Add/modify a mobile provider
- Click System > Settings.
- Expand the System Communication folder.
- Select Mobile Providers from the tree.
- Click the Add button or select a provider and click Modify.
- Use the field definitions in the table below to complete the provider information.
- Click OK to save your changes.
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Field |
Definition |
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Enable |
Enables/disables the provider. Enable/Disable can also be done from the Mobile Providers list. |
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Provider |
Name of the provider being configured. This name must be unique. |
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The provider's email domain, such as, nextel.messaging.com. |
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Country |
Country to which this SMS Address corresponds. You may have providers that have a different SMS Address for each country in which they operate. You need a separate record for each one. |
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Max Message Length |
Controls the number of characters included in a single message when messages are sent to this provider's customers. If the message length exceeds the Max Message Length, it is divided up in to multiple messages. |
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Prefix |
Any numbers that are required before the user's mobile number. For example, you may have users that are in an adjacent country, therefore you may need to enter a number, such as 1, ahead of the mobile number. |
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Suffix |
Any numbers required after the user's mobile number. |
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The format used for the address of the message recipient. FortiNAC sends SMS messages via email. The provider's email server sends the messages to the mobile phone number contained in the SMS Address. As you enter information in to the Add/Modify Provider dialog, the SMS Address is updated. |