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2.2
Fax Devices
The term “fax device” is used to refer to the means by which the NET SatisFAX-
tion fax server sends or receives faxes from other fax machines or fax servers.
The “fax device” can be a traditional PCI fax card, an on-site Voice over IP me-
dia gateway, or even a SIP provider used over the open Internet.
The
Re-Detect Fax Devices utility allows you to add and remove fax devices
and change the number of ports allocated to each device. The total number of
ports that can be configured is controlled by your product key. The fax service
will be stopped by
Re-Detect Fax Devices before any changes can be made.
The service will be restarted when changes are complete.
The
Change Server Settings utility allows you to modify settings on existing
ports. Click the Hardware Settings button on the General tab for device-specif-
ic options. The fax service will be stopped by Change Server Settings after the
OK button is clicked. The service will then be restarted with the changes.
2.2.1
Additional Port Configuration
2.2.1.1
Send / Receive Only Ports
Sometimes it is useful to reserve certain fax ports for sending only or receiving
only. One example would be a server that does a high volume of outbound but
still has inbound needs, and inbound callers frequently get busy signals. The so-
lution would be to reserve some ports for inbound traffic thereby reducing the
chances of busy signals.
Ports can be configured as send only or receive only in the Change Server Set-
tings utility, Start Programs NET SatisFAXtion
⇨ ⇨ ⇨ Change Server Set-
tings. Click on the Fax Hardware Settings button. Here you will see a list of
configured ports.