Documentation for Axxon One 1.0.

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The SMS notifier object is used to configure SMS messages, which then can be sent to the user when a macro or an automatic rule is triggered.

Attention!

To use SMS notification, you need a modem recognizable by the OS as a COM device. No other types of modems can be used for this purpose.

For example, the following modem types are supported:

  1. Siemens TC-35.
  2. Flyer U12 (Windows 7 and lower).

Operation of other modems is possible, but not guaranteed. We recommend you to check the supported Windows versions for each particular device.

Carrier-locked modems are not recommended.

Note

If a USB modem is used to send SMS messages, use the modem utility from the modem software bundle together with Axxon One. The utility sends to the modem the unlock code necessary for the correct operation of the device.

Configuring SMS notification

To configure SMS notification, do the following:

  1. Shut down the Server (see Shutting down a Server).
  2. Connect the modem and wait for the signal level to be determined in the utility supplied with the modem.
  3. Make sure that the number of the SMS center is identified. Do not connect to the Internet.
  4. Start the Server and the Client. Create and configure the SMS notifier object.

Note

If this order of operations is not followed, the modem port will not be occupied by Axxon One Server, the SMS notification will not work.

Creating the SMS notifier object

To create the SMS notifier object, do the following:

  1. In the list of devices, select a Server object and click the Create SMS notifier button.

  2. Click the Apply button.

The SMS notifier object will appear in the list of devices.

Configuring the SMS notifier object

To configure the SMS notifier object, do the following:

  1. In the list of devices, select the SMS notifier object which needs to be configured (1).
  2. Activate the SMS notifier object by selecting Yes in the Enable list (2).
  3. In the Name field (3), enter the required name of the SMS notifier object.
  4. In the To field (4), enter the cellular telephone number in international format (+<country code>хххххххххx), to which messages will be sent.
  5. In the Serial Port settings group (5), configure the port settings used to connect to the GSM modem through which SMS messages will be sent:
    1. Select the speed of the data transmission via the GSM modem from the Baud rate list.
    2. In the Bits field, enter the number of bits in the byte of a data packet.
    3. If you need to use a DTR control signal, select Yes from the DTR list.
    4. If you need to control the serial port data protocol, select the required method of control from the Handshaking list: hardware (RTS/STS), software (XOn/XOff), or alternating.
    5. If you need to use parity check when transmitting the data, select the required method of parity check from the Parity check list.
    6. From the Port list, select the serial port used to connect to the GSM modem.
    7. If hardware control of the serial port data protocol is enabled (see step 4.d) and you need to use RTS signal, select Yes from the RTS signal list.
    8. In the Stop bits length field, enter the length of the stop bits if you need to use stop bits when transmitting the data.
  6. Click the Apply button.

Configuration of the SMS notifier object is now complete.

Checking SMS notifications

To check SMS notifications from the SMS notifier object, send a test message by clicking the Test button.
When you do this, the following message will be sent to the mobile phone number specified in the To field (see Configuring the SMS notifier object): "This is a test message to check Axxon One SMS notification."

Note

If the recipient does not receive the message, make sure that the settings of the SMS notifier object were properly configured.