SMS notification set up

SMS notification set up

VisitorRego has the ability to send an SMS notification to both the staff member the visitor is here to see and the visitor themselves.

To do this you will need to have
  • mobile numbers of staff members listed (see here for options on updating the staff list)
  • an SMS gateway service provider. This can be your own on mobile phone provider or via VisitorRego for 17c per message. 

To setup your SMS notification from Admin mode choose Options > Messaging > SMS


Here you can enter your SMS domain details and modify the message that is sent to both staff and visitor.

Send SMS To Staff
If ticked, and a mobile number is set up for the staff member an SMS will be sent to notify them of a visitors arrival. 
Send SMS using VRF
If ticked SMS will be sent via the VisitorRego system at a cost of 17c per message.
Send SMS to Visitor
If ticked, and a mobile number has been captured from Self-Registration, a SMS will be sent to the visitor after they have registered.
SMS Message to Staff
This is the content of the message sent to staff. Data from Self Registration can be included in the message by putting the DatabaseField name in [brackets]. For example [PHONE].
SMS Message to Visitor 
This is the content of the message sent to visitors. You can specify any Self Registration data in the same way as above. 
SMS Send From
The email that the SMS notification will be sent from
SMS Domain
If you are not sending SMS using VRF, enter your SMS gateway domain here



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