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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
4 Click OK to save the changes.
Tip: To check the status of an action, or to cancel an action, on the console go to Tools >
Running Actions.
Adding and editing a SMS Action
The SMS Action sends a Short Message Service (SMS) notification to a pager or cell phone
using an email gateway or dial-up modem. An SMS Action can also be used as an SMS
notification in the WhatsUp Gold Alert Center.
To add or edit an SMS action:
1 Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library.
2 Click New and select SMS Action from the list to create a new program action. Click OK.
- or -
Select the action you want to change from the list of current actions, and then click Edit.
3 Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Name. Type a name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the action in
the Action Library.
Country. Using the list box, select the country for the SMS provider.
Provider. Using the list box, select the desired provider.
Note: If the provider list is incomplete and/or incorrect, you can click the Providers browse
button to add, edit, or delete providers in this list.
Mode. Either Email or Dialup, depending on how the Provider was created in the
system.
Email to. If the connection setting is Email, type the email address of the SMS device.
Phone Number. If the connection setting is Dialup, type the phone number to call
with the message. You can enter multiple phone numbers, separated by a comma.
There is a 2,000 character limit in this field, so you can enter many numbers.
Note: Non-numeric characters such as "-" and "." are ignored.
4 The New/Edit SMS Action dialog contains two tabs. Select a tab to configure message
settings.
The Message tab contains options pertaining to the message sent as the result of an
active or passive monitor.
Message. Type a text message plus any desired percent variable codes. If you use
percent variables, character count is greatly increased.
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