Administrators are able to integrate third-party SMS providers with the Zailab platform.
To do this follow the below steps:
Step 1:
On the Admin dashboard click on the tile “SMS Gateway”
Step 2:
From the SMS Gateway view, click on the plus (+) symbol located on the top right-hand side of the dashboard.
This will open the properties tile.
Step 3:
Input the name of the gateway along with the host and port information, you should be able to get this from your provider.
*imp - there is no validation performed on this step, if the input information is incorrect, the integration will not be successful.
Once you have input the relevant information, click the “save” button.
A new tile will be created on the SMS Gateway with the name of your SMS gateway.
From this tile, you will be able to edit your gateway properties and add your account information.
Step 4:
Click on the newly created SMS Gateway, this will take you to the SMS Gateway Accounts view.
From here you will be able to set up the numbers supplied by your provider.
Step 5:
Click on the plus (+) symbol on the top right-hand corner of the dashboard
This will open the properties tile.
Step 6:
Input the following information:
- Name - Provide a name for the number you will be adding
- Username - Provided by your third-party service provider.
- Password - Provided by your third-party service provider.
- Number - Provided by your third-party service provider.
After you have input the relevant information click the “save” button your newly added SMS Gateway account will reflect within the view.
*imp - there is no validation performed on this step, if the input information is incorrect, the integration will not be successful.
To delete any added account or gateway, simply click on the bin symbol located on the top right-hand side of the relevant view.
Select the account or gateway you want to delete, (which will be confirmed by a red border) and click on the correction symbol.