R9 - Configuring Conax Contego SMS Services Provisioning Provider
What does this section cover?
What are Conax Contego SMS Services Provider?
Conax Contego SMS Services Provider is used to:
- Configure the parameters which are needed to access the Conax CA system
- Map the services which are provisioned by Conax and set their CA ID
- Map the Physical Goods which are provisioned by Conax
Creating, Editing & Deleting Validations & Restrictions
Action | Validations |
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General | N/A |
Create |
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Edit |
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Delete |
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Conax Contego SMS Services Provider attributesÂ
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Name | Description |
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Name* | The name of the provider |
Alternative code* | The alternative code of the provider |
Description | A description of the provider |
Provisioning Protocol | The provisioning protocol which is used. In this case is automatically set to CONAX Contego 2.0 SMS - SAS Interface |
Life Cycle State* | The life cycle state of the provider, which can be Effective or Not Effective. If not Effective then no commands will be sent to Conax |
Connection Parameters | |
Host Name* | The FTP Server host name |
Port* | The FTP Server port |
Home Directory | The FTP Server home directory in the following format (using regular expressions) (/directory)* |
User Name* | The username to access the FTP server |
Password* | The password to access the FTP server |
Character encoding | The character set encoding defaults to UTF-8 if not specified |
Operations Parameters | |
Maximum number of records in each file | The maximum number of client IDs that can be included in each file. The maximum number cannot be more than 20000, which is also the default value set automatically if no other value is specified. |
Renewal frequency in months | The renewal frequency in months which will be used during the renewal process. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 10 |
Add Subscription end period in months | The period in months that will be used to set the add subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11 |
Cancel Subscription end period in months | The period in months that will be used to set the cancel subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11 |
Renew Subscription end period in months | The period in months that will be used to set the renew subscription end date. If not specified then it defaults to 1. The specified period cannot be greater than 11 |
Provisioning Distributors: A list of provisioning distributors which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. At least one provisioning distributor is needed, if the provider is effective | |
Name* | The name of the provisioning distributor |
Alternative Code* | The alternative code of the provisioning distributor |
Description | A description of the provisioning distributor |
AVAILABLE FROM CRM.COM R9.0.0 Allowed Services | Defines a list of services which can be distributed on each specific provisioning Distributor. Two options are supported:
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Services Mapping: A list of services which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. At least one service mapping is needed, if the provider is effective | |
Service* | The service that will be provisioned |
CA ID* Mandatory on conditions | The CA ID as specified on Conax Contego SMS Services. Only numeric characters are allowed and the length should be 8 digits (zero padded) If the service added, is a Non - Provisioning service (i.e. Product Type is not set as "Used for Provisioning" then the service id is not mandatory) Â |
Physical Goods Mapping: A list of physical goods which can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider | |
Smartcards Mapping | A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider. Smartcard mapping is not mandatory when the provider is effective. Note: The Smartcard CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed |
STBs Mapping | A list of traceable physical good types which will be used as STBs. At least one STB mapping is needed, if the provider is effective. Note: The STB CA ID is kept on Installed Item alternative code. Only numeric characters are allowed |
Defining your own Conax Contego SMS Services Provider tailored to your company's needs
Navigate to BILLING > PROVISIONING > CONAX CONTEGO SMS SERVICES > SET UP PROVISIONING PROVIDERÂ
- From the Top Menu click on EDIT
MAIN INFORMATION
PROVIDER INFORMATION
Provide the required information
- Name
- Alternative Code
- Life Cycle State
- Description
- View information regarding Provisioning Protocol
CONNECTION PARAMETERS
Provide the required information
- Hostname / IP Address
- Home Directory
- Username
- Password
- Port
- View information regarding Character Set Encoding
OPERATIONS PARAMETERS
Provide the required information
Maximum number of records in each file
Renew Subscription end period in months
Cancel Subscription end period in months
Add Subscription end period in monthsÂ
Renewal frequency in months
DISTRIBUTORS
Click on ADD and provide the required information to configure the Provider's Distributors
- Name
- Alternative Code
- Description
- Click to select the distributor on the list found on the left hand side
- From the select box, select between
- All Provisioned Services
- Specific Provisioned Services
If Specific Provisioned Services is selected then:Â- Click on ADD button on the right, to add a new row where you will add the service
- Click in the search box and search for the service that will be made available for the specific distributor
Only the services added under the Services section will be made available - Repeat the process to add all the services
- Repeat the above process for all distributors with Specific Provisioned Services option
SERVICES
Click on ADD and Search and select a service that can be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services Provider
Provide the Service's CA ID
PHYSICAL GOODS
SMARTCARDS
- Click on ADD and Search and select a product type which will be used as smartcards and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services system
DECODERS
- Click on ADD and Search and select a product type which will be used as decoders and will be provisioned through Conax Contego SMS Services system
- From the Actions Menu click on SAVE
LOG INFORMATION
Log information section keeps all the logging information related to the specific record
- Basic set of information available in all entities
- Created By User: The user that created the entity
- Created By Unit: The unit of the user that created the entity
- Updated By User: The user that last updated the entity
- Updated by Unit: The unit of the user that last updated the entity
- Date Created: The date the account was entity
- Date Updated: The date the account was last entity
- Basic set of information available in all entities
Deleting Conax Contego SMS Services Provider
- Search for the entity that you would like to delete
Visit  Using Summary Pages   to find out how you can search using CRM.COM Summary Screens - Click on the link of the record you would like to delete, to be transferred to the Data Entry page
- From the actions menu click on "DELETE"
 The entity will be deleted given that the validations are satisfied
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