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# Act on received SMS

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## Description

RouterOS can act on received SMS. Reboot the device from remote or do whatever is required.

A broadband interface with SMS support is required.

## Requirements and installation

Just install the script:

```
$ScriptInstallUpdate sms-action;
```

## Configuration

The configuration goes to `global-config-overlay`, this is the only parameter:

* `SmsAction`: an array with pre-defined actions

Then enable SMS actions:

```
/ tool sms set allowed-number=+491234567890 receive-enabled=yes secret=s3cr3t;
```

## Usage and invocation

Send a SMS from allowed number to your device's phone number:

```
:cmd s3cr3t script sms-action action=reboot;
```

The value given by "`action=`" is one of the pre-defined actions from `SmsAction`.

## See also

* [Forward received SMS](/networking/doc/sms-forward.md)

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