Installation
1. Choose one PC running with Windows from your system as SMS server, and each following step should be done on that PC.

2. Double click "SMSServerSetup. exe " to install this software. When the installing finished it can run automatically, then the Configuration dialog box will be displayed for you to set the parameters.

3. The software installed with a MS Access database file "SMSDemo.mdb", 2 tables in this file are used for sending and receiving message. If you are first times use this software we suggest you use the default database, and then go to step 5. If you want to use the database of your own software, open "ODBC Data Source Manager" in Control Panel, and build a DSN based on the information of your database. 

4. Choose Database Tab Page of the software, and then enter DSN and other database information such as login user name and password. Set SQL scripts according to the names of the tables and fields of your database. If you don’t have SMS In/Out table in your software yet, we suggest you use default value. Please refer to "Configuration" on next chapter for detailed explanation. How to: Configuration of Database

5. Follow the instruction of your GSM device, connect your device to a serial port or USB port, or align it with the infrared port, turn on the device and wait about 30 seconds before the device properly logged itself into GSM network, and then go on with the following step. FAQ: How to choose GSM device?

6. Choose Device Tab Page, and then choose the right port number and baud rate according to the user’s manual of your GSM device, and enter SMS center number. If your SIM card asks for PIN code, please enter the proper PIN code. Leave it blank if PIN code is not required.

7. Click Apply button after complete parameter setting. Locate Kylix SMS Server icon in Windows tray, and then right click on it, choose "SMS Server Start" from the menu to start the service.

8. Choose Information Tab Page and wait for about 10 seconds before you can see correct GSM device parameters, otherwise you should check if the port number and baud rate of your GSM device is properly set. If there are unsent SMS messages in your SMSOut Table, then you can see the number of the messages in "Unsent" field, otherwise you should check the parameter settings of the database.

9. Select "send-receive SMS" from start menu, the database file will be opened by MS Access. Modify any record in SMSOut table, change the value in Phone field to receiver's phone number, and change the value of status field to 0. Wait several seconds, before receiver's phone will receive the message. Send a message with a mobile phone to the number of the GSM device, and wait several seconds, after the GSM device receives the message, open SMSIn table and you can see the received message.

10. When the software is running, status in "Service Status" of Information Tab Page, and you will find the icon displaying current status in Windows tray. There are 3 modes of status altogether, Running, Stopped and Error. In case any errors appear, please open the "Configuration" dialog box, check each option is correctly set, the database is well connected and the GSM device is working properly.

11. Upgrade your software, insert SMS messages need to be sent into the SMSOut Table, and query SMSIn table when you want to check answered SMS messages. Now the SMS functions of your software are ready for use.