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