The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Configuring the eG Manager to Send SMS Alerts
The default service
name of the eG SMS
manager
Command to be executed
The default port of
the eG SMS
manager
Figure 7.8: The contents of the eGSMSMgr.properties file
2. As indicated by Figure 7.8, note that the egSMSMgr.properties file consists of the default
RMIServerPort and the RMIServiceName values. These values can be changed, if required.
3. Also, note that a Command parameter exists in the eGSMSMgr.properties file of Figure 7.8. In some
environments, GSM modems may support a command line interface through which SMS
messages can be sent. The eG SMS manager can be configured to use the command line
interface using the Command specification in the eGSMSMgr.properties file of Figure 7.8. By default,
the Command specification is disabled in the eGSMSMgr.properties file. A sample command
specification has been provided in this file for your benefit. In this example, the command is:
echo #MSG#$message;$mobile; > $port. When the SMS message is sent by the eG SMS
manager, it replaces $message with the actual message to be sent, $mobile represents the
mobile number to which the SMS should be sent, and $port is the port number that should be
used for sending the SMS message.
4. Now, open the eg_services.ini file in the /manager/config directory (see Figure 7.9).
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