1) apt-get install kannel
2)copy /usr/share/doc/kannel/examples/modems.conf to /etc/kannel/ to include in kannel.conf
3)Backup /etc/kannel/kannel.conf ( mv /etc/kannel/kannel.conf /etc/kannel/kannel.conf.bak) and create a new file /etc/kannel/kannel.conf with following configuration:
group = core
admin-port = 13000
smsbox-port = 13001
admin-password = bar
log-file = "/var/log/kannel/kannel.log"
log-level = 0
box-deny-ip = "*.*.*.*"
box-allow-ip = "127.0.0.1"
group = smsc
smsc = at
modemtype = auto
device=/dev/ttyUSB1
my-number =
connect-allow-ip = 127.0.0.1
log-level = 0
group = smsbox
bearerbox-host = 127.0.0.1
sendsms-port = 13013
global-sender =
log-level = 0
group = sendsms-user
username = kan
password = abc
concatenation= true
max-messages = 10
group = sms-service
keyword =
keyword-regex = .*
catch-all = yes
max-messages = 0
get-url = http://localhost/sms/inc/getsms.php?user=john&passwd=1234&mobile=%p&text=%a
include = "/etc/kannel/modems.conf"
4) in above configuration put your phone number in the place of
under group = sendsms-user5) Change device=/dev/ttyUSB1 to your device (eg: /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyACM0 ). I'm using huawei E220 in my case and using /dev/ttyUSB1 for sms-gateway and to access Internet I use /dev/ttyUSB0.
6) Now configuration is almost done... now you can test your configuration with starting the gateway with following commands. It will return the errors to the terminal.
bearerbox -v 0 smskannel.conf &
smsbox -v 0 smskannel.conf &
7) I you have problem with opening your device (eg: /dev/ttyUSB1) try changing the permissions for that device with chmod a+rw /dev/ttyUSB1
8) By default kannel will start at the boot time, so it is better you have plugged your device while booting otherwise kannel will try to probe the device continuously until you plug the device or stop kannel (to stop use '/etc/init.d/kannel stop' ).
9) kannel is configured to start as WAPBOX by default... to make it start as a SMSBOX (sms-gateway), edit /etc/default/kannel and put 'START_SMSBOX=1' instead of 'START_WAPBOX=1'
10) To send sms using terminal use following command:
lynx -dump "http://127.0.0.1:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=kan&password=abc&to=
* It is easy to write an application with php like serverside language and provide a web-gui for kannel. You can find a simple web front end for kannel here.
following link will provide brief descriptions for kannel.conf settings;
http://swik.net/User:marc/Chipmunk+Ninja+Technical+Articles/Setting+up,+Configuring,+and+Using+Kannel+to+send%2Freceive+SMS+messages/3e0s
Usefull links:
http://www.kannel.org/
hello Laxaman,
ReplyDeleteI tried your steps to setup kannel,but I am unable to open the link using lynx
is there a way i can check is the smsbox or bearerbox is running?
rupin
tail -f /var/log/kannel/kannel.log
ReplyDeletehell sir,
ReplyDeleteI tried setting up kannel with what you said in the steps but I cannot send sms with more than one word ( example: Hello there how are you?) using curl_init(). But if the sms has only one word(example: Hello) it works fine.
djbahati@yahoo.co.uk
Following is working properly,
ReplyDeletecurl_init("http://$gw_host:$gw_port/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=$gw_user&password=$gw_pass&to=$to&text=$message");
check for any mistakes in yours
Thanx for your information, but i tried to use:
ReplyDeletecurl_init("http://$gw_host:$gw_port/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=$gw_user&password=$gw_pass&to=$to&text=$message");
It also failed,it displays nothing on the browser and no any error in bearerbox.log file.
What exactly is the problem.
Please try to use the code sample at http://kannel.jizz.gr/ and let me know what wrong with my configuration. here is the kannel.conf:
#
# Sample configuration file for Kannel bearerbox on Debian.
# See the documentation for explanations of fields.
#
# HTTP administration is disabled by default. Make sure you set the
# password if you enable it.
group = core
admin-port = 13000
admin-password = manyasi
status-password = manyasi
admin-deny-ip = "*.*.*.*"
admin-allow-ip = "127.0.0.1"
wapbox-port = 13002
smsbox-port = 13001
wdp-interface-name = "*"
#log-file = "/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log"
box-deny-ip = "*.*.*.*"
box-allow-ip = "127.0.0.1"
group = wapbox
bearerbox-host = localhost
log-file = "/var/log/kannel/wapbox.log"
group = smsc
smsc = at
modemtype = auto
device=/dev/ttyACM0
my-number = "+255713482671"
connect-allow-ip = "127.0.0.1"
log-level = 0
group = smsbox
bearerbox-host = localhost
sendsms-port = 13013
sendsms-chars = "0123456789+"
global-sender = "+255713482671"
log-file = "/var/log/kannel/smsbox.log"
log-level = 0
access-log = "/var/log/kannel/access.log"
group = sendsms-user
username = manyasi
password = manyasi
concatenation= true
max-messages = 10
group = sms-service
keyword = default
keyword-regex = .*
catch-all = yes
max-messages = 10
get-url = "http://localhost/dosing/sms.php?n=%p&m=%a"
include = "/etc/kannel/modems.conf"
and here is my modems.conf:
group = modems
id = "sonyericsson_K750"
name = "Sony Ericsson_K750"
detect-string = "Sony Ericsson K750"
detect-string2 = "K750"
init-string = "AT+CNMI=2,3,0,0,0"
reset-string = "ATZ"
broken = true
May be is due to my configurations. Please check my configuration and use the sample application from http://kannel.jizz.gr/ and let me know how it works by sending sms with one word example "Hello" and with more than one word example "Hello there how are you?"
Hi,
ReplyDeleteIm Tharindu. Can you pls tell me how did u install Huawei e220 on Linux. Did you use USB port? Do we need a specific driver? Also what sim did you used?
Also I want to know whether is it possible to use Sony Ericsson phones for this? And do we need linux drivers for those phones??
Tharindy,
ReplyDeleteYou do not have to install any software related to e220. If your system identified the modem it will create tow ports /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1. Both will be work with kannel. It will not depend on the sim card but if you have bought the modem from dialog it may be locked for the sim and cannot use other sims. for the phones sometimes the device will be /dev/ttyACM0 . check whether the devices mentioned above is available and set it in kannel.conf and start kannel it should work.
Thnaks for helping me..
ReplyDeleteNow I'm little bit confused how to configure the modem in Modems.conf file..
Can you pls help me with this..
group = modems
id = huawei
name = "Huawei E220"
detect-string = "huawei"
init-string =
I dont know what should be the init-string..
Can you pls help me with this configuration...
If you are using Huawei E220 modem and Ubuntu or Debian as OS, the configuration steps given above should work without any change. Just copy the configuration file given above to your /etc/kannel.conf. Then copy /usr/share/doc/kannel/examples/modems.conf to /etc/kannel/ and restart kennal using:
ReplyDelete/etc/init.d/kannel restart
Then send me the log messages in :
/var/log/kannel/kannel.log
Thank for helping me.. Your article helped me a lot to overcome many problems. Thanx for sharing it with others..
ReplyDeleteI decided to use a sony ericsson k770i. Actually i couldnt find a huawei e220.
After struggling a lot finally I got it working..
So Im posting my configuration file hoping it will help someone..
group = modems
id = sonyericsson_k770
name = "Sony Ericsson K770"
detect-string = "Sony Ericsson"
detect-string2 = "K770"
init-string = "AT+CNMI=2,3,2,0,0;+CMGF=0"
Great job Tharindu !
ReplyDeleteThanx...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for our valuable information.
ReplyDeletegroup sms
my pleasure!
ReplyDeleteHi laxaman when i try to send a sms i get the message Unable to connect to remote host. what colud be the reason?
ReplyDeletelilantha@lilantha-desktop:~$ lynx -dump "http://127.0.0.1:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=kan&password=abc&to=0776995106&text=te"
Looking up 127.0.0.1:13013
Making HTTP connection to 127.0.0.1:13013
Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.
lynx: Can't access startfile http://127.0.0.1:13013/cgi-bin/sendsms?username=kan&password=abc&to=0776995106&text=te
your can use
ReplyDeletebearerbox -v 0 /etc/kannel/kannel.conf &
smsbox -v 0 /etc/kannel/kannel.conf &
to check the errors...
or check /var/log/kennel.log or the kannel log file
Encounter CMS 500 error.
ReplyDelete010-03-04 21:58:25 [6353] [15] DEBUG: boxc_receiver: sms received
2010-03-04 21:58:25 [6353] [15] DEBUG: send_msg: sending msg to box: <127.0.0.1>
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: TP-Validity-Period: 24.0 hours
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: --> AT+CMGS=16^M
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: <-- >
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: send command status: 1
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: --> 0011000A9156198783820000A70331D90C
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: --> ^Z
2010-03-04 21:58:27 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: <-- >
2010-03-04 21:58:28 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: <-- +CMS ERROR: 500
2010-03-04 21:58:28 [6353] [6] ERROR: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: CMS ERROR: +CMS ERROR: 500
2010-03-04 21:58:28 [6353] [6] ERROR: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: CMS ERROR: Unknown error. -> maybe Sim storage is full? I'll have a look at it. (500)
2010-03-04 21:58:28 [6353] [6] DEBUG: AT2[/dev/ttyUSB1]: send command status: 1
2010-03-04 21:58:28 [6353] [7] DEBUG: sms_router: handling message (0x82b6ae8 vs 0
How to configure kannel wapbox for an android emulator???
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the helpful blogpost. I am in process of setting my Motorokr E6 with kannel, no luck yet, I am stuck with initialization of device, although hoping to get it soon.
I want to enquire how much time it takes in your setup to send an smsc ? I want to send in bulk and very fast. Will gsm modem with kannel work ?