Typically, a recipient is entered into PageGate's database (by using the PG Admin program) for each pager (or other wireless messaging device) that messages will be sent to. For installations with a large number of recipients, maintaining a large database can be cumbersome. PageGate's Ad-Hoc option enables it to send messages to recipients that aren't setup in PageGate's database. When this feature is being used, the pager's ID/PIN number must be included in the message. PageGate then uses this ID/PIN when it delivers the message the paging carrier. To use Ad-Hoc, a single Ad-Hoc recipient is setup for each carrier. Messages that should be sent to a carrier are addressed to the Ad-Hoc recipient for that carrier. Each of PageGate's interfaces has a slightly different way of handling Ad-Hoc messages. Please refer to the documentation on each interface for details on how it handles the Ad-Hoc feature.
