AKiPS SMS & voice call notifications – integration manual
Here we describe how to setup AKiPS with SMSEagle for SMS notifications. The configuration is fast & easy – it should take you about 5 min to have it up and running.
SMSEagle is an offline hardware SMS gateway. Therefore no external connection to 3rd party system is required. All notifications are generated on-premise and sent directly to a cellular network. This solution can be used in secure installations without Internet access.
SMSEagle Setup
This integration will use Email To SMS plugin (see details: Email To SMS plugin). This plugin is included in each version of SMSEagle device.
- Enable Email To SMS plugin in web-GUI > menu Emails > Email to SMS > Settings tab.
- Create a forwarding rule in the Rules tab. You can forward all emails to SMS or emails from specific domains.
- Check Active checkbox
AKiPS Setup
- Go to Admin > System > System Settings. Scroll to the Email Server section
- To change the default email address, enter it in the From Address text field.
- In the SMTP Server text field, type the hostname or IP address of your SMTP server.
E.g. smtp.mydomain.com - Complete the Username and Password text fields if required
- To test, type your email address in the Test Email text field and click Send.
- Click Save.
- Go to Admin > System > System Shutdown. Click Reboot Server to apply.
- Optional – you can use SMSEagle as SMTP server
- Go to Admin > Alerting > Status Alerts. Specify a filter, add an email action.
- In the email to field type: PHONE_NUMBER@IP.ADDRESS.OF.SMSEAGLE
(for example: 123456789@192.168.1.101), which is the exact format required by Email2SMS feature. - Click Save
Wake-up Calls & Text-to-speech Calls (optional)
SMSEagle device can be equipped with an additional voice feature that offers wake-up calls for urgent ring-only alerts or text-to-speech calls to convert text alerts into voice calls. Complete the following steps if you want to add a follow-up voice call:
- in SMSEagle webGUI > menu Emails > Email to SMS edit the forwarding rule you created earlier
- in the parameter “Call after sending SMS” choose a desired value:
- Yes – ring only: SMS will be followed with a wake-up (ring only) call
- Yes – text to speech: SMS will be followed with a simple text-to-speech voice call (English language only)
- Yes – text to speech (advanced): SMS will be followed with a text-to-speech voice call (better quality & multiple language support)
Notice: Wake-up Calls and Text-to-Speech Calls are only available to users who have purchased the VOICE add-on for their SMSEagle device.
Explore SMSEagle Demo device
SMSEagle is a hardware & software solution that guarantees a swift delivery of your messages to designated recipients, whether it’s for notifications, alerts, or important updates.
After registering to a demo you get a remote access to our physical device NXS-9750.
- 14-days free trial
- Access to over 20 functionalities
