# How to set up SMSEagle as the SMS gateway in OpManager

## Pre-requisites:

Before setting up SMSEagle as the SMS gateway for OpManager, make sure that you have the SMSEagle hardware (You can purchase SMSEagle hardware from [here](https://www.smseagle.eu/store/en/index.html) if you don't have one).

**Note**: SMS Eagle is a hardware based SMS gateway setup. An active internet connection is not required as long as you have direct connectivity between the server in which OpManager is installed and the SMSEagle hardware.

[![Configuration of SMSEagle as the SMS gateway in OpManager: Video](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to/images/config-smseagle-video.png)](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xAmvuM8iQus)

## Steps to setup SMSEagle as your SMS gateway

In OpManager:

- Go to **Settings → General Settings → SMS Server Settings**, under SMS Gateway, select **'SMSEagle'** as the SMS Provider.
- Enter the **Hostname** or IP address of the server in which the SMSEagle hardware is configured.
- Enter the **User Name** & **Password** of your SMSEagle installation.
- If you wish to test if the configuration is successful, click on the **Test SMS** button.
- Enter a mobile number with country code and click **Send SMS**.
- Check the Gateway API response for more details on the SMS status.

Click [here](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/help/sms-alerting.html) to learn how to setup a SMS notification profile and start receiving notifications.