Integrating WebWatchBot with PageGate
Send Text and SMS Messages from WebWatchBot
How to Integrate
With WebWatchBot’s ability to execute an external
program, you can send a message to a pager or cell phone
using PageGate.
Steps to execute PageGate’s sendpage.exe utility:
1. Create a new watch item and click on the “Alarm”
tab.
2. Click the “Actions” button and the “Set Alarm
Actions” dialog box will appear.
3. Click on the “Command” Tab
4. Specify the location and parameters to use
with sendpage.exe. For example: c:\program files\sendpage.exe
-dir=c:\pages Chris Peter This is a test message .
PageGate Settings
GetAscii (Commandline/Ascii) Settings
PageGate's GetAscii (Commandline/Ascii) interface must
be enabled for the integration of PageGate and WebWatchBot.
1. Run PageGate's Administration program (PG
Admin)
2. Double-click on the 'Interfaces' object.
3. Double-click on the 'GetAscii' object.
4. Click on the 'Settings' object.
5. Type in a path for PageGate to use as a polling
directory for this interface (or hit the '...' button
to browse to an existing folder).
6. Check the 'Enabled' checkbox.
7. Click the 'Apply' button. Recipient/Group
Settings
PageGate recipients and groups must
have the Ascii service enabled in order to receive messages
from WebWatchBot
1. Add a new or edit an existing PageGate recipient
or group.
2. On the recipient's or group's settings screen,
check the 'Ascii' checkbox in the 'Enabled Services'
section.
3. Click the 'Apply' button. GUI Client Settings
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