Setup SMS Server

Installation

To install the SMS Server first download the latest version of the setup here and follow the instructions in the setup wizard.

Auron SMS Server Setup

The setup asks you to specify two directories:

• The program directory. This is where the program files will go.
• The data directory. This is where the example files will go and where the SMS Server will store your trigger scripts.

Right after the setup, before you can start the SMS Server manager, the SMS server needs to be configured. To configure the SMS server start the SMS Server configuration wizard.

Configuration

The configuration wizard completes the setup of your server according to the type of configuration you want to setup.

Don’t worry about making the wrong choices here. You can restart the configuration wizard at any time to change the configuration.

Configuration Type

Configuration Wizard – Configuration Type

The following configuration types are available:

• Standalone. This is the best option for most installations. If you are unsure which type to use then use this one.
• Primary Server (HA). Use this option to setup a high availability server or a server where a client configuration can connect to.
• Secondary Server (HA). This configure a secondary high availability server. The secondary server needs to connect to an existing primary ha server with HA enabled.
• Client. This options configures the PC as a client to an existing primary server (HA) configuration. Use this options if you need local client installations to send SMS using the SMS Server.

Database Type

Configuration Wizard – Database Type

The SMS Server supports two different types of databases:

• SQL Server or Azure. Both of these options are recommended for production setups. SQL Server Express, the free version of MS SQL, will work as well.
• LocalDB. This a local database option that’s recommended for trial setups. This options requires no additional configuration but it does have some limitations, for instance, this database cannot accept connections over the network.

Database Configuration

Configuration Wizard – Database

Specify where to store server data, which includes message data and archive data.

You can choose to use or automatically upgrade an existing database as well.

When you expect to process a large number of messages it makes sense to have the archive database separate from the server database. For instance because the archive database requires more space but can do with slightly worse access times.

Service user

Configuration Wizard – Service User

Specify which user the should run the SMS Server service.

It often makes sense to run the service under a different account from the local system account especially when using windows authentication on the database.

NOTE: When using windows authentication for database access please make sure that the service user is able to access the database as well.

Web Messenger

Configuration Wizard – Web Messenger

With the Web Messenger you can send and receive using the SMS Server channels from your browser.

Check ‘Setup Auron Web Messenger in IIS’ to have the Configuration Wizard automatically setup an IIS configuration for the Web Messenger.

The web messenger requires IIS and the Microsoft .Net core hosting bundle.

IIS refers to the Microsoft Internet Information Services. This is the default Microsoft Web server that is present in every windows server setup. To use it you’ll need to enable it through the server manager.

Start Configuration

Configuration Wizard – Finish Configuration

Next the Configuration Wizard will enumerate all the tasks that are required to finish the configuration. But don’t worry, the Configuration Wizard will start doing these tasks automatically when clicking next.

If all tasks are checked click finish and start using the SMS Server.