# SMS Configuration

To configure the programmable RS-232 interface for SMS Notification:

Note: You will need to configure the SMS Notifier server before SMS Notification will work. Refer to the SMS Notifier documentation for instructions to configure the SMS Notifier server.

1. From the Main menu, select (S) System Maintenance, (R) Reconfiguration, (R) Reconfigure System, and then (G) Offline Menu. If you want to duplicate the configuration, select (B) Duplicate Active Configuration. All programming procedures from this point on will affect only the duplicate configuration and will only take effect after the configuration is activated.

2. Select (M) RS232 Only Application.

3. Select (P) Serial Port selected and enter the serial port index that will be used by the application:

4. Serial port index: 1

5. Serial port type: 1

6. Serial port number: 2

4. Select (R) Programmable and enter the following values:

5. In (K) Delay between requests, enter 2

6. In (O) Pre-DN ON string, enter ON followed by a space

7. In (F) Pre-DN OFF string, enter OFF followed by a space

8. In (P) Post-DN ON string, enter \R

9. In (Q) Post-DN OFF string, enter \R

10. Set (D) Dept Code as DN ? to N

11. Set (U) Unplayed number sent? to Y

12. Set (L) Delay after Post-DN string to 3

13. Set (S) Suppress updates to MWL (y/n) to N

5. Exit the offline configuration and activate the configuration changes made to the system.

To complete the RS-232 configuration for SMS Notification, you must now assign the correct message waiting type to the mailboxes that will be using it:

6. Return to the Main menu and select (M) Mailbox maintenance.

7. Select (M) Modify Mailboxes and enter the mailbox number to modify.

8. Press Enter repeatedly until you are prompted for New message waiting type #1?, and then enter 7 for RS232.

9. Press Enter until prompted for another mailbox number.

10. Your changes will not appear until you have activated the inactive configuration.

You have now configured the NuPoint Unified Messaging system for SMS Notification to send text messages to mobile phones using the RS-232 interface.