User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Vocera Badge User Guide
- Contents
- What's New
- Welcome to Vocera
- Badge Features
- Commands
- Basic Calling
- Advanced Commands
- Calling Telephone Numbers
- Calling an Address Book Entry or Buddy
- Sending and Receiving Numeric Pages
- Redialing Phone Numbers
- Using Instant Conferences
- Broadcasting to a Group
- Forwarding Your Calls
- Placing a Three-Way Conference Call
- Issuing Urgent Commands
- Joining or Leaving a Group
- Locating a Vocera User or Group Member
- Recording Your Voiceprint
- Blocking and Accepting Calls
- Recording a Dictation Session
- Getting Other Information
- Navigating IVR Phone Trees with a Badge
- Special Features
- Communicating with Multiple Sites
- Commands for Group Managers
- Sending Text Messages to Vocera Devices
- Using Vocera Access Anywhere
- The User Console
- Maintaining Your Badge
- Reference
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Why does the Genie have trouble understanding me?
- Why is my device chirping or beeping?
- Why does my device beep when I'm talking to someone?
- Why does my device display say "Searching for Server"?
- Why does the Genie ask me to wait when I press Call?
- Why can't I receive calls or messages?
- Why do some text messages begin with strange characters?
- Why does my badge beep and then restart?
- What can I do if badge buttons are not working?
- How can I stop getting logged out when I charge my badge?
- Agreements, Specifications, and Notices
- Important Safety Instructions
- Command Reference
- Summon and Dismiss the Genie
- Log In and Log Out
- Record Your Name, Greeting, and Voiceprint
- Call a User or Group Member
- Dial a Telephone Number
- Broadcast to a Group
- Forward a Call
- Transfer a Call
- Use Instant Conferences
- Send and Receive Numeric Pages
- Block and Accept Calls
- Send Messages
- Play Messages
- Locate Users and Groups
- Work With Your Groups
- Manage Groups
- Place a Three-Way Conference Call
- Work with Sites
- Dictation
- Getting Help
- Miscellaneous
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Index
Sending Text Messages to Vocera Devices ··· 87
Sending Text Messages to Vocera Devices
You can send text messages from a Vocera smartphone, your email account, or
the User Console to a user or a group. When you send a message to a group,
all members of the group receive the message. Recipients can read these short
messages on their device displays.
The following sections describe how to send text messages to a Vocera device.
You cannot send text messages from a Vocera badge, but you can send them
from a smartphone. Both Vocera badges and smartphones can receive text
messages.
For information about reading or playing text messages, see the following
topics:
• Reading Text Messages on page 52
• Listening to Messages on page 49
Sending a Text Message from an Email Program
Before you can send email to Vocera devices, you need to get the following
information from your system administrator:
• The email address that is dedicated to the Vocera system. All email messages
to Vocera users must be addressed to this email account.
• The user ID of the user to whom you want to send the email (this is often the
person's first initial followed by the last name) or the name of the group and
its site, if it's not in the Global site. The user ID or group name must be the
only text in the subject line of the email.
You must send the email message as plain text. Make sure the email message is
not in HTML or RTF format.
To send a text message to Vocera devices from an email account:
1. In your email program, start a new message.