivers (ALERT -> Configuration -> Communication -> select tab Drivers).
Double click the SMPP Driver to open its configuration.
Alert tab: here you have the possibility to change the driver name, the acknowledgment behavior of service messages and alarm calls.
Show sent messages in event log generates a log entry in the Alert event log when an error occurs or a message was sent.
Max. simultaneous calls limits the number of simultaneous calls (provider dependent).
One message per call will only send one message per connection.
Max. call duration, the duration in seconds after the transmission will be aborted.
The ask for delivery receipt makes sure that the call was transmitted to the recipient.
Automatic call acknowledgement, acknowledge messages after receiving the delivery receipt (if the box is checked, the server answer otherwise). If the delivery receipt wasn't successful, the message will be marked as not acknowledged. If the delivery receipt box isn’t checked, the call will be acknowledged after receiving the answer of the server, which means it will not have been received by the operator, but only transferred to the server.
Manual mode will wait for an answer from the operator to acknowledge the alarm or message, see Incoming messages tab call acknowledgement
Specify a message header for alarm and service messages, this will message will be set at the beginning of the SMS.
Connection tab: please enter here the SMPP server address and the according TCP/IP port.
Select the SSL check box for a secure connection.
The following information provided by the service provider:
- SMPP server IP address
- TCP/IP port number
- username
- password
The server keepalive period in seconds (enquire link)
Reconnection timeout is the timeout after a new connection will be established with the SMPP
server, in case there was a connection issue.
Incoming messages tab: define the call acknowledgement keywords or the evaluation script
Call acknowledgement: the keyword for the answer SMS to acknowledge the SMS reception.
Non acknowledgement: the keyword for the answer SMS to not acknowledge the SMS
reception.
In short: ALERT sends the SMS to an user, this user can confirm or not the SMS reception. According to the Screenshot above he needs to send OK back to the ALERT server to confirm the reception of the message. ALERT will evaluate the SMS and set the call as acknowledged.
Each incoming message that doesn’t contain a call acknowledgement or non-acknowledgement is sent to a Message processor script if configured. E.g. with this functionality a acknowledgement of alarms is possible or a centralization of alarms transmitted by SMS to ALERT as well - for more information please ask the Micromedia International Support Team.
Log incoming messages in the event log will trace all the incoming SMS messages.
SMPP tab: enter the login credentials here.
Username and Password is self-evident, the source address is the originator "number" shown at the SMS app of the recipient
Depending on the provider, the source address field can set the SMS sender (name or number).
Type Of Number and Numbering Plan Identification fields should be modified by advanced users only.
When checked, the Show sent messages in event log option generates a log in the Alert event log,
on errors or when messages are sent.
Advanced tab: please pick the security options here
Traces
Active the traces for the driver here. The generated traces can be stored in a file and/or displayed on screen.
Trace in file:
If you check the Active box, the traces will be generated in the Smpp_log.txt file, default path: C:\ProgramData\Micromedia\Alert\Logs
Maximum file size can be used to set the maximum file size in mega bytes (MB).
One circular file: write all the lines into one log file
Multipe files, generate a new file if the max. file size is reached
File with date, generate a new file each day with a max. amount of files
Trace on screen:
If you check the Active box, the traces will be generated in a new dialog box window.
The Trace level field set the requested trace level.
SMPP Server
ALERTs SMPP driver supports the beside the client option the SMPP server option.
I.e. incoming messages are redirected to a message processor script where they will be processed.
To activate this feature, you need to check the Activate SMPP server option.
ALERT is listening at the IP connection on the entered SMPP Port.
If the authentification required option is checked, the SMPP client (ESME) need to specify a
Username and a Password to connect to the ALERT SMPP server.
The Message processor combo box defines the reception script.
Show received message in Alert Log: check it to see a log in Alert for each received message.
Check Append SMPP client's name and type to message to append information to the messages
before sending them to the scrip
International SMPP Service Provider
Routo Messaging
http://www.routomessaging.com/
Price per message. You can buy packages for 20, 50, 300 or 500 € (price per message de €0.078, €0.077, €0.076, €0.075 et €0.074).
Hay Systems Ltd.
Price per month, giving access to a certain number of messages per day:
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£25 |
£30 |
£60 |
£93 |
£150 |
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Up to 50 |
Up to 250 |
Up to 2,500 |
Up to 25,000 |
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Up to 250,000 |
Or price per message : €0.06/€0.042 for France and Belgium, €0.05/€0.035 for United Kingdom.
Discounts available for large volume (-5% for 50,000 to 100,000 messages per month, and up to 30% for more than 600,000 messages). SMS Carrier
Price per message : 0.081€ for France, 0.066€ for Belgium and 0.033€ for United Kingdom.
Germany
SMS Creator: http://www.smscreator.de/
Link Mobility https://linkmobility.de/
Belgium
Cellent
Prices not shown. 5,000 SMS per month minimum.
Internet Links