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Configuring SMS

The SPC system allows remote (SMS) messaging on systems with installed modems.

Prerequisites

  1. Select Users > Users SMS.

    The Engineer SMS ID and a list of user SMS IDs with corresponding SMS details are displayed.

  2. Click the Test button to test an SMS number.

  3. Click Add to add a new SMS ID or click Edit beside the required SMS ID.

  4. Configure the SMS details as follows:

    SMS ID

    System generated ID.

    SMS Number

    Enter the number to which the SMS will be sent (requires three-digit country code prefix).
    Note: Engineer SMS number can deleted by resetting it 0. User SMS numbers cannot be deleted.

    User

    Select a new user for this SMS ID if required.

    SMS Events

    Select the panel events which the user or engineer will receive via SMS.

    SMS Control

    Select the operations that the user or engineer can perform remotely on the panel through SMS. See SMS Commands.

 

  NOTICE: HOLDUP alarm events are not transmitted via SMS.

 

  If the phone line is connected to the PSTN network via a PBX, the appropriate line access digit should be inserted before the called party number. Ensure that Calling Line Identity (CLI) is enabled on the line selected to make the call to the SMS network. Consult the PBX administrator for details.