Information
- Manufacturer: Send Word Now (+44 203 318 3862)
- Product: Send Word Now
- Type: Mass Notification
Supported Features
- Sync
- Notifications
Components and Communication
Component | Location | Outgoing communication | Incoming communication |
---|---|---|---|
Sureview Integration | Sureview Server | 443 TCP to SWN Server | N/A |
External Configuration
The following are the steps required to configured this system to work with the Sureview.
Before you begin
Before you configure your SendWordNow system to work with Sureview make sure you have the following:
- A valid SendWordNow account
Details for the following are listed below.
Voice and Text labels (SWN)
Labels are required to add contact points for a user. These labels can then be used within Sureview to direct messages.
Go to Administration, Custom labels. Pressing the Add a label button on the Custom labels tab will add a new label to the bottom of the list.
Once you have added a label press save. these labels will appear under the contact points for a user.
Adding a contact
A contact will need to be added before any messages can be received. After creating the contact it will need to be assigned to a group as Sureview sends messages to the group.
Go to Contacts, Add a contact. then add the contact details you want to add.
Adding contact points
The contact points are populated from the labels on the SWN site, See Voice and Text Labels.
Use the “Text Format helper” to the right of the text box if you are having troubles setting up an SMS device.Groups
Groups are used by Users created in Sureview to send the messages. A message will be sent to all members of the groups.
Go to Contacts, Add Group. You will need to enter the group name and select the users you wish to be in this group.
Sureview Configuration
The following are the steps required to configured this integration in the Sureview interface.
Before you begin
Before you configure Sureview to work with SendWordNow make sure you have the following:
- Open ports on your Sureview server
- Username and password of your SendWordNow account
Details for the following are listed below.
Device Setup
Field | Value |
Host | sendwordnow.com |
Port | Default 443 |
Username | Your SWN username |
Password | Your SWN password |
Extra Value | Any parameters you wish to include (See below) |
Extra Value/ Parameters
Extra value text is used to provide parameter suggestions for notification sending notification through site monitor and creating notification templates. Parameters are then used as flags to enable or disabled functionality when sending a notification.
Please note that for devices added via Sync, you will need to make the changes on the Sync System and wait for them to propagate across (This may take up to 12 hours). If you make changes on the site device, it will be overwritten on the next sync.
The extra value parameters supported by Sureview are displayed in the table below.
Parameter |
Extra Value Text |
Example |
Send Voice |
Voice~(Voice Label)/(Voice label) Voice~(Voice Label) |
Voice~Work Cell/Home Cell, Voice~Work Cell |
Send Text |
Text~(Text Label)/(Text label) Text~(Text Label) |
Text~Work Email/Work SMS, Text~Work Email |
Create Conference Call |
ConferenceCall |
ConferenceCall |
Get Word Back |
GWB: (Value1) | (Value2) |
GWB:No|Yes |
Override default sender name |
Sender:(Sender name) |
Sender:Sureview |
Override default sender phone number |
SenderPhone:(phone number) |
SenderPhone:12345234 |
Override sender email |
SenderEmail:(email address) |
SenderEmail:a@a.com |
Override alert address |
Alert:(SWN alert address) |
Alert:phx-wsnet.sendwordnow.com |
Override session address |
Session:(SWN session address) |
Session:wsnet.sendwordnow.com |
Override user address |
User:(SWN user address) |
User:api.sendwordnow.com |
*** Only 1 Voice and Text can be used as a parameter for a message. If you wish to contact multiple labels then you need to separate them by a /. e.g To send a text message to two labels you would need to create a parameter called Text~label1/label2 instead of Text~label1 and Text~label2 ***
For more information on what the voice and text labels relate to see Voice and Text labels.
Example (Text, Voice, Conference, GWB)
Adding the following to the extra value:
Text~Work Email/Work SMS,Text~Personal Email,Voice~Work Cell/Home Cell,ConferenceCall,GWB:Yes|No
Will give the result:
Selecting “Test~Work Email” will send the message to the selected contacts email which they have attached to the Work Email label in send word now.
Selecting “Voice~WorkCell/HomeCell” will send the message as a voice message to the number they have attached to the “Work Cell” and “Home Cell” labels in send word now.
Selecting “ConferenceCall” will message or call the contact (Dependant on “Voice~” or “Test~” options) with the conference call details.
Selecting “GWB:Yes|no” will send the message to the user and ask them for a response. This response can be viewed on the send word now website under Tracking, Message History, then selecting the message from the list.
Example (Override Sender, Phone, Email)
Adding the following to the extra value:
Sender:Sureview Test,SenderPhone:0123456789,SenderEmail:Sureviewtest@sureviewsystems.com,
Will give the result:
Selecting these 3 will add them to the email message received. If it is a voice or SMS message only the Sender name will be used.
Email:
SMS:
Adding a user
A user will need to be added in Sureview and connected to the device to allow the sending of messages.To add a user you must first have added the device to Sureview.
Go to Setup, Add a user then select the site where you added the device.On the user creation page The External System ID is the GROUP of the contact on the SWN page (See Groups)
Notification Server |
This is the device name in Sureview |
External System ID |
This is the Group name in SWN. See Groups |
Site Syncing (Feature compatible license required)
Site Syncing will allow for Sureview to automatically get the groups from your SWN account and add them as users to Sureview.
Sync >> Sync Systems >> Add Sync System
Once the device has been added to Site Syncing you will need to Go to Sync >> Sync Entries >> Add Sync Entry
Sync System |
Name of the device you want to sync |
Identifier |
SWN username |
Creating a Template
Templates can be attached to alarms or assigned to a script step. The subject and parameters of a message template cannot be edited when in use on the site monitor.
Go to System Settings >> Notification Templates
The message template will now appear in site monitor when you select the device.
Placeholders
Placeholder can be used in the message body to attach event information to the message.
{SiteName} |
The name of the site in Sureview where this message will be sent from |
{EventName} |
The name of the first event record entry that occurred for this event. |
{EventTime} |
The time that the first event record entry was created. |
{EventID} |
The unique identifier of the event. |
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