User guide

TALKSWITCH INSTALLATION 19
1.9.2.5 Connecting fax machines
TalkSwitch provides you with three options to configure your fax machine.
Choose the best option for your office.
Option 1 — Dedicated Fax Line
You may already have an incoming dedicated fax line. You can leave this line
directly connected to your fax machine. Connect the remaining incoming
telephone lines to your unit. Incoming telephone lines will be handled by
the unit and your fax will work the way it has always worked.
Figure 21: Dedicated fax line
Advantages: It’s easy to set up and you don’t need to change the way your
fax handles calls.
Disadvantages: The dedicated fax line cannot be shared with the other
phone devices (i.e. you cannot make an outbound voice call on your fax
line). The dedicated fax line costs money, and may not be used as frequently
as it could be.
Option 2 — Distinctive Ring
Distinctive ring is a service provided by your phone company. A second
phone number is added to a phone line. A call to either phone number will
ring the same line with different ring patterns. You can use one ring pattern
to indicate a fax.
Here’s how the TalkSwitch handles incoming calls:
Figure 22: Distinctive ring
If you are connecting a fax machine to a unit with two or four incoming
telephone lines, plug it into local extension E3 or E8.