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When setting up the SMS/UCP and SMS/TAP Text Pager Alerts, you may want to contact your Paging Service to obtain a few configuration details.
Paging services most often accept pages through the use of operator dispatch: the operator types in a message, transmits it to their server and then to your pager. Most paging services also have the ability to receive messages by modem, which are in turn broadcast by their wireless telecommunications equipment. You will want to be sure that pages generated by ipMonitor are sent to a modem and not a human operator.
Collect the following information from your wireless provider and enter it in the SMS/TAP Text Alert or SMS/UCP Pager Alert configuration screen:
- Pager ID
Depending on your service provider's requirements, the Pager ID can be your entire pager number with area code, your pager number without area code, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) assigned by the wireless provider, or perhaps only part of your Pager or PIN number. Enter only the digits of the ID, never the hyphens ("-").
- Provider Phone Number (modem access number) and possibly a Pager Password
The provider phone number required is different than the numeric or voice paging numbers, as it is answered by the paging service modem. If you dial this number manually from a phone, you should hear only a modem tone signal indicating the attempt to connect.
Very few wireless providers have a password requirement, but ensure to confirm whether or not this is the case with yours while obtaining the rest of the configuration details.
- Baud Rate, Data Bits and Parity
The baud rate is the speed at which data is transmitted and/or processed, supported by your pager service (ie: 300, 1200, 2400, etc).
Data Bits (ie: 7 or 8) and Parity (ie: odd, even, space, mark, or none) depend on the pager protocol used by your pager service.
For information on other features and concepts related to those discussed in this article, refer to the following ipMonitor resources:
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Last Updated: April 18, 2006 | What did you think of this topic?