How to Setup and Configure an SNPP Carrier

Video Transcript

Welcome to the tutorial on how to add an SNPP carrier in PageGate. The first step is to run the PageGate Admin. So, go to your Start Menu, go to your Programs, find the PageGate program group, and left click on the PageGate Admin. When the program comes up, if you're using the trial version, you'll see this prompt. Left click on Continue.

Find the Carriers section, right click on it, then left click on Add. Once you've entered the carrier's name, left click the dropdown arrow next to the Protocol, then select SNPP from the list. When you do, the program will ask for a host. The host is the specific address that a carrier has configured for SNPP traffic. For a list of SNPP hosts, please visit our website, www.notepage.net. Once at our website, left click on the support section on the left hand side. In the support section, you should see the SNPP settings section. Left click on that link. You should then be taken to a list of all SNPP hosts we currently know about.

Find your carrier's host in the list, then go back to PageGate. In the host field, type the host for your carrier. You'll also notice that there are several other fields, including password, port, Max Characters, and Message Limit. Some carriers require passwords to use their SNPP hosts, some don't. If your carrier does, enter the password here. The port should always be 444. Typically, for cell phone carriers, this should be set to 160. For paging carriers, it should be set to 240.

Left click on Apply to add your carrier into the available carriers list. This concludes the tutorial for how to add an SNPP carrier into PageGate. For more tutorials, including how to add an SNPP recipient, please visit our website, www.notepage.net.