Sending A Test Fax - Multitech FaxFinder FF240-IP Administrator's Manual

BASIC FAXFINDER CONFIGURATION
Field
Fax Method
Error Correction
Fax Codec
Dial Prefix
Redundancy Level
Jitter Buffer Delay
Max Buffer
Max Datagram
Extension Source
Extension Digits
Extension Length
Channel Reservation

Sending a Test Fax

After you have configured SIP and T.38 to work with your network, use the following steps to send another test
fax.
1. Click Send Fax.
2. Send a fax to a remote fax machine that your SIP device can access.
3. Configure your SIP device dial plan to properly route incoming fax calls to the FaxFinder.
4. Send a fax from the remote fax machine to the FaxFinder.
5. Verify that the FaxFinder received the fax message and then check the administrator's email inbox to see
if it was delivered. To verify that FaxFinder received the fax, click Status & Logs and then click:
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If the email is not delivered within five minutes, refer to Troubleshooting.
Verify that you can open the fax in PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader. If you configured FaxFinder to deliver faxes
as TIFF files, use the Multi-Tech TIFF viewer or a graphic file viewer to view the fax.
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Select the outbound fax method. Options are T.38 Re-invite, T.38 Direct, and T.30 Pass
Through. Default is T.38 Re-invite. Inbound faxes can use either option automatically.
Check on to enable automatic fax error correction. Off turns off automatic error
correction. Default is on.
Check the box for each outbound fax codec you want in use. G.711 A-law and G.711 µ-law
are available depending on your Fax Method (T.38 Re-invite only). Inbound faxes can use
either option automatically. Both options are checked by default.
Enter a dial prefix to be applied to all channels if required. The dial prefix is appended as
a prefix to all faxes being sent.
Enter a redundancy level for the FaxFinder. Default is 3.
Enter the jitter buffer delay (in milliseconds) required by your network. Default is 300 ms.
Enter the maximum buffer for FaxFinder to use. Default is 4000.
Enter the maximum datagram size your network allows. Default is 948.
Select the extension source to be used by the FaxFinder. Options are: SIP To Header or
SIP Diversion Header. Default is SIP To Header.
Select the manner in which extension digits are used. Options are: Use All, Use First Only,
and Use Last Only. Default is Use All.
Enter the extension length allowed for the channels.
To reserve channels for specific use, enter the number of channels reserved for Inbound
Only or Outbound Only in these fields. Setting both fields to 0 configures all channels to
handle both incoming or outgoing faxes as needed. Default is 0 for both fields.
Fax Status to see faxes currently in progress.
Inbound Fax Log to see Faxes that have been delivered. Click Details to view a pop-up window
showing delivery details.
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FaxFinder FF240-IP Administrator Guide