Configuring an SmsRecipient

The SmsService is available in the station’s Config > Services container.
  1. Right-click the SmsRecipient under the SmsServices and click Views > Property Sheet.
  2. Enter the Name of the user to receive the Sms.
    When properly configured, the SmsAlarmAcknowledger checks incoming text messages to see if the sender’s phone number matches the phone number of a User that is currently in the local UserService database. No alarm is acknowledged unless it is first determined that a matching user and phone number sent the acknowledgement message. When validated, the user name is assigned to the alarm database as the person who acknowledged the alarm
  3. Enter the Phone Number of the recipient(s).
  4. Enter a UUID.
    The system assigns a unique UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) to each alarm. It uses this identifier to keep track of the alarm. For the SmsRecipient, the UUID must be in the body of the Sms, so that it is present in the reply to message that acknowledges the alarm. This requires that the cell phone device be configured to reply to sender with original text (or the user may manually enter the UUID).

    To ensure that the original text contains the required UUID, you must enter the following text in the SmsRecipient Body property: UUID:%uuid%.

  5. Click Save