Configure SMS Alert On SharePoint 2013

The first thing we need is to get an SMS provider (In my case, I’m using Red Oxygen), so they can send me SMS alerts whenever a SharePoint alert has been triggered.

So, let’s get started.

Steps

1. Obtain the root certificate for the SMS providers. Red Oxygen is using Go Daddy secure certification authority.
   
   
2. Ctrl+ R needs to be used and type MMC.
   
   
   
   
3. On File menu ---> click Add\Remove Snap-in-->select Certificates-->click Add.
   
   
   
   
4. Select Computer account -->click Next.
   
   
   
   
5. Local Computer-->Finish-->click OK.
   
   
   
   
6. Expand the certificates, click Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click Certificates.
   
   
7. From the list, find Go Daddy class 2 certification authority.
   
   
   
   
8. Right click on it -->All Task --> select Export. Click Next 2 times.
   
   
9. Give the file path and the file name. Click Next and Finish.
   
   
10. Now, we have to create a trusted root authority, using SharePoint Management Shell.
    
    
11. Open SharePoint Management Shell as an administrator.
    
    
    
    
12. Run the commands given below, one by one.
    
    
    • $cert=Get-PfxCertificate c:\godaddy.cer
    • New-SPTrustedRootAuthority -Name GoDaddy -Certificate $cert
      
      
      
    
    
13. Trusted Root authority is created. Now, we have to configure Mobile account in Central Administration.
14. Open Central Admin-->System Settings--> click Configure Mobile Account.
    
    
    
    
15. Enter the account details, which have been provided to Red Oxygen. Click Test Service to validate the account and click OK.
    
    
    

Everything is set up now. SMS alert Service is up and running. Make some changes to the document library or the list. You will receive the SMS alert on your mobile.

The above screenshot is an SMS alert, which I received when I made the changes to SharePoint library.