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Kylix SMS Server FAQs
1. How do I run this software as soon as possible, I want to try if
it works correctly before adding these feature to my software and
database, what should I do?
2. How to choose GSM Device?
3. Does
the software support GPRS Modem?
4. How to
Set Connection Mode and Port Number?
5. What is Concatenated
SMS Mode?
6. Is Kylix SMS Server able to work with software without database?
7. Why there are some unsent messages in "Unsent" of Information Tab
Page, and the software does not send it automatically?
8. I am using Linux server on my system, can I still use Kylix SMS
Server?
9. Our system is B/S structure and developed with PHP, how do I send
SMS message?
10. How do I know whether the message is successfully sent?
11. My device was damaged and I changed a new one, how can I keep
using it?
12. How to make Kylix SMS Server as a integrate part of our software
product rather than an additional software?
13. I feel inconvenient with the device related registration, can I
use other registration means?
14. We want to build in SMS functions into our software, but not as
additional software, what should we do?
1. How do I run this software as soon as possible, I want to try if
it works correctly before adding these feature to my software and
database, what should I do?
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At first please connect to your GSM device, refer to the
following description about the select of GSM device. The
software installed with a MS Access database file “SMSDemo.mdb”,
2 tables in this file are used for sending and receiving
message. You can directly test with this database file. Run the
software, open the database file with MS Access and 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.
2. How to choose GSM Device?
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We recommend using GSM Modem, which is
better in performance, stableness, and compatibility compared
with mobile phone, and it's able to work continuously without
charging, its signal quality also outperforms mobile phone.
Commonly used GSM Modem includes WAVECOM, SIEMENS, ERICSSON,
MOTOROLA etc, we recommend using WAVECOM WMOD2.
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Mobile phone is also a good choice for the
software that doesn't have a large number of messages to be
sent. With so many brands of mobile phones exist in market, an
outdated model are preferred. Because they are cheap, and the
stability have been tested by the market. Features such as chord
ring, color picture and camera contribute nothing to the system,
on the contrary, it decreases the standby time and increases the
charging times. Among commonly used brands of mobile phones on
the market, Nokia and Siemens are most suitable to this work,
and most importantly, Siemens shows best support and
compatibility for AT command set of GSM device standard, we
strongly recommend using these brands.
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If your GSM device is unable to work with
Kylix SMS ActiveX Control, please contact us.
3. Does
the software support GPRS Modem?
4. How to
Set Connection Mode and Port Number?
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Kylix SMS Server supports GSM device with different interfaces,
including serial port, USB, Bluetooth, Infrared. For USB
interface, usually it is simulated to a virtual serial port by
installing the device driver. And then you can choose the
virtual serial port from the Device Tab Page of the software. If
you are using GSM device with Bluetooth interface, be sure to
install a Bluetooth adapter onto your PC, the adapter driver
will then simulate Bluetooth interface to a virtual serial port.
And then you can choose the virtual serial port from the Device
Tab Page. For GSM device using IR connection, there are 2
communication modes. One is connecting through IR protocol by
choosing Infrared from Device Tab Page of the software. The
other is simulating IR to a virtual serial port, and you should
choose virtual serial port number from the Device Tab Page,
rather than Infrared.
5. What is Concatenated
SMS Mode?
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For message contains more than 160 (GSM 7Bits) or 70 (Unicode)
characters, you can send the message by two modes. One is
sending by concatenated message mode (e.g. 700 characters), and
the receiver's phone will display a long message easy to read.
The other is splitting the long message into several independent
messages for the receiver. Concatenated message mode requires
the support of receiver's mobile phone, it's supported by latest
models of mobile phones, and it may display garbled codes for
old models. All models of mobile phones support split messages,
only it seems somewhat inconvenience for receivers to read.
Split messages mode is used by default.
6. Is Kylix SMS Server able to work with software without database?
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Kylix SMS Server exchanges data with your software through
database, so database must be provided. For software without
database interface, you can upgrade it by attaching database.
We may add new feature of exchanging data through file for the
future version, please contact us if you need this feature now.
7. Why there are some unsent messages in "Unsent" of Information Tab
Page, and the software does not send it automatically?
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Kylix SMS Server provides Sending Period Limit function, which
keeps messages from sending during non-working period, so nobody
will be disturbed at rest time. You can enable or disable this
function or modify the time period values by using the options
in Message Tab Page. This time period limit is only effective to
the messages to be sent in database, Warning Messages such as
low battery, database disconnection and daily report etc, are
not limited by time period.
8. I am using Linux server on my system, can I still use Kylix SMS
Server?
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Kylix SMS Server uses Windows ADO to connect to database and
implement data exchange through database, so long as there is
one PC (server or client) running Windows and it can connects to
the database of your software, you can install Kylix SMS Server
on that PC, and use this software after building ADO connection
string. Contact us if you need to run this software under Linux.
9. Our system is B/S structure and developed with PHP, how do I send
SMS message?
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You only need to have a PC (server or client) running Windows in
order to connect it to database through ADO, and you can build 2
tables in the database, one for sending SMS and one for
receiving. When you want to send message, just insert the
contents and receiver's phone number into SMSOut table and Kylix
SMS Server will send out the message in seconds. The received
messages will be inserted into SMSIn table; you only need to
read SMSIn table to process all received messages. You can use
it in a same way whether your system is B/S or C/S structure.
10. How do I know whether the message is successfully sent?
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There is a Status field in SMSOut table, insert message to be
sent into this table, and set Status field to 0. Kylix SMS
Server will update this field to 1 after successfully send out
the message, and update it to -1 when sending fails, by checking
this field you will know whether it's successful.
11. My device was damaged and I changed a new one, how can I keep
using it?
12. How to make Kylix SMS Server as a integrate part of our software
product rather than an additional software?
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If you need to install Kylix SMS Server while installing your
software, you only need to copy the installed files in Kylix SMS
Server folder to the directory of your software, and make
configuration after copy completed.
Windows NT, Windows2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003
install service:
SMSServer /install
start service:
SMSServer /start
stop service:
SMSServer /stop
uninstall service: SMSServer /remove
Windows
95, Windows 98, Windows ME
application: SMSServer /app
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If you want to use it as a integrate part of your product, that
is, to mark it as your trademark, please contact us, so we can
provide you with satisfying service and favorable price.
13. I feel inconvenient with the device related registration, can I
use other registration means?
14. We want to build in SMS functions into our software, but not as
additional software, what should we do?
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If you need to directly develop the SMS functions into your
software, you can use the other product "Kylix
SMS ActiveX Control" provided by us. It's able to send and
receive messages, it supports various formats of ringtones and
logos, and it can also use phonebook to dial or forward calling,
and it's easy to use. For more information, please refer to the
introduction on our website.
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