SMPP SMSC

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The gateway supports the SMPP (Short Message Peer to Peer) protocol, version 3.3 or 3.4, to connect to an SMSC over the internet or other private TCP/IP network. Some mobile operators provide SMPP connections for higher volumes of SMS traffic.

To add an SMPP connection, select “Add” from the “SMSC” tab of the gateway dialog. Then select “SMPP over TCP/IP”.

“SMPP Version” specifies the version of the SMPP protocol to use. The gateway supports “v3.3” and “v3.4”.

“Server Host Name” specifies the TCP/IP address or host name of the SMPP server.

“Port” specifies the TCP/IP port on the SMPP server to which the gateway should connect.

“User Name” specifies the user name (sometimes called System ID) for the gateway to use when connecting to the SMPP server.

“Password” specifies the password for the gateway to use when connecting to the SMPP server.

“Address Range” is a parameter used primarily when receiving messages. Set this field only if instructed to do so by your SMPP service provider.

“System Type” is an optional login parameter that should be set only if required by the SMPP server. The SMPP system administrator will provide this value, which when required, is usually a short text string.

“Sender Address” specifies the default sender address (phone number) to apply to outbound SMS messages. The SMPP server may override this setting.

Check “Allow Sender Address Override” if you want to allow messages submitted to the gateway to be able to specify a sender address. If this box is checked, and a sender address is present in a message being submitted to an SMPP based SMSC, the sender address in the message will be submitted to the SMSC. The SMPP server may override this setting.

Check the “Enable Receive Messages” box if you wish to receive messages from the SMPP server. When this box is checked, the gateway will connect to the SMPP server with two separate connections, one bound as a transmitter and the other bound as a receiver.

The “Routing” group of options is used when multiple SMSC connections are defined to the gateway. These options define what messages should be routed to this connection. The Routing options are common to SMPP, GSM Modem, UCP/EMI and HTTP connections, and are described in the help file.

When the “OK” button is selected, the gateway will attempt to connect to the SMPP server to verify the configuration information provided. Diagnostic information will be displayed if the connection fails. The connection will only be added to the configuration after a successful connection to the SMPP server.