Sending An Sms Diagnostic Command; Types Of Sms Diagnostic Commands - NetComm NTC-220 User Manual

Sending an SMS Diagnostic Command

Follow the steps below to configure the router to optionally accept SMS diagnostic commands only from
authenticated senders and learn how to send SMS diagnostic commands to the router.
1 Navigate to the Services > SMS messaging > Diagnostics page
2 Confirm that the Enable remote diagnostics and command execution toggle key is set to the ON position. If
it is set to OFF click the toggle key to switch it to the ON position.
3 If you wish to have the router only accept commands from authenticated senders, ensure that Only accept
authenticated SMS messages is set to the ON position. In the White list for diagnostic or execution SMS
messages section, click the +Add button and enter the sender's number in international format into the
Destination number field that appears. You must enter a password in the Password field corresponding to
the destination number.
4 If you would prefer to accept SMS diagnostic commands from any sender, set the Only accept authenticated
SMS messages toggle key to the OFF position.
Note – An alternative method of adding a number to the white list is to send an SMS message to the router, navigate to Services
> SMS messaging > Inbox and then click the
You will then need to set a Password in the White list for diagnostic execution SMS list.
5 Click the Save button.

Types of SMS diagnostic commands

There are three types of commands that can be sent; execute, get and set. The basic syntax is as follows:
execute COMMAND
get VARIABLE
set VARIABLE=VALUE
If authentication is enabled, each command must be preceded by the password:
PASSWORD execute COMMAND
PASSWORD get VARIABLE
PASSWORD set VARIABLE=VALUE
The following are some examples of SMS diagnostic commands:
password6657 execute reboot
get rssi
set apn1=testAPNvalue
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button next to the message which corresponds to the sender's number.
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