A notification profile defines a transport that can be used to deliver notifications to the users. Two types of transport are supported:
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SMTP for delivering messages by email.
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SMPP for message delivery by SMS via virtually any cellular provider or the numerous SMS distribution centres.
To create an SMTP notification profile, go to the Libraries ➜ Notification profiles section, click Add, select the Add SMTP notification profile option, and fill in the relevant fields:
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Name |
Description |
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Name |
Profile name. |
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Description |
Profile description. |
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Host |
The IP address or FQDN of the SMTP server that will be used for sending emails. |
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Port |
The TCP port used by the SMTP server. Usually, SMTP uses port 25, and SMTP with SSL uses port 465. Consult your email server administrator regarding this value. |
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Connection security |
The following outgoing email security options are available: None, STARTTLS, and SSL. |
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Authorization |
Turns on authorization for SMTP server connection. |
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Login name |
The account name for connecting to the SMTP server. |
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Password |
The account password for connecting to the SMTP server. |
To create an SMPP notification profile, go to the Libraries ➜ Notification profiles section, click Add, select the Add SMPP notification profile option, and fill in the relevant fields:
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Name |
Description |
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Name |
Profile name. |
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Description |
Profile description. |
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Host |
The IP address or FQDN of the SMPP server that will be used for sending SMS messages. |
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Port |
The TCP port used by the SMPP server. Usually, SMPP uses port 2775, and SMPP with SSL uses port 3550. |
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SSL |
Specifies whether or not SSL encryption is used. |
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Login name |
The account name for connecting to the SMPP server. |
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Password |
The account password for connecting to the SMPP server. |
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Phone translation rules |
In certain cases, the SMPP provider expects a phone number in a specific format, such as 0123456789. To meet the provider's requirements, you can configure the replacement of the leading phone number digits with others. For example, you can replace the leading +971 with 0. |