Vocera Communications B3000N Manuel D’Utilisation

SENDING TEXT MESSAGES TO VOCERA DEVICES

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VOCERA BADGE USER GUIDE

of a Vocera user or a group name in brackets. If the user or group is not in the Global site,
also specify the site in braces. For example:

[jbatista] **urgent**

[I C U Nurses] {West Wing} **urgent**

4. In the 

message area, type your message. Be brief, because the message will be limited to

223 characters on badges or smartphones, and 236 characters on a Cisco Unified Wireless
IP Phone (7900 series). Additional characters will not be displayed.
Note:  When the recipient views the list of text messages, the entry for an email will show the
first thirteen characters of the message.

5. Make sure the email message is formatted as plain text; HTML and RTF formats are not

supported.

6. Send the email message in the usual way.

Sending a Text Message from the User Console

79 for a brief summary of the User Console, or see the Vocera User Console Guide for a
complete description of its features. Not all organizations allow access to the User Console.

You can send messages from the User Console to a user or to a group. If you send the message
to a group, all members of the group receive the message. Recipients can read these short
messages on their Vocera device displays.

To send a text message from the User Console:

1. Launch the User Console as described in 

 on page 79.

2. Click the Send Text tab on the navigation bar.

The Send Text page appears.

3. Click the 

Select Recipient button.

The Select User or Group dialog box appears, letting you specify the recipients of the
message.

4. Choose the users and groups to whom you want to send the message, then click 

Finish.

5. Enter up to 11 characters of text in the 

Subject field.

6. Enter up to 115 characters of text in the 

Message field.

7. Click 

Send.