Sms Overview; Sending Sms Commands To An Airlink Device - Sierra Wireless AirLink ES440 User Manual

Rev 1 Nov.14

SMS Overview

AirLink devices can:
• Receive commands via SMS message and send responses, even when the
device does not have a data connection (for example, you can provision a
device via SMS without having a data connection)
• Act as an SMS gateway for a device connected to a local interface
Note: To use SMS with your AirLink device, you must have an account with SMS enabled.
ACEmanager has four SMS modes.
each mode.
Table 8-1: SMS Mode Capabilities
Mode
Password Only
Control Only
Gateway Only
Control & Gateway
* Provided either:
•
Trusted Phone Number List is disabled.
•
Trusted Phone Number List is enabled and the device's phone number is in the
Trusted Phone Number List.
For more information on Trusted Phone Number List, see
page 175.

Sending SMS Commands to an AirLink Device

Mobile
Network
Remote device
SMS
SMS response
Table 8-1 summarizes the capabilities of
SMS SMS Command
Command without password
with password
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AirLink device
Connected
device
Services Configuration
SMS Gateway
No No
Yes* No
No Yes*
Yes* Yes*
Inbound SMS Messages on
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