# Configure SMS

To configure the programmable External Applications interface for SMS Notification:

Note: You will need to configure the SMS Notifier server before SMS Notification will work. Refer to the SMS Notifier documentation for instructions to configure the SMS Notifier server.

1. From the navigation tree, click Offline Configuration > Edit Offline Configuration. The Offline Configuration navigation tree opens.

2. When prompted to Duplicate Active Configuration, click Yes.

3. In the navigation tree, click External Applications and select the Serial Port to use for SMS.

4. In the Application list, select Programmable and enter the following values:

   - In Delay between requests, enter 2

   4. In Pre-DN ON string, enter ON followed by a space

   - In Pre-DN OFF string, enter OFF followed by a space

   - In Post-DN ON string, enter \R

   - In Post-DN OFF string, enter \R

   - Set Dept Code as DN ? to N

   - Set Unplayed number sent? to Y

   - Set Delay after Post-DN string to 3

   - Set Suppress updates to MWL (y/n) to N

5. Click Save.

6. In the navigation tree, select Commit Changes and Exit. Confirm the commit. Your changes are now saved to the duplicate (inactive) configuration. Configuration changes will not take effect until you have activated the inactive configuration.

To complete the RS-232 configuration for SMS Notification, you must now assign the correct message waiting type to the mailboxes that will be using it:

7. Assign message waiting type 7 (programmable interface) through the first or second message waiting type prompt in mailboxes that are to receive message waiting indicator requests. See Assigning Message Waiting Indicators to a Mailbox.

You have now configured the NuPoint Unified Messaging system for SMS Notification to send text messages to mobile phones using the RS-232 interface.