RUT230 SMS Gateway

Summary

This chapter is a summary of the SMS Gateway function of RUT routers.

Post/Get Configuration

Post/Get Configuration allows you to perform action requests by writing them in the URL after your device’s IP address.

field name	value	description
Enable*	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles Post/Get ON or OFF
Username	string; Default: " "	User name used for authorization
Password	tring; Default: " "	Password used for authorization

*Do not forget to change parameters in the URL according to your POST/GET Configuration!

SMS by HTTP POST/GET

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It is possible to read and send SMS messages by using a valid HTTP POST/GET syntax. Use a web browser or any other compatible software to submit HTTP POST/GET strings to the router. The router must be connected to a GSM network when using the Send SMS feature.

ACTION	POST/GET URL EXAMPLE
View mobile messages list	http://youripaddress/cgi-bin/sms_list?username=admin&password=admin01
Read mobile message	http://youripaddress/cgi-bin/sms_read?username=admin&password=admin01&number=1
Send mobile message	http://youripaddress/cgi-bin/sms_send?username=admin&password=admin01&number=0037060000001&text=testmessage
View mobile messages total	http://youripaddress/cgi-bin/sms_total?username=admin&password=admin01
Delete mobile message	http://youripaddress/cgi-bin/sms_delete?username=admin&password=admin01&number=1

youripaddress - router's LAN IP address; username - router's login admin user name; password - router's login password; number - SMS message index number or recipient's phone number (phone number must contain country code. Phone number format is: 00{COUNTRY_CODE} {RECEIVER_NUMBER}, e.g., 0037062312345 (370 is country code and 62312345 is receiver's phone number)); text - SMS message text

Email to SMS

Email to SMS is a function that checks your email’s inbox at the specified frequency and, if it finds any new received emails with a specific subject, it converts them to SMS messages.

NOTE: all POP3 server email messages from inbox will be deleted.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles Email to SMS ON or OFF
POP3 server	host | ip; Default: " "	Your email service provider's POP3 server address. If you don't know this address, simply look it up online
Server port	integer [0..65535]; Default: " "	Server authentication port. As with POP3 server, your email service provider's POP3 port can be looked up online
User name	string; Default: " "	Your email account’s user name
Password	string; Default: " "	Your email account’s password
Secure connection (SSL)	yes | no; Default: no	SSL is a protocol for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data − a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message
Check email every	time; Default: 1 minute	Time interval to check email inbox

You may have noticed that there is no option where you can specify recipient's phone number. The reason for that is that Email to SMS doesn't forward all emails, only the ones that are meant to be forwarded. Only emails with the recipient's phone number in the subject will be forwarded (to the number specified in the subject). Phone number must contain country code. Phone number format is: 00{COUNTRY_CODE} {RECEIVER_NUMBER}, e.g., 0037062312345 (370 is country code and 62312345 is receiver's phone number)

Scheduled SMS

Scheduled SMS allows you to periodically send automated SMS messages to a specified number. Scheduled messages are managed in rule form, i.e., similar to SMS Utilities. Therefore, to configure a new Scheduled Message, we must first create a rule. To create a new rule, type in a phone number in the Phone number field located in the Scheduled Messages Configuration section and press the Add button located next to it.

After this you will be redirected to the Scheduled Messages Configuration window.

Scheduled Messages Configuration

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Scheduled messages provides you with the possibility to set up a rule that sends SMS messages to specified recipients periodically. To create a new rule, enter the recipient's Phone number and Message sending interval and click the "Add" button. The new rule will appear in the "Messages to send" table, but will be disabled and unconfigured. To configure your rule, simply click the "Edit" button located next to it.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles the rule ON or OFF
Recipient's phone number	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number that will receive the scheduled messages
Message text	string; Default: " "	The message that will be sent
Message sending interval	time; Default: Day, hour 1, minute 1	The frequency at which scheduled messages will be sent

Auto Reply

Auto reply allows you to configure automatic replying to SMS messages that the router receives from everyone or from listed numbers only.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles Auto Reply ON or OFF
Reply SMS Utilities rules	yes | no; Default: no	If enabled, the router will auto reply even SMS Utilieties rules
Don't save received messages	yes | no; Default: no	If enabled, the router will delete received SMS messages
Mode	Everyone | From listed number only; Default: Everyone	Specifies whether to auto reply to every phone number or just just specified phone numbers
Message text	string; Default: " "	The message that will be sent in reply
Recipient's phone number	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number(s) that will qualify for Auto Reply. To add more numbers, click the symbol. This field only becomes visible if the chosen Mode is From listed numbers only

SMS Forwarding

SMS Forwarding To HTTP

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The SMS Forwarding To HTTP functionality forwards SMS messages to HTTP, using either POST or GET methods.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles SMS Forwarding To HTTP ON or OFF
Forward SMS Utilities rules	yes | no; Default: no	If enabled, the router will also forward SMS Utilities rules to HTTP
Use HTTPS	yes | no; Default: no	ses the HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP
Method	Post | Get; Default: Get	Defines the HTTP transfer method
URL	host | ip; Default: " "	URL address to forward messages to
Number value name	string; Default: " "	Name to assign to sender’s phone number value in query string
Message value name	string; Default: " "	Name to assign to message text value in query string
Extra data pair 1 / Extra data pair 2	string; Default: " "	If you want to transfer some extra information through the HTTP query, enter variable name on the left field and its value on the right
Mode	All messages | From listed numbers; Default: All messages	Specifies which messages to forward
Sneder's phone number	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number(s) that will qualify for forwarding. To add more numbers, click the symbol. This field only becomes visible if the chosen Mode is From listed numbers

SMS Forwarding To SMS Configuration

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The SMS Forwarding To SMS function forwards SMS messages to one or several recipients.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles SMS Forwarding To SMS ON or OFF
Forward SMS Utilities rules	yes | no; Default: no	If enabled, the router will also forward SMS Utilities rules to SMS
Add sender number	yes | no; Default: no	Adds original sender’s number of the forwarded message
Mode	All messages | From listed numbers; Default: All messages	Specifies which messages to forward
Sender's phone number(s)	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number(s) that will qualify for forwarding. To add more numbers, click the symbol. This field only becomes visible if the chosen Mode is From listed numbers
Recipient's phone number(s)	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number(s) to which messages are going to be forwarded to. To add more numbers, click the symbol

SMS Forwarding To Email Configuration

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The SMS Forwarding To Email function forwards SMS messages to email.

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles SMS Forwarding To SMS ON or OFF
Forward SMS Utilities rules	yes | no; Default: no	If enabled, the router will also forward SMS Utilities rules to Email
Add sender number	yes | no; Default: no	Adds original sender’s number of the forwarded message
Subject	string; Default: " "	Text that will be inserted in the email’s Subject field
SMTP server	host | ip; Default: " "	Your email service provider's SMTP server’s address. If you don't know this address, you can look it up online
SMTP port	integer [0..65535]; Default: " "	Your email service provider's SMTP server’s port. If you don't know the port number, you can look it up online
Secure connection	yes | no; Default: no	Enables the use of cryptographic protocols. Enable only if your SMTP server supports SSL or TLS
User name	string; Default: " "	Your email account's login user name
Password	string; Default: " "	Your email account's login password
Sender's email address	email; Default: " "	The address that will be used to send emails from
Recipient's email address	email; Default: " "	Address to which messages will be forwarded to
Mode	All messages | From listed numbers; Default: All messages	Specifies which messages to forward
Sender's phone number(s)	phone number; Default: " "	Phone number(s) that will qualify for forwarding. To add more numbers, click the symbol. This field only becomes visible if the chosen Mode is From listed numbers

SMPP

The Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) is a protocol used for exchanging SMS messages between Short Message Service Centers (SMSC) and/or External Short Messaging Entities (ESME).

field name	value	description
Enable	yes | no; Default: no	Toggles SMPP ON or OFF
User name	yes | no; Default: no	User name used for authentication on the SMPP server
Password	string; Default: " "	Password used for authentication on the SMPP server
Server port	integer [0..65535]; Default: " "	SMPP server's port