1. Overview
You can send scheduled messages such as Heartbeat SMS that is sent out daily to report that the device is alive.
2. View scheduled messages
- Scheduled Date Time: Original time when the message is scheduled
- Recipient (Mobile/Email): The receiver of the message
- Body Message: Message text
- Sender: Sender of message
- Scheduled Rules: Information on when and how many messages to send
- Number Activated: Number of times the message is sent
- Output Type: Whether message is SMS, Email, Syslog, SNMP or HTTP
- Message Type: Message type is Schedule
- Next Activation: Next activation time
3. Create new scheduled SMS
- Access Main menu > Client tools > Send SMS to create a new SMS message.
- Select the contact groups or fill in the recipients followed by the SMS Message.
- Click “No Schedule Set” to set the schedule.
4. Specify schedule details
- Start Date Time: Original time when the message is scheduled
- Frequency: Interval between messages
When the dropdown list selection is chosen, the textbox value will be ignored.
The first message is sent on “start date time” + frequency. - End Conditions: The schedule will end when any conditions are met
– “Stops if number of message sent equals”: The schedule will stop after this number of messages sent. Set to 0 to ignore.
– “Stops if exceeds date time”: The schedule will stop after this time.
Example: How to set Heartbeat SMS
Set a heartbeat SMS to alert recipients at a specific time daily eg. 9am to report that the device is alive.
Set the following fields:
- Start date time: Select tomorrow’s date and specific time you want the SMS to be sent.
- Frequency: Daily
- End Conditions:
Stops if number of message sent equals: 0
Stops if exceeds date time: Select a date such as one that is three years in the future. - Click “OK” button.
5. Send message
- The schedule appears in the Send SMS page.
- Click “Send” to send the message.
- The schedule message will appear in the list of scheduled messages.