Just to confirm, this feature was NOT released by mistake. It was added in 9.300, but finally just revealed in the UI in 9.308.
SMS authentication is limited only for use with the wireless hotspot feature, and once you've enabled SMS authentication, and configured your provider, you can then select it as a hotspot type when configuring new or existing hotspots.
There is a small bug, where it will not show up in the hotspot until you log out and back into webadmin, after enabling SMS. This is fixed in 9.310, which is expected this week.
The current list of providers is limited, but if there's a strong desire to add additional providers. What would be useful feedback, is if there are any SMS gateway providers any of you might be using today. We'd like to target a few per region, to improve our support.
Just to confirm, this feature was NOT released by mistake. It was added in 9.300, but finally just revealed in the UI in 9.308.
SMS authentication is limited only for use with the wireless hotspot feature, and once you've enabled SMS authentication, and configured your provider, you can then select it as a hotspot type when configuring new or existing hotspots.
There is a small bug, where it will not show up in the hotspot until you log out and back into webadmin, after enabling SMS. This is fixed in 9.310, which is expected this week.
The current list of providers is limited, but if there's a strong desire to add additional providers. What would be useful feedback, is if there are any SMS gateway providers any of you might be using today. We'd like to target a few per region, to improve our support.
Alan, supporting Amazon SNS would be a good idea. When I looked at the list of providers, I didn't see one that was US-based, at least at first glance. Some cell providers in the US block international text messages (have had clients have trouble with it when using Sophos Mobile Control, which uses a European-based SMS provider, for instance). Amazon SNS is cheap, and the API well documented.
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Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries. Use the advice given at your own risk.
Just to confirm, this feature was NOT released by mistake. It was added in 9.300, but finally just revealed in the UI in 9.308.
SMS authentication is limited only for use with the wireless hotspot feature, and once you've enabled SMS authentication, and configured your provider, you can then select it as a hotspot type when configuring new or existing hotspots.
There is a small bug, where it will not show up in the hotspot until you log out and back into webadmin, after enabling SMS. This is fixed in 9.310, which is expected this week.
The current list of providers is limited, but if there's a strong desire to add additional providers. What would be useful feedback, is if there are any SMS gateway providers any of you might be using today. We'd like to target a few per region, to improve our support.
Alan, supporting Amazon SNS would be a good idea. When I looked at the list of providers, I didn't see one that was US-based, at least at first glance. Some cell providers in the US block international text messages (have had clients have trouble with it when using Sophos Mobile Control, which uses a European-based SMS provider, for instance). Amazon SNS is cheap, and the API well documented.
CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC
Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries. Use the advice given at your own risk.
