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Send SMS/voice alerts from SysAid

SysAid alerts reach the person on duty as an SMS or a phone call. SMSEagle sends them over its own cellular connection, so they don’t depend on internet access or a cloud service.

Uses SysAid email notifications

SysAid sends its usual notification email to the technician’s address in the form PHONE_NUMBER@SMSEagle_address, and SMSEagle turns it into an SMS.

Works without internet

SMSEagle sends alerts through its own SIM card straight to the mobile network, so they don’t depend on internet access or a cloud SMS provider.

No per-message fees

SMSEagle sends SMS through a regular SIM card, so you only pay for your mobile plan.

How it works

1

Ticket event

A new ticket, SLA breach, or status change in SysAid triggers SysAid’s built-in email notification.

2

Email to SMSEagle

SysAid sends that notification to the technician’s address, formatted as phone-number@ip-of-smseagle so the message lands directly on your gateway.

3

SMS & voice alert

SMSEagle delivers the alert over its own cellular connection, not through a third-party service, as an SMS or a phone call to the recipient’s phone.

Set up in about 10 minutes

No custom development needed. Point a SysAid notification at SMSEagle’s Email-to-SMS plugin and your existing ticket and SLA alerts start arriving as SMS in minutes, no separate SMS gateway subscription required.

SMSEagle sends SysAid alerts to the right person by SMS or phone call, day and night.

An SMS followed by a phone call

After the SMS with a SysAid alert, SMSEagle can also call: a ring-only call or a call that reads the alert aloud. You set it once in the Email to SMS rule.

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If the first person doesn't respond, the alert is sent to the next

Escalation groups and shift schedules make sure the SysAid alert reaches the person on duty, and the next person on the list if nobody responds.

Alerts keep working even if one device fails

Two SMSEagle devices can work as an HA cluster: if one fails, the other takes over sending.

SMSEagle configuration

This integration will use Email To SMS plugin (see details: Email To SMS plugin). This plugin is included in each version of SMSEagle device.

  • Enable Email To SMS plugin in the web interface: Settings > Channels > Email > Email to SMS.
  • Create a forwarding rule in Automation > Email > Email to SMS. You can forward all emails to SMS or emails from specific domains.

SysAid configuration

Configuring notification method

On the General tab, you give your notification a name and choose the notification method. Choose Send Mail.

If you do not want the notification sent during certain hours, check the box Limit Notification Hours. The notification will not be sent during the hours that you specify here.

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Configuring email notifcation

In order to send email notifications, you must have first configured email integration under Settings > Integration > Email. Your desired recipients also must have valid email addresses registered in SysAid.

Mail Recipients
To select the email recipients:

  1. Click on the Browse button to open a list of users.
  2. Use the search box and the filters to find the desired mail recipients.
  3. Click the tickbox next to each user who you would like to receive the email.
  4. Click Select. The users you’ve chosen will now appear as the mail recipients.

Mail Subject
This is the subject of the email. You may use SysAid tags.

Mail Body
This is the body of the email. You may use SysAid tags.

Wake-up Calls & Text-to-speech Calls (optional)

SMSEagle has a voice feature that offers wake-up calls for urgent ring-only alerts or text-to-speech calls to convert text alerts into voice calls. Complete the following steps if you want to add a follow-up voice call:

  • in the SMSEagle web interface: Automation > Email > Email to SMS edit the forwarding rule you created earlier
  • in the parameter “Call after sending SMS” choose a desired value:
    • Ring only: SMS will be followed with a wake-up (ring only) call
    • Yes – text to speech: SMS will be followed with a simple text-to-speech voice call (English language only)
    • Yes – text to speech (advanced): SMS will be followed with a text-to-speech voice call (better quality & multiple language support)

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