How to send SMS from Mobile to site users in Moodle 1.xThis page provides you a step-by-step configuration guide
to help you configure SMS functionality for Moodle. This solution allows site
users to send SMS messages to the mobile phones of individuals or groups
attended on courses. Please follow the steps below and watch the video tutorials
to realize this solution effectively.
How to send SMS from Mobile to site users
If you follow the guide
below this page you can configure your system to let users of Moodle (e.g.
teachers) to send SMS messages to the mobile phones of individuals or groups.
The system will work as follows:
After the installation, Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle appears
on the website that allows to send SMS messages to mobile phones. After the site
user logged into Moodle, he can select the courses of which participants he
wants to notify via SMS. For example, he wants to send SMS to three participants
of Course 1. Then he can enable the checkboxes after the participants, compose
the text of the message and click on Send SMS button. The SMS messages
will be sent out to the mobile phones of the three participants by the Ozeki
NG SMS Gateway software (Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Sending SMS from Mobile to site users
Configuration guide of Moodle SMS (for site users)
Please follow this guide to be able to add SMS functionality
to Moodle. Please also watch the video tutorials on how to configure your GSM
modem (in case you use GSM modem for SMS sending) and on how to configure SMS
functionality for Moodle:
It is assumed that you have already downloaded and extracted
the Ozeki SMS module to your desktop
(Figure 2).
Figure 2 - Extracted Ozeki SMS module
Copy the Ozeki SMS module, right click on the module and select
Copy (Figure 3).
Figure 3 - Copy Ozeki SMS module
Paste the Ozeki SMS module into the blocks folder of
Moodle moodle\blocks
(Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Paste the Ozeki SMS module
Start your browser and go to the Moodle site (Figure 5).
Figure 5 - Go to Moodle site
For configuration you need to log into Moodle as Administrator
(Figure 6).
Figure 6 - Log into Moodle
Click on Notifications at Site Administration
menu (Figure 7).
Figure 7 - Notifications
After the automatic setup is complete, click on Continue
(Figure 8).
Figure 8 - Continue
Select Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle option at
Blocks/Modules (Figure 9). Then Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for
Moodle module appears and you can configure the following settings:
Ozeki NG Host: IP address of the computer on which you have installed
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Ozeki NG Port: Port number of the built-in HTTP server of Ozeki NG SMS
Gateway
Ozeki NG User: Username you use in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Ozeki NG Password: Password for the user you use in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
If you provide all the parameters, click on Save changes and return to
the home page.
Figure 9 - Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle
Now you can configure the Ozeki SMS block to be appeared on the
website. To do so, click on Turn editing on (Figure 10).
Figure 10 - Turn editing on
A drop down menu appears (Figure 11).
Figure 11 - Drop down menu for blocks
Select Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle from the
list (Figure 12).
Figure 12 - Select Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle
To send SMS messages click on Send SMS button under the
Ozeki NG SMS Gateway client for Moodle block (Figure 13).
Figure 13 - Send SMS button
On the appeared module you can specify details for sending SMS
(Figure 14).
Figure 14 - Ozeki SMS module appears
On the module select one of the courses of which participants
you wish to notify via SMS. Then enable the checkboxes of the participants to
whom you wish to send SMS. After you have selected the recipients, compose the
text of the SMS and click on Send SMS (Figure 15).
Figure 15 - Send SMS from Ozeki SMS module
After you sent the messages you receive a notification on the
site if the messages have been sent (Figure 16).
Figure 16 - Messages have been sent
In the Sent folder of admin user in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
you can see the sent messages (Figure 17).
Figure 17 - Sent messages in Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Try Ozeki NG SMS Gatewayto test its effectiveness >>>
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Ozeki NG SMS Gateway software overview >>>
GSM modem vs IP SMS connectivity >>>
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