# SMS Notification Profile

## Configuring SMS Alerts

You can configure OpManager to send SMS to administrators when a fault is detected in the device. You can create separate profiles for each administrator and assign them to devices so that whenever the device has a fault, an SMS will be sent to the technician concerned.

To create an SMS alert profile, follow the steps given below:

1. Go to **Settings > Notification profiles**.
2. Click **Add**.
3. Select the Notification type as **SMS**.
4. Choose the gateway and provide the mobile number(s).
5. **Message** variables are dynamic additional information that you can include in your alert message. You can select the dynamic message variable you want to include in the message. Click **Next**. [Click here to learn more about variables.](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/workflow-variables.html)
6. Select the fault criteria for which you need to be notified. For instance, if you want to be notified of threshold violation, select *Threshold rule is violated*. Additionally notify only when any or all the severity: Critical, Trouble, Attention, Service Down. Click **Next**.
7. Select the devices either **By Category** or **By Business View** or **By Devices** and click **Next**.
8. Select the required **[Time Window](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger)**, **[Delayed Trigger](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger)**, and **[Recurring Trigger](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/configuring-notifications.html#trigger)** and click **Next**.
9. Give a profile name and click **Test Action** to test the SMS profile or **Save** to save the profile.

![Configuring SMS notification profiles for SDP in OpManager: SMS notification under notification profile](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/images/sms-not-prof.png)

The profile is associated to the selected devices. A notification is sent every time a threshold is violated for a server. To configure SMS server settings, click [here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/sms-server-settings.html?smsalerting).

OpManager also sends Email based SMS alerts. Click [here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/faq/difference-between-email-based-sms-and-sms.html) to know more.