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Programmable parameters
Short messages (SMS)
Explanations on the feature "SMS in the fixed network"
The SMS feature allows you to send short text messages to other terminal units or to receive
such messages. The messages are not transferred directly to the requested terminal unit, but
are sent via the service center of your network provider. One message may comprise up to
160 characters. However, in order to profit from the SMS feature, the CLIP function (calling line
identification presentation) must be supported. Then, you simply have to subscribe to your
service center and can start!
In order to be able to send or receive short messages within the fixed network, you have to
subscribe to your network provider correspondingly. Then, you have different possibilities for
sending of SMS text messages. For example, you can send your short message to fax
machines or to other users with terminal units that are not equipped for the receipt of SMS.
In this case, the short message is played back as voice message. Furthermore, it is possible
to have the receipt of a fixed-network-SMS confirmed by the service center. More details and
information on these functions and on additional features can be obtained from your network
provider.
So that short messages (SMS) can be received by and sent to your telephone system, a
terminal unit equipped for the SMS functionality is required, for example tiptel easyDECT 3300
or 5500 or the professional answering machine tiptel 340 clip.
Furthermore, the following pre-conditions have to be observed:
Configuration of the telephone access
Please check whether the features "phone number transfer and phone number presentation
(CLIP for outgoing and incoming calls)" have been activated. Please contact your network
provider whether these features can be provided at your telephone access.
If necessary, please also check whether the CLIPfunction has been activated in the configu-
ration of your telephone system as well as whether the phone number transfer is not restricted
(CLIR function). Especially when subscribing, it is essential that the outgoing phone number is
identical to the phone number by means of which the short message (SMS) should be received
later. If, for example, both external lines of the tiptel 2/8 clip should be used for sending and
receiving of SMS, it is necessary to separately subscribe for both numbers by means of the
targeted CO-line access.
Deactivate the Call Waiting function for the extension so as to avoid that SMS are not
accepted in case several short messages are received simultaneously on both external
lines.
