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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

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

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.

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.