Paessler PRTG SMS notifications – integration manual

Here we describe how to use SMSEagle for Paessler PRTG SMS notifications. The configuration is very straightforward – it should take you about 5 min to have it up and running.

See also a detailed integration tutorial made by Paessler Team available in: Paessler Knowledgebase

SMSEagle is an offline hardware SMS gateway. Therefore no external connection to 3rd party system is required. All notifications are generated on-premise and sent directly to a cellular network. This solution can be used in secure installations without Internet access.

SMSEagle Setup

Create a new user in SMSEagle.

PRTG Setup

I. Setup Notification Delivery settings

1. In the PRTG web interface, open Setup > System Administration > Notification Delivery Settings

2. In the SMS Delivery section

• Set Configuration Mode to: Enter a custom URL for a provider not listed
• Set Custom URL to:
  http://url-of-smseagle/index.php/http_api/prtg_sms?login=username&pass=password&to=%SMSNUMBER&message=%SMSTEXT

In the string above replace:

• url-of-smseagle with IP Address of your SMSEagle device
• username with username you created in Step: SMSEagle Setup.
• password with password you created in Step: SMSEagle Setup.

3. Save your settings

II. Setup SMS Notification and Test it

1. In the PRTG web interface, open Setup > Account Settings > Notifications

2. Click on the Add new notification button

• In the Send SMS/Pager Message section, enter the Recipient Number.
  The number should be in internal format, without leading + sign, for example: 44555123456 for a DE mobile number (if your mobile operator requires + sign in a telephone number put 00 instead).
• You can leave the default Message
• Save your settings

3. Test:
In the list of all notifications, click on the Test button next to your new SMS notification to initiate a test SMS.
You should receive an SMS text message on the number you just entered.

Note: Test messages still contain unresolved variable names.