PrivateServer supports many different SMS gateway to send installation and activation messages via SMS. In order to use Automatic Activation you need to subscribe one of these services, get your credentials and then configure it in PrivateServer.
figure 1. SMS Gateway list
Each SMS gateway has its own HTTP API, which are different and its way to authenticate the user. Typical settings are:
- HTTP/S URL: the web service URL
- Credentials: username/password or secret key
- Originator: depending on SMS gateway it could be a phone number or a text, shown as the SMS sender
aspsms.com
figure 2. Configuration panel for aspsms.com
ClickATell
figure 3. ClickATell configuration
Orange SMS
figure 4. Orange SMS configuration
Nexmo
figure 5. Orange SMS configuration