Voxtelesys SMS Integration
Before proceeding with the next steps, you need to purchase a DID on the Voxtelesys platform with SMS/MMS enabled.
Create Voxtelesys API Key
You need to create a Voxtelesys API key for the PortSIP PBX to send the SMS/MMS. Please follow the below steps:
Login to the Voxtelesys Portal
Navigate the menu API Keys > Keys, click Create Key
Copy the API key and note it
Configure SMS with Voxtelesys Trunk in PortSIP PBX
Before configuring SMS in PortSIP PBX, you must have already configured a Voxtelesys SIP trunk using one of the following guides:
Sign in PortSIP PBX Web Portal
You can sign in to the PortSIP PBX Web portal using one of the following methods:
Sign in as the PBX system administrator, navigate to the Tenants menu, choose a tenant, and click the Manage button to switch to that tenant.
Sign in as a tenant admin to manage the tenant.
For more details please reference Tenant Management.
Add an SMS configuration
Please follow the below steps:
In the PortSIP PBX Web portal, navigate to the left menu, select SMS/MMS, and click the Add button.
Choose your configured Voxtelesys Trunk :
Sender ID: You can leave it as empty.
API Key: Paste your copied Voxtelesys API Key here.
Click OK to be brought to the SMS/MMS list page. You can select that SMS configuration, then press the Copy Webhook button to copy the Webhook URL. Or Double-click the SMS configuration to edit the SMS configuration, in the details copy the Webhook URL.
Configure the SMS in Voxtelesys
Login to the Voxtelesys Portal
Navigate to the menu APIs > Messaging Applications, and click Create Application
Fill in the following information
Profile Name: PortSIP SMS
Trunk Group: Same group as the API key created in
HTTP Method: POST
Events: Inbound messages(MOs)
MO Webhook: Your PortSIP PBX Webhool URL you copied in the above steps
Authentication: None
Click Save
Navigate to the menu Phone Numbers > Numbers, and click the pencil icon to edit the number which you want to receive the SMS, in the popup windows, fill in the following information:
`Profile Name: PortSIP SMS
SMS Enabled: Check this option
Service Trunk: SMS | Fax2Email
Messaging Application: PortSIP SMS
Campaign: Choose the appropriate value
Click Confirm
That’s it! The SMS integration between Voxtelesys and PortSIP PBX is now complete.
Here are some additional tips:
Ensure the DID number (with SMS enabled) is assigned to the user/extension.
Inbound SMS follows the inbound rules likes inbound calls in PortSIP PBX.
PortSIP PBX supports SMS in E164 format. Make sure the numbers are configured in PortSIP as E164, and ensure that both your Messaging Application and Inbound Trunk on Voxtelesys are set up in E164 format.
Verify Configuration
Now you can create the outbound and inbound rules in PortSIP PBX for sending and receiving SMS/MMS using the Voxtelesys Trunk, just like you create the rules for making and receiving calls.
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