Backup Fax Machine
If your business absolutely depends on receiving fax messages—if reliability is
essential—you can set up two fax machines so that one serves as a backup for
the other. In the example shown in figure 6-4, fax machine 1 is set up as the pri-
mary machine; fax machine 2 is the backup. If fax machine 1 runs out of paper
or otherwise malfunctions, fax machine 2 will answer the call after two or more
rings. This setup uses a dedicated fax line. Note that to use this setup, you
must be able to adjust one of your fax machines to answer on a later ring.
fax line A
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MODULES
ext
ext
X
Y
FAX 1
primary
FAX 2
backup
Figure 6-4 Backup Fax Machine
To set up:
1. Set the Line Ringing for line A on extensions X and Y to “ring.”
2. Set the Line Ringing for all other lines on extensions X and Y to “no ring.”
3. Set the Line Ringing for line A on all other extensions to “no ring.”
4. Set the Automatic Line Selection for extensions X and Y to any sequence
of outside lines, with line A last.
5. Adjust fax machine 1 to answer on the first ring. Adjust fax machine 2 to
answer after two or more rings.
See instructions for Line Ringing on p. 3-4 and Automatic line Selection on
p. 3-3.
To use: Use the primary fax machine as described under "Fax Machine with Its
Own Fax Line." If a call comes in when the primary machine is busy, the
backup machine will take the call. If the primary machine is busy, you can send
a fax on the backup machine. An outside line will be automatically selected
when you make a call from the backup machine.
Using Optional Equipment
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