Did you know - How to configure custom SMS provider in ADSelfService Plus?
ADSelfService Plus lets you use any one of the following methods to send an SMS:
- GSM modem
- Clickatell (built-in support)
- Custom SMS gateway
Configuring custom SMS gateway:
You can configure a custom SMS gateway to send notifications and verification codes via SMS. ADSelfService Plus also extends support to both HTTP and SMTP-based SMS gateways.
HTTP-based SMS gateway:
- Login to ADSelfService Plus with administrator credentials.
- Navigate to Admin-> Product Settings -> Server Settings.
- Select SMS Settings tab.
- Select Custom from the SMS provider drop-down menu.
- Select HTTP from the Send SMS via drop-down menu.
- Choose your HTTP method (Post or Get).
- Enter the URL of your SMS gateway provider.
- Specify the HTTP GET parameters and the HTTP POST payloads required by the SMS provider to accept your requests.
- Note: Separate the HTTP parameters by an ampersand (&) sign.
- Example format: userName=xxx&password=yyy&mobileNumber=%mobNo%&message=%message%.
- xxx = API authentication username
- yyy = API authentication password
- %mobNo% = User's mobile number
- %message% = SMS content
- Enter the responses that you get from your SMS provider regarding the SMS delivery status.
- Click Advanced Settings.
- Enter the HTTP request headers.
- Note: Each header value should be in a separate line.
- Choose Convert Message into Unicode option to send SMS in Unicode format.
- Click Save.
SMTP-based SMS gateway:
- Login to ADSelfService Plus with administrator credentials.
- Navigate to Admin-> Product Settings -> Server Settings.
- Select SMS Settings tab.
- Select Custom from the SMS provider drop-down menu.
- Select SMTP from the Send SMS via drop-down menu.
- Enter the email ID from which you want to send the SMS in the From Address field.
- Enter the %mobNo% macro followed by the email of your provider in the To Address field. Example: %mobNo%@clickatell.com. Refer your SMS provider to know the exact values.
- Enter the details required in the Subject and Content field. Please refer your SMS provider's documentation to know the exact macros to be included in these fields. Normally, it would be either %mobNo% or %message%.
- Click SMTP Server Settings.
- Note: Fill in the SMTP server settings only when your custom SMS provider requires a dedicated SMTP gateway. Else, leave the fields blank and your default mail settings will be used.
- Enter the name or IP address of your SMTP server.
- Enter the port number.
- Input the username and password of your SMTP server.
- Select either TLS or SSL as your connection security.
- Click Save.