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2.2.6.2 Distinctive ring fax detection
A single telephone line can have two assigned numbers with a different ring
pattern for each number. Based on the ring pattern, you pick up the phone
or let the fax answer the call.
Figure 50: Distinctive ring without TalkSwitch
Figure 51: Distinctive ring with TalkSwitch
Here is how TalkSwitch handles incoming calls:
The unit automatically routes faxes to the fax machine and calls to the
telephone.
One of the incoming lines will have a distinctive ring number assigned to it.
The unit recognizes this number as an incoming fax line. Follow the steps
below:
1. Open the TalkSwitch configuration software.
2. Select
System Information
->
Telephone Lines
.
3. Choose the line number for the incoming fax and click in the box next to
Activate line.
By default, when a dedicated line and a fax extension have been selected
for the first time, the software automatically configures the incoming call
handling properties for that line to ring only the fax extension that you
have specified.
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After installing TalkSwitch, it automatically detects the distinctive ring pattern.
Faxes are automatically routed to the fax machine and calls to the phones.
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