Introduction

The integrated Messenger module of the NETx BMS Core Server allows you to send messages to several services.
This feature can be useful for a number of use cases, for example:

• Alarm notifications
  • The temperature in room 101 exceeded its maximum allowed value
  • The weather station became offline
• Timed notifications
  • Every monday, notify a user about the average temperature in a room
• Conditional notifications
  • A new user checked in to hotel room 101
  • A new report is ready for download

The following services are supported:

• Email
  • requires an SMTP server
• Telegram (a widely used messenger service, such as WhatsApp)
  • requires a Telegram account and a smartphone with the Telegram app installed
• Twilio (a widely used SMS gateway)
  • requires a Twilio account
• Twitter (a social networking service)
  • requires a Twitter account

NETx BMS Platform ships with pre-built messenger logics, that can be easily configured and used in custom actions.

Configuration

Set up the messenger module configuration in the NETx BMS Core Studio: From the menu bar, select Modules / Messenger, then select "Messenger configuration ..." or the desired messenger service configuration, e.g. [Live] Email.

Messenger configuration

Move on with the service-specific configurations.

Specific configuration

• Email configuration
• Telegram configuration
• Twilio SMS configuration
• Twitter configuration

Changelog