Multitech MultiModem iSMS SF100-G Administrator's Manual page 48

Chapter 4 – Using the MultiModem iSMS Web Interface
SMS Text
Enter the text of the message you want to send.
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You can choose a Pre-Configured Message that you set up on the Triggers > Pre-Configured SMS window. Click the Pre-
Configured Message text to access a list of pre-configured messages. After the pre-configured message appears in the
SMS Text field, you may continue to edit the contents of the message/SMS Text field.
Unicode options are also available, please see Unicode Use below.
The message entered automatically tracked by the Typed, Left and Spanned boxes below the entry field. Depending on
the Encoding Type, the maximum characters allowed can change.
Typed
This field tracks the actual number of characters entered into the SMS Text field.
Left
This counts down the number of characters left available in the SMS Text field.
Spanned
This shows the number of SMS messages that are needed to send the text as currently entered. Messages that need to be
spanned are sent concurrently. Each spanned message is prefixed with 6 characters indicating it is part of a spanned SMS.
The 6 characters are:
(#of8)
Where # is equal to 1 to 8.
Maximum Number of Characters Allowed with Spanning:
After upgrading from older firmware, the number of allowed spans can be increased up to 8 using one of the following
methods:
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Set the unit to factory defaults.
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To set number of spans allowed on sent SMS messages, run the setspans utility from telnet:
setspans utility
You can run this utility from a telnet session to port 2222.
After logging in, type "./sbin/setspans" (without the quotes). This shows you the syntax and current span setting. set
To set the span value and save it to flash, enter "./sbin/setspans #" where # is the number of desired spans (1-8).
Encoding Type
Select the encoding type that you want the SMS message to be sent as.
Options: ASCII (default), Extended ASCII, Unicode.
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When Extended ASCII is selected, an "Extended ASCII" link is added under the SMS Text box, providing a keyboard of
extended ASCII characters that can be added into the SMS Test message.
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When Unicode is selected, choose Hexadecimal, Decimal or Language for the Unicode type. If Language is selected,
an additional drop-down box appears with specific language selections.
When a language is selected, clicking on the link after the Pre-Configured Message link brings up a virtual keyboard that
allows you to enter the specified text in the SMS Text message box.
MultiModem® iSMS System Administrator's Guide
ASCII 1232
Extended ASCII 1072
Unicode 512
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