Net2Phone SMS

In uContact, you can integrate your Net2phone SMS provider to use in your SMS channels. It's easy to set up and requires a simple configuration with the information provided by the provider.

Before you start!

Before starting the configuration, you need to have certain information that uContact will need to establish the integration with the provider. Below, we detail the required information.

Required Information

• Phone Number: The phone number associated with the account you'll be using.

Please note!

Currently, the Net2phone SMS service is only available for United States numbers.

How to configure the provider in uContact?

1. First, go to the Administration Menu and access the Connectors section. Then, within the screen, click the New button located in the upper right corner.

2. In this modal, you need to enter a unique name for the connector, select the SMS channel and the Net2phone provider.

3. Then, two new sections will appear. In the Configuration section, fill in the fields with the information provided by the provider.

Configuration

• Messages per Second: The maximum number of messages that can be sent per second. The default is 1000.

4. Then, in the Numbers section, you need to enter the numbers.

Numbers

• Phone List: Here you need to add the numbers the connector will use to receive and send messages. You can add them manually or in bulk using a list of numbers.

  How to add a number?

  To add a number, simply enter it in the Phone Number field and then click the + button.

  Once added, you can view it in the list.

  For each number you will have the option to:

  • Copy: this option copies the number to the clipboard.
  • Delete: this option allows you to delete the number from the connector. To delete it, you need to save the connector.

  How to upload a number list?

  To upload a number list, you need to click the button shown below.

  Then, the data import wizard will open.

  • Step 0: the required fields are displayed.
  • Step 1: you have to drag the list or select it from your computer. It must be in XLSX, ODS, CSV, or TXT format.
  • Step 2: you will see the first 3 records of the list in the left column, and in the right column you must associate it to the Phones option. Additionally, if you included a header in the list, for example, Numbers, you need to select the Contains headers option.
  • Step 3: finally, in this step you simply need to click Finish.

How to monitor the connector's status?

You can check the connector's status in real time. To do this, go to the Connectors section in the Administration Menu, where you'll see a list of all created connectors. In the Status column, the corresponding status for each connector will be displayed.

What does each status mean?

Below are the different statuses a connector can have.

The connector is functioning correctly.

The connector has stopped working and needs to be reactivated.

Indicates that the connector is disconnected.

The connector is not currently being monitored.

What's next?

Now that you know how to create an SMS connector, learn how to add it to your campaign's SMS channel with the following tutorial!