SMS Probe Server Administration Interface
This gallery page provides screen shots from the web based probe server administration interface of SMS Probe. The web interface is available on each probe server and may be switched of by configuration.
Status information
The figure right hand side depicts the status information window of SMS Probe web administration interface. The status window shows
- the current active configuration,
- the modem port in use,
- all relevant inventory information of modem and subscription, e.g. IMEI of modem, IMSI, ICCID and MSISDN of the subscription (SIM-Card),
- information on the current software status: version, command port in use, start date of the probe server, and the up-time,
- information on the current network, so the name of the operator (E-Plus DE in this case), the network access technology in use, the ID of the serving cell, the current network signal strength, and the last update time stamp of this information,
- finally a short status information on the number of SMS sent, SMS received, and the number of modem resets during up-time.
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Log file access
The figure left hand side depicts the log file window of SMS Probe web administration interface.
Especially during the deployment phase of a new SMS Probe Server instance, it is important to get access to log file information. The log file window enables this access over the web.
The number of log file lines being presented can be configured. Display window itself uses Java Script to enable easy navigation. The log can be updated at any time by pressing the refresh button.
The log level may be changed through the configuration window.
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Online configuration
The figure right hand side depicts the configuration page of SMS Probe web administration interface. This dialogue gives access to all configuration options of the SMS probe server. The options are grouped into logical groups. These are
- Log Options: Log options control logging of SMS probe server. Log file location, log level and maximum log file size may be defined. Log files are aged automatically. Older log files are kept for some time.
- Modem Options: Here are the modem ports defined. in the example this is a single port. The probe server is running on Windows, so it is a COM device. On Windows this will be /dev/ttySn oder /dev/ttyACMn. Especially with larger installations the probe server may find the modem to be used by itself. Instead of providing a modem port, a modem serial number is defined (IMEI). The probe server will automatically search the particular modem and will use it. On UNIX a mode search path (e.g. /dev/ttyS*) is necessary. On Windows, the SMS probe server retrieves modem entries from the registry. No modem path is necessary. The last option in this area is the modem reset interval. It allows to schedule regular modem resets at a particular time interval in minutes.
- Server Options: In this area the options of the SMS Probe Server are defined. Important is the license file. Without a valid license file, the server doe not run. Furthermore the TCP ports for commands and HTTP access are defined. Finally there is a timing parameter for the aging of probe measurements and an option to identify WAP Push SI messages for new mail. If the pattern matches, new mail is retrieved via POP3.
- SIM Options: This is the place to define the SIM PIN of the SIM card to be used. In this case there is no SIM PIN defined. It was disabled. It is our recommendation to disable SIM PINs for SIM cards being used with SMS Probe. The other two options in this area allow to choose the access technology being used (GSM or UTRAN/UMTS) and allow to set an operator lock. This may help to accelerate network log o, especially in presence of particular SAT applications.
For all configuration options, online help is available.
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Utilities
The figure left hand side depicts the utilities page of SMS Probe web administration interface.
It allows to list all modems connected to the particular system and to send test SMS to quickly identify the phone number (MSISDN) of the SIM card in use.
For explanation of telecom terms used please refer to our glossary.
To return to the SMS Probe overview page, please click here.