Castelle FAXPRESS PREMIER, Administrator'S Manual

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Admin Guide > Automatic Routing and PBX Integration
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Automatic Routing and PBX Integration
The FaxPress Premier is easily integrated with a variety of PBXs to provide automatic de-
livery of incoming faxes to the recipient’s email mailbox or desktop. In both cases, the Fax-
Press Premier user mailboxes are assigned mailbox IDs that associate the mailboxes with
their corresponding fax numbers. (See Configuring the User Properties: Mailbox IDs on
page 94.)
Mailbox IDs consist of three, four or seven digits depending on how many digits the DID
trunk or PBX is passing to the FaxPress Premier. If you’re not sure how many digits are
being passed, and are not able to acquire this information from the phone company, use
the FaxPress Premier’s dtmf.log file described inDetermining the Number of Mailbox ID
Digits on page 95to determine the number of digits the Premier is receiving.
Digit Strings and FaxPress Premier Parsing Capability
Digit strings are a combination of numeric and alphanumeric digits generated either by the
PBX system or by the line carrier. Within the FaxPress Plus software is an algorithm that
strips the non-essential information and retains the digit information required to identify
the recipient’s mailbox ID.
If, as an example, the dialed number is 408-852-7081, the call may be sent as1188 408
852708199 while it is being routed through the central office or PBX system. Since the Fax-
Press Premier only requires the last three or four digits to identify the recipient, any un-
necessary digits are parsed off the number, e.g. xxxxxx7081.
The FaxPress Premier has a configurable digit filter that allows it to support 40 different
kinds of digit strings. These include but are not limited to the examples below.
For 4-digit mailbox IDs (e.g. a 7081 extension), the FaxPress Premier units can:
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From a 16 character set, strip 10 characters in front of the 4-digit mailbox ID, and
2 characters after the mailbox ID.
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From a 10 character set, remove 5 characters in front of the 4-digit mailbox ID, and
1 character after the mailbox ID
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From a 6 character set, remove 2 characters in front of the 4-digit mailbox ID.
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From a 5 character set, remove a # sign before or after the 4-digit mailbox ID.
For 3-digit mailbox IDs (e.g. an 081 extension), the FaxPress Premier units can:
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From a 15 character set, strip 10 characters in front of the 3-digit mailbox ID, and
2 characters after the mailbox ID.
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From a 9 character set, remove 5 characters in front of the 3-digit mailbox ID, and
1 character after the mailbox ID
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From a 5 character set, remove 2 characters in front of the 3-digit mailbox ID.
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From a 4 character set, remove a # sign before or after the 3-digit mailbox ID.
FaxPress Premier Requirements
The FaxPress Premier requires a DID trunk or an analog PBX system, or a digital PBX sys-
tem capable of digital to analog conversion. Once the FaxPress Premier is configured to