Configuring an SMS Notification
- Go to Service Account and Device Pairing > SMS.
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Click Add SMSC
Service.
The Add SMSC Service window appears.
- Select a service provider.
- Specify an alias.
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Specify the following information.
SMS Service Provider
Information
Clickatell - Communicator/Central
Clickatell username, password, and API ID
Clickatell - SMS Platform
Clickatell API key
Vonage (Nexmo)
Vonage API key and secret question, and a sender name
The sender name can contain a maximum of 32 characters.
Twilio
Your Twilio account SID, access token, and the Twilio-provided phone number linked to your account
Custom
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URL template text formatted according to the format specified by your SMS service provider.
Use the following replaceable URL template parameters.
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@@UserName@@: Specify the username for this connection.
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@@Password@@: Specify the password for this connection.
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@@PhoneNumber@@: Specify the phone number where the SMS messages are sent. This parameter is required.
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@@Text@@: Specify the text content of the SMS message. This parameter is required.
Important:You cannot receive SMS messages if the template text does not match the format used by your SMS service provider.
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The name of the service provider. The name can contain a maximum of 32 ASCII characters.
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A password. The password can contain a maximum of 32 ASCII characters.
Tip:To configure multiple SMS servers, click Add SMSC Service, and then perform the previous steps.
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Click
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The SMS server sends a test message.
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Click Create.
Notification Center adds the SMS service to the list.