📧 E-mail for SMS / notes

⚠️ Important Notice Regarding the Outlook Plugin

The Outlook plugin is currently non-functional and not suitable for configuring Email-to-SMS.
Please use only the web interface of the gateway and perform manual SMTP tests for setup.

🛠️ Step 1: Configure SMTP Settings in the Gateway

1. Open the web interface of your gateway.

2. Navigate to: Configuration → General → SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

3. Enter your mail server parameters as follows:

• Server: IP address or hostname of your mail server

• Port: Typically 25 (without authentication)

• Authentication: Leave disabled, if your mail server allows it

• IMAP: Enable IMAP in your mail account to allow email delivery and inbox polling

🛠️ Step 2: Create an Email-to-SMS Rule

1. Navigate to: Configuration → Email to SMS

2. Create a new rule with the following parameters:

• Sender: e.g. *@example.com

• Recipient: Mobile number in the format 0049xxxxxxxx@sms.local

• Routing: Via SMS gateway

3. Save the rule and test its functionality.

🧪 Step 3: Send a Manual SMTP Test Message

You can test functionality using an SMTP tool or Telnet:

1. Open a Telnet session to your mail server:

2. Enter the following commands (press Enter after each line):

⚠️ Make sure to include the period (.) on a separate line to end the message.

If everything is configured correctly, the SMS should arrive on the recipient's device within a few seconds.

🗂️ Additional Notes

• Character Encoding: Ensure that outgoing email encoding in your email client is set to Unicode (UTF-8).

• Filtering: In production environments, it's recommended to filter by domain or sender to prevent misuse or spam.

• Log Files: If issues occur, check the following log files for troubleshooting:

  • smsd.log

  • mail.log or syslog

For more information and detailed instructions, please visit the official Brevis.One documentation:
🔗 Configure Email to SMS