Dummy phone for developers

Ozeki SMS includes a virtual telephone. This virtual telephone is called "dummy phone for developers". If you install this device, you can input messages without sending any SMS through a normal telephone. To install the dummy phone, you need to select this driver from the list of GSM drivers on the configuration form.

Figure 1 - GSM Device install

Next step is the device configuration.

Figure 2 - Device configuration

After the dummy phone is installed, you will have an option in the server menu to bring up the dummy phone screen, after you start the server.

Figure - Send test sms with dummy phone

Note: Since it is possible to install more then one devices to opperate simultaneously, you can install a dummy phone and a regular telephone on the same server to operate in parallel. This was the software can provide a regular service, meanwhile you have an option to manually input SMS messages.

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