Backup Fax Machine - AT&T Partner Series Installation And Use Manual

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.
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.
fax line A
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MODULES
ext
ext
X
Y
FAX 1 FAX 2
primary backup
Using Optional Equipment
6-5