Configuring SMS

SMS (Short Message Service) sends community notification messages from the Ektron CMS400.NET Web site to wireless devices such as Cell Phones or PDA's (Personal Data Assistants).

To accomplish this, you must configure several items.

To set up	Do this	For more information, see
Web.config	Add SMS Agent information	See Configuring web.config for SMS
Cell phone	Verify your Cell Phone with your Web Site	See Verifying Your Cell Phone for SMS Messages
SMS Notification Agent	Configure the SMS Agent in the CMS400 Workarea	See Notifications
Messages you send to the community	Set your activities to publish by SMS in your community profile	See Notifications
Messages you receive from the community	Set activities to receive by SMS in your community profile.	See Notifications

For a complete Knowledge Base Article entitled "How to Enable SMS Notifications", go to the following page in the Ektron Developer Center: http://dev.ektron.com/kb_article.aspx?id=29586.

Configuring web.config for SMS

To enable SMS in the web.config file of your Web site, follow these steps.

1. Find web.config in your Web site root directory.

2. Make a copy of it for safe keeping.

3. Find the SMSAgent tag.

4. Enter the proper value for smtpServer for the server that sends emails in your company. For example:

smtpServer="EKMAIL291.intra.mycompany.com"

5. Replace the value of fromEmail with the email from whom the notices are sent. For example:

fromEmail = "[email protected]"

6. Save the file.

The completed code looks like this.

Verifying Your Cell Phone for SMS Messages

In order to verify that you have made a proper connection to your cell phone, you must send a verification message from the CMS400.NET Web site to your phone. To verify your phone, do the following steps.

Note: The following procedure requires that your website has the template SMSAgentSettings.aspx. If it does not, you may copy it from the Ektron cms400Developer starter site, the Ektron eIntranet site, or download it from http://dev.ektron.com/codedetail.aspx?id=29600.

1. In a browser, enter the following address: http://<hostname>/SMSAgentSettings.aspx.

2. A screen appears that looks like this.

3. Enter your cell phone area code and phone number.

4. Select your provider.

5. Click Save.

6. In a few minutes, your phone receives a message with a validation code.

7. Enter that code into the Verification Code field.

8. Click Verify.

9. If the proper code is entered, the follow screen appears, showing that the SMS account is verified. If not, check the other configuration settings and try again

Note: Once the phone number is verified, the Account Verified checkmark appears. This will not change unless you change the cell phone number or provider.