Tuesday, May 20, 2014

How to install/configure Kannel(SMS Gateway) for sending SMS from your computer?

Kannel Installation and Configuration as SMS gateway Server
Installation
  1. Download latest version of Kannel http://www.kannel.org/download.shtml
  2. Unzip it into some directory
  3. Before installation of Kannel we have to install a dependency libxml2. To install libxml2 we can download it from the following link.ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/libxml/
    • After extracting the package cd into the directory where it is extracted.
    • Type ./configure
    • make
    • make install
    • to check whether the installation is successful or not type this command: make tests
  4. After installation of libxml2 now we will be able to install the Kannel. Now repeat the above  steps which we repeated for the libxml2 installation
    • cd into directory where Kannel is unzipped and then type the following commands
    • ./configure
    • make
    • make install
  5. Now Kannel is installed and ready for the configuration
Configuration
  1. Kannel has three parts bearerbox, smsbox and wapbox. We will need only two bearerbox and smsbox as we are going to setup it as SMS gateway server. Bearerbox is the main queue and smsbox handles the smscs.
  2. Now we need configuration of each beaerbox and smsbox to run the Kannel according to device attached. Configuration of bearerbox and smsbox is written into a configuration file sometimes but not necessarily named as ‘smskannel.conf’.
  3. How to find the ‘smskannel.conf’? Open the terminal and type this command > locate smskannel.conf. Now you the open the ‘smskannel.conf’ by the path returned by the command.
    • After opening the ‘smskannel.conf’ you will see different types of groups there. E.g. Core group, smsc group, modem group and smsc service groups.  You can refer Kannel installation guide for further information.
  4. By default bearerbox  and smsbox installation files lies in /usr/local/sbin
  5. Now copy the ‘smskannel.conf’ into /usr/local/sbin
  6. Modem which will be used with Kannel should support ‘AT+CNMI’ command otherwise modem will not work with Kannel.
  7. We can check if our modem is detected or not by this command > ls /dev . If modem is being detected then we will see ttyACM0 / ttyUSB0 in result.
  8. To check whether’ AT+CNMI’ command is supported on the modem or not we have to test it through serial port. In Linux we can open our device through serial port using ‘minicom’.
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If get error in return then you cannot use that modem with Kannel and if you get out put something like above then you can use that modem with Kannel.
  • Now run the bearerbox by this command
    •  bearerbox  smskannel.conf
  • Now run smsbox by this command opening a new terminal and going into directory
    • smsbox smskannel.conf
  • smskannel.conf for Motorola Razer V3 is given below
*******************************smskannel.conf starts here********************************
# CORE
#
# There is only one core group and it sets all basic settings
# of the bearerbox (and system). You should take extra notes on
# configuration variables like ‘store-file’ (or ‘store-dir’),
# ‘admin-allow-ip’ and ‘access.log
group = core
admin-port = 13003
smsbox-port = 13004
admin-password = bar
#status-password = foo
#admin-deny-ip = “”
#admin-allow-ip = “”
log-file = “/usr/local/Log/kannel.log
box-deny-ip = “*.*.*.*”
box-allow-ip = “127.0.0.1″
access-log = “/usr/local/Log/access.log
#———————————————
#—————–Modem Group————
group = modems
id = motorola
name = “ATI 144″
detect-string = “Motorola”
init-string = “AT0″
init-string= “ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0″
init-string = “AT+CNMI=3,2,0,0,0″
init-string = “AT+CMEE=2;+CNMI=3,1,0,0,0″
reset-string = “ATZ”
speed=115200
need-sleep = true
keepalive-cmd = “AT+CBC;+CSQ”
enable-mms = true
message-storage=”SM”
#——————————————-
# SMSC CONNECTIONS
#this is for Motorola Razer V3i
group = smsc
smsc = at
smsc-id = Motorola Razer V3i
modemtype = motorola
device=/dev/ttyACM0
my-number = 00923348648921
sms-center= 00923330005150
connect-allow-ip = 127.0.0.1
log-level = 0
#———————————————
# SMSBOX SETUP
group = smsbox
bearerbox-host = 127.0.0.1
sendsms-port = 13013
global-sender = 13013
#sendsms-chars = “0123456789 +-”
#log-file = “/tmp/smsbox.log
#log-level = 0
#access-log = “/tmp/access.log
#———————————————
# SEND-SMS USERS
#
# These users are used when Kannel smsbox sendsms interface is used to
# send PUSH sms messages, i.e. calling URL like
group = sendsms-user
username = tester
password = foobar
max-messages=3
#user-deny-ip = “”
#user-allow-ip = “”
#———————————————
# SERVICES
group = sms-service
keyword = nop
text=”Working nop key word searched”
# There should be always a ‘default’ service. This service is used when no
# other ‘sms-service’ is applied.
#group = sms-service
#keyword = sub
group = sms-service
keyword = rgs
group = sms-service
keyword = default
catch-all = yes
max-messages=3
#text=”Mahtab Rasheed”
*******************************smskannel.conf ends here*********************************

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