Configuring the Outgoing SMS Gateway

Prerequisites

Built-in SMS gateway

1. Log in to your bastion host.
2. Choose System > Sysconfig > Outgoing.
3. In the SMS API area, click Edit.
4. Select Built-in and enter a mobile number to verify the connectivity of the built-in SMS gateway.
5. Click OK. You can then view SMS gateway configuration on the Outgoing tab.
   Caution

   • The built-in SMS gateway cannot push system alarm notifications.
   • If you need to receive SMS messages from mobile numbers globally, configure an SMS gateway globally.

General Third-party SMS Gateway

1. Log in to your bastion host.
2. Choose System > Sysconfig > Outgoing.
3. In the SMS API area, click Edit.
4. Select Third-party and then select SMS Gateway from the SMS Conf drop-down list.

   In the displayed parameter list, specify other parameters as prompted.

5. Click OK. You can then view SMS gateway configuration on the Outgoing tab.

   Table 1 SMS API parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Method	Request method. The options are POST and GET.
   URL	URL of SMS API. You can enter a universal URL or a URL containing parameters. Do not enter MD5-encrypted URLs.
   HTTP Header	HTTP request header. Use colons (:) to separate the name and value of the HTTP request header. Only HTTP and HTTPS gateways are supported.
   API Params	API parameters of the SMS gateway. Replace keywords $MOBILE and $TEXT with the phone number and SMS content.
   Encode	Encode method. You can select UTF-8, Big5, or GB18030.
   Mobile	Phone number for receiving the SMS messages. Enter an available phone number and verify the SMS message content.