Lucent Technologies 6000 User Manual
MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
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Configuring IP Fax
Your MAX unit’s store-and-forward IP fax capability enables your corporate hub to use the
Internet to deliver faxes. You must configure some system parameters in addition to the IP fax
options. MAX 6000 units support autodialers and Direct Inward Dialing (DID).
Internet to deliver faxes. You must configure some system parameters in addition to the IP fax
options. MAX 6000 units support autodialers and Direct Inward Dialing (DID).
Store-and-forward IP fax
The store-and-forward IP fax feature enables a MAX unit to interact with a third-party fax
server, such as the servers provided by Open Port Technology, Inc. Fax-over-IP technology
enables ISPs and corporate hubs to use the Internet to deliver faxes.
server, such as the servers provided by Open Port Technology, Inc. Fax-over-IP technology
enables ISPs and corporate hubs to use the Internet to deliver faxes.
When the IP fax feature is enabled, the MAX unit acts as a remote access server (RAS),
accepting fax calls on the same ports and telephone lines used for dial-in modem connections.
The unit also performs modem dial-out functions to deliver faxes from the Internet to fax
machines on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
accepting fax calls on the same ports and telephone lines used for dial-in modem connections.
The unit also performs modem dial-out functions to deliver faxes from the Internet to fax
machines on the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Incoming IP faxes
Figure 7-1 shows the basic structure of an incoming IP fax operation. The MAX unit receives
an incoming fax from the PSTN and interacts with the fax server to transfer it to the Internet.
The transfer to the Internet is transparent to the person sending a fax, because a hardware
device called a redialer is connected to the fax machine. The redialer intercepts the number
dialed on the fax machine and initiates a call to the MAX unit instead. When the fax server
begins transferring the fax to the Internet, the redialer and the MAX unit become transparent
pipes for the fax data.
an incoming fax from the PSTN and interacts with the fax server to transfer it to the Internet.
The transfer to the Internet is transparent to the person sending a fax, because a hardware
device called a redialer is connected to the fax machine. The redialer intercepts the number
dialed on the fax machine and initiates a call to the MAX unit instead. When the fax server
begins transferring the fax to the Internet, the redialer and the MAX unit become transparent
pipes for the fax data.