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Fax Extension and Fax Message Receiver
When a call is transferred to a Fax Extension, a Fax Notification Message is sent to
the Fax Message Receiver and the Fax Message Receiver’s message light is turned
on. The Fax Notification Message announces that a fax was delivered to the Fax
Extension, and provides the date and time of the last fax received. If the mail system
finds a prior Fax Notification Message in the mailbox, that message is replaced by
the newer one. Therefore, only one Fax Notification Message will be in the Fax
Receiver’s mailbox even if multiple faxes were received.
The fax message:
— Is left even if the mailbox is full.
— Is always the first message played.
— Cannot be forwarded or replied to.
The message light stays on until the Fax Notification Message is deleted and there
are no other new messages in the mailbox.
If the mailbox owner has Outcalling and it is On, Outcalling occurs (subject to the
Outcalling Schedule). The mailbox owner should check to see who the faxes are for
and notify the intended recipients.
Considerations and Constraints
The message light will light only if the phone is a system phone or (for a Release 3.1
or later communications system) a standard phone with an LED-compatible message
light connected to a Release 3.1 or later 206 module.
Related Communications System Features
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Automatic VMS Cover should be set to Off for the Fax Extension.
Line Ringing must be used to set all lines for Fax Extensions to No Ring.
Hunt Group Extensions (#505) can be used to assign multiple fax machines to
a Hunt Group.
Faxes can be routed automatically only if VMS Hunt Delay (#506) is set to
Immediate. It cannot work if the VMS Hunt Delay setting is Delayed, because
the sending machine will stop sending the fax calling (CNG) tone and hang up
after 35 seconds.
Fax Machine Extensions (#601) must be used to identify extensions to which
fax machines are connected.
Related Mail System Features
You can assign Fax Extensions or Fax Message Receivers to any Automated
Attendant. See Single/Multiple Automated Attendant.
Fax Extension and Fax Message Receiver
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