Rev 1 Apr.17
E: SMS Commands
SMS Command format
PW [Password] [Prefix][Command or Command parameter1]
[Command parameter2 (if applicable)] [Command parameter n]
Note: There is no space between the prefix and the command (or the 1st command parameter in the case of multi-parameter commands). There must be a single space between all other fields to act as a delimiter.
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SMS mode
Password Only
Control Only
Gateway Only
Control and Gateway
The default password is the last 4 digits of the SIM ID number (for
SIM-based devices) and the last 4 digits of the ESN (for non-SIM devices). If you do not know the SIM ID or ESN number, you can find it in ACEmanager on the Status > WAN/Cellular page.
The default prefix is “&&&”.
Whether or not a password and prefix are required varies depending on the SMS mode selected in ACEmanager.
Password
(configurable in all modes)
Always required
Required when sending from a non-trusted phone number
Always required
Required when sending from a non-trusted phone number
Prefix
Required
Use default (not configurable)
Prefix is configurable.
The prefix can be omitted if the ALEOS
Command Prefix field in ACEmanager
(Services > SMS) is configured to be blank.
Required
Use default (not configurable)
Required
Configurable, but cannot be blank
When an SMS command is received, the AirLink gateway performs the action requested and sends a response back to the phone number from which it received the SMS.
For more examples and detailed instructions, see
SMS Overview on page 212.
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