How to Integrate DIADvisor with PageGate
Send Text and SMS Messages from DIADvisor
Before you get started…
Things you need to know:
1. Pager phone number for all page
recipients
2. Modem access number (phone number for your
paging service provider’s paging terminal) Note:
this information is obtained by contacting the
provider of your phone/pager
3. Baud Rate
4. Init string for your modem to help your modem
connect to the paging carrier’s modem Note: good
information in the PageGate help, sometimes can
be found in modem information too
5. What port you will be using
PageGate Setup
Start > PageGate Admin When you
first login you will see the “ “ window. Select
the following: scheduler, Get ASCII, Dialer 1,
and then click on apply. You may also the
program or database directory if desired (not
recommended).
1. Program
· Setting – this is what you defined in the
previous step
2. Database
· The “Purge After xx Days” field can be set.
This sets the number of days that delivered
messages are kept in the PageGate database before
they are deleted. This setting also controls
when old input files processed by the GETAscii
interface are removed.
3. Scheduler
· Polling interval – sets how often (in seconds)
the scheduler checks the database for new unscheduled
messages
4. Interfaces
· Get Ascii
- Must first fill in path for polling directory
(need path to folder where SW puts messages)
- Select a polling interval
- Click on apply and then click to select
Enable
- Advance polling options available
– probably not necessary for our clients needs
5. Connectors
· Global – standard settings should be okay
· Dialer 1
- Dialer (default to Dialer 1
– could rename if desired)
- Init string (this is an area that where
you may need to try more than one setting)
- Dialing prefix (8, 9, etc)
- Dedicated carrier
– can set if all phones/pages use the same
carrier, not necessary
- Serial port
- Dicrect connect option
– not standard
6. Carrier
· Right click to add a carrier
- Carrier – enter in the name of the service
provider
- Delivery Method – leave on TAP
- Baud Rate
- Parity, Data bits, Stop bits, - leave default
- Init string – should be the same as in
the Dialer setup
- Click on apply to save settings
· Once added – you may view by click on Carrier
for a list of defined carriers.Click on any
carrier to edit
7. Recipients
· Right click to add a recipient
- Recipient – name of person – this is the
“subscriber” defined when setting up an alarm.
- Full name
- Recipient type – should be set to normal
- Enable services – must have ascii selected
– if you can’t that means ascii isn’t enabled
in Interface
- Select a carrier from the drop down list
- ID/Pin – cell phone number of recipient
- Leave all other setting as is
- Click on apply to save settings
· Once added – you may view by clicking on
Recipient for a list of defined recipients.
Click on any recipient to edit
· To test to make sure your settings are correct,
right click and choose send message
8. Groups – page to multiple people
· Right click to add a new group
- Name your group
- Member – click on recipients in the non-member
group to make them a member of the group
9. Logging – useful for troubleshooting
10. Reports – make sure you have a printer defined
11. Registration
· 30 day evaluation period is not registered
· To register
- You must type in ALL fields exactly as
they show on the registration form
- Upon successful registration the box in
the upper right will be updated to show your
configuration
NOTE: The Help system has some troubleshooting
on Modem Setup. Two sections that can be particularly
helpful are: Troubleshooting > Init Strings and
Connecting to a carrier
Configuration in STORM Watch:
1. Add a folder in the STORM Watch directory
– I like to use the name SW Pages
2. From the Main Menu:
· Setup > System Parameters · In the Paging
section:
- Product: select PageGate from the drop
down menu
- Path: c:\Program Files\STORM Watch\SW Pages\Process
- Page Sender: STORMWatch (this can be any
name)
- Message Template: this is totally up to
the user as to what they want
3. From the Main Menu:
· Setup > Sites/Sensors > Alarms
- Subscriber: This must be filled in – it
must match a “recipient” defined in PageGate
(this is not case - Sensitive)
- Message: Enter any additional text other
than what was defined in the message template
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