Sending EMS Push Messages

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The EMS Management Console application allows you to send EMS push notification messages to the registered devices in your EMS Server.

In the lower pane of the EMS Management Console application, select the Push tab to start sending push notification messages.

Note:

• You need to have (at least) one registered device in the EMS Server to start sending push notification messages.
• In the registered device, you need to install an EMS Client application to receive push notification messages.

Sending an EMS Notification Message

To send an EMS push notification message to a registered device or a group of registered devices:

1. Set the push notification message body.
2. Set the target devices for the push notification message.
3. Click the Send button.

   The sent EMs push notification message information is displayed in the Send History log.

Setting the EMS Push Notification Data

To set the EMS push notification body message:

1. Click the Data... button.

   The Push Data dialog box opens.

2. Set the Message field with the text body of the EMS push notification message.
3. Customize the push notification alert:
   • For an iOS device, set the optional fields APS.Alert, APS.Badge, and the APS.Sound.
   • For an Android device, set the GCM.Title and the GCM.Message.
4. Click the OK button.

Note: The custom fields of a push notification are optional.

You can see the JSON message body in the Data area.

Setting the Target Destination

Sending the EMS Push Notification to a Channel

To select an EMS Channel or a group of EMS Channels to send the push notification message:

1. Click the Channels... button.

   The Channels dialog box opens.

2. Select one or several EMS channels from the list.

   You can also select all the EMS Channels, by selecting Check All.

3. Click the OK button.

You can see the JSON channels message in the Target area.

Sending the EMS Push Notification to a Device

To select a specific device or a type of device to send the push notification message:

1. Click the Where... button.

   The Where dialog box opens.

2. Select one or several registered device from the list.

   You can filter the displayed devices, when you select the Device types.

3. Click the OK button.

You can see the JSON where body in the Target area.

See Also

• EMS Push Notifications
• Mobile Tutorial: Using Remote Notifications (iOS and Android)
• EMS Server
• EMS Client Application