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How to Configure WCTP Carriers and Recipients in NotePager Pro Transcript for Video:
Welcome to the video tutorial on how to configure a WCTP carrier to send SMS or pages in NotePager Pro. In this tutorial, we’ll be going over what the WCTP protocol is and how to use it for messaging.
WCTP stands for the Wireless Communications Transfer Protocol and is a protocol that is typically used by paging companies like SPOK and American Messaging, as well as Enterprise level SMS solutions, like Verizon’s EMAG and AT&T EPN.
To start, we’ll want to go to Carriers – Add.
Next, we’ll want to give the carrier a name. The name is completely arbitrary and can be anything you like but I do recommend naming it something straightforward, like SPOK or EMAG.
Change the protocol to: WCTP
In the ‘Host’ field, enter the WCTP address you want to connect to. For a list of known WCTP hosts, have a look at this section of our support site: https://www.notepage.net/wctp.htm
Click Advanced.
In the Port field, specify the port required by the WCTP host. Most hosts use port 80 but double check with your host to be sure.
The ‘Max Chars’ field is half of a two-part equation in NotePager Pro. The carrier ‘Max Chars’ field determines the maximum number of characters a single message may contain. The recipient ‘Max Chars’ field determines the maximum number of characters you want to send to that person.
So, if the recipient ‘Max Chars’ value is higher than the carrier ‘Max Chars’ value, the program will break up long messages in to multiple messages based on the carrier’s value.
For example, let’s say we’re sending SMS; that means we would want the carrier ‘Max Chars’ value to be 160 since an SMS may only contain 160 characters. However, let’s say that we set the recipient’s ‘Max Chars’ value to 500. Let’s then also say that we sent a 300 character message to that recipient. NotePager Pro would break that up in to one 160 character message and one 140 character message.
For SMS, we recommend setting this field to 160. For pages, set it to 240.
If your host can only accept a certain number of messages in a single session, specify that number in the ‘Msg Limit’ field.
For more information about the ‘Priority’ value, have a look at the ‘Prioritizing Your Messages’ video tutorial.
If your WCTP host requires authentication, enter the username and password in to their respective fields. Some WCTP hosts only require a password while others require a username and password, so be sure to verify what you should use with your WCTP host.
When finished, click Back, then click Apply to add the carrier to the list.
Now all that remains is adding a recipient that uses the new carrier. To do that, go to Recipients – Add.
Give the recipient a name.
Select your WCTP carrier from the list.
In the ID/PIN, enter the 10 digit cell phone number or pager number required by the host.
Click Advanced. Set the ‘Max Chars’ value to the number of characters you want to send to this person. Click back, then click Apply. Click OK and your recipient is now available to message.
This concludes the video tutorial on how to create a WCTP carrier to send SMS or pages in NotePager Pro. For more information, including how to configure the other internet and hardware methods of message delivery, please visit our website, www.notepage.net
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