This applies to version 14 of your PBX GUI
This feature requires SIPStation Service
The SMS module can be used to send and receive text messages to and from U.S. and Canadian SMS numbers.
Enabling a User to send or receive SMS's
Log in to the PBX UI
On the top menu click Admin
In the drop down click User Management
In the right navigation pane click on the user you wish to edit.
In their settings you will see SIPStation SMS DIDs, Check the box next to the desired numbers
Click Submit at the bottom
Add SMS widget for your DID
Date: Date of when the last SMS was sent or received for this thread
From: What DID of yours the SMS thread was from
To: Who the message thread was to. Clicking on the To Number will bring up the SMS box to allow you to reply to the SMS.
Controls:
View (eye) the history of the message
Delete (trash) the message
Send Message
To send a new message simply hit "Start Conversation"
A popup will appear letting you type the number you wish to send to:
Once you have entered a number a chat dialog will appear between you and the contact
From there you can type your message. Hit enter to send. You can also add emjois by pasting emojis or by clicking the emoji face in the chat window
Example Conversation:
Working with Media
You can also send/receive several different types of media
Anything you want to send can be dragged directly onto the chat window.
It will then be sent immediately
Received messages can be clicked to download/view the original file
View Conversations
Conversations can be viewed by clicking the row in the table of conversations.
This will then popup a window with detailed information. You can also use the search box to search for specific text
