Dialing a phone number in case of alarm

haraldm · Post by **haraldm** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:41 am

Hi,
I'm a newbie and would like to know how to configure zm that it dials a certain phone number when alarm is encountered.

Thanks for help

Harald

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:09 pm

This is not a standard feature, while some have managed it, id take a look in the contrib area. Or do a search.

coke · Post by **coke** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:05 pm

Does the server in question have a modem and phone line (POTS)? It should be simple to setup a script to send "ATDT3145551212,,,,**1**" to a serial connected modem, at least, which would dial 3145551212, pause for awhile, then send **1** (maybe put your camera alert number in there, or whatever) into a pager. You should be able to find an external serial modem (any speed would do if you just want to page) for cheap. If I botched the AT command it's because I haven't had to type one in at least a decade.

Alternately, most cell providers allow you to email a text message to the phone, such as "3145551212@txt.att.net". Address varies by provider, but they're easy to lookup.

SlovakJoe · Post by **SlovakJoe** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:34 am

coke wrote:Alternately, most cell providers allow you to email a text message to the phone, such as "3145551212@txt.att.net". Address varies by provider, but they're easy to lookup.

That's exactly what I plan on doing. Once you have your mail server setup properly, sending out an SMS is trivial.