This file was last modified 01.12.19
Thank you for choosing Wireless Data Server. These release notes contain supported platforms, system requirements, features, and known limitations of this product.
Contents of this file
- How to report problems
- Other available components and documentation
- System requirements
- What's new in this release
- Limitation, caveats, and known problems with this release
How to report problems
Please contact Steltor's technical support department at support@steltor.com or call (514) 733-8500.
Other available components and documentation
Wireless Data Server core
Please see the readme for installation instructions. Please see the Wireless Data Server Administrator's Guide (HTML | PDF) for configuration, maintenance and administration instructions, and the Wireless Data Server User's Guide (HTML | PDF) for information on using this product.
smsnotify
For calendar notifications and reminders, you must download and install the smsnotify utility, available on the Steltor Web site. Please see the smsnotify readme for installation instructions.
Wireless network plug-ins
The Wireless Data Server core includes a plug-in that connects to the wireless network through Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (DCE). To connect to the wireless network in a different way, download and install the appropriate plug-in available on the Steltor Web site. Other plug-ins support connections through the Short Message Peer to Peer (SMPP) protocol and the Universal Computer Protocol (UCP).
SNMP subagent
Wireless Data Server can also be monitored through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) clients. For details on installing the Wireless Data Server SNMP subagent, see its readme.
System requirements
- One of the following calendar servers:
- One of the following connections to the wireless network:
- Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (DCE) plug-in (supplied along with the Wireless Data Server core)
- Available for Windows HP-UX and Solaris platforms. View the readme.
- Short Message Peer to Peer (SMPP) plug-in
- Currently available only on Windows platforms. View the readme.
- Universal Computer Protocol (UCP) plug-in
- Currently available only on Windows and Solaris platforms. View the readme.
- Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (DCE) plug-in (supplied along with the Wireless Data Server core)
- Jabber server version 1.4.1 for Instant Messaging services
- Available on-line at http://www.jabber.org
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smsnotifyutility- Available on-line at http://www.steltor.com. View the readme.
- Wireless Data Server SNMP subagent for SNMP monitoring
- Currently available only on Windows and Solaris platforms. Available on-line at http://www.steltor.com. View the readme.
- One of the following operating systems:
- 64 MB RAM or greater
- 100 MB disk space or greater
NOTE: These base requirements are subject to change depending on deployment.
What's new in this release
Wireless Data Server 3.0 Beta offers support for Instant Messaging, fully configurable output formats, delivery of non-calendar content, and SNMP monitoring. See the Wireless Data Server Administrator's Guide for details.
Instant Messaging
Through the Jabber Instant Messaging server, Wireless Data Server can now deliver reminders and notifications directly to users' Instant Messaging clients. Wireless Data Server can detect when users are on-line and off-line, and route messages intelligently to their IM clients and wireless devices accordingly.
Configurable output formats
Use Wireless Data Server's XSL stylesheets to configure your reminders and notifications exactly the way you want them, for both Instant Messaging and plain-text SMS delivery.
Non-calendar content
Wireless Data Server can accept and deliver content in XML and plain-text formats from any source, format the content according to specified stylesheets, and deliver the final message via Instant Messaging and SMS.
SNMP monitoring
Wireless Data Server now offers the ability to monitor server statistics and other information through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Limitation, caveats, and known problems with this release
HP-UX file descriptors
Due to a limitation in the HP-UX 10.20 operating system, Wireless Data Server cannot set the maximum number of file descriptors. Ensure that this number is set to the maximum (at least 1024).
Solaris platforms and Nokia 7110
Due to a buffer size limitation on Solaris platforms, Wireless Data Server must run in text mode when used with the Data Circuit-terminating Equipment (DCE) plug-in. If you use a modem to connect to the wireless network, change the value of the [<DCE>] smsmode parameter in /etc/config/wds.ini to 1, and change the value of the [WDS] smsccharset parameter to MSCP437. For more details on these parameters, consult Chapter 2 of the Wireless Data Server Administrator's Guide.
The effect of this change is that users with Nokia 7110 phones will be unable to send calendar notes to Wireless Data Server. All plain-text messages will work correctly, and users with 7110 phones will receive all notifications and reminders correctly.