Configuring Fax

[Nicolas Poirier]

I use a fax program on my computer. This is a company computer connected to
one telephone line and there are many telephones connected to this line. The
program used is Windows XP Fax Console. It is configured to start manually.

Problem is that I'm not allways seat in front of my computer to press the
button. Is there a way to configure the program to start receiving
automatically? By example, if I answer the phone somewhere far far away in
the building, I hear a fax tone then I press a button witch tells computer
to recieve right away.

I've tried automatic reception after 4 rings but then fax competes with
answering machine and it doesn't differentiate voice from fax signal.

Thank you
Nicolas Poirier

[Hal Hostetler [MVP-S/U]]

Windows XP does not support Distinctive Ring:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=272943
Distinctive Ring Is Not Supported by Windows 2000 Fax

Some third party hardware devices can provide a work-around:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/products.html
ComSwitch®

There is no way that I know of to remotely press the manual receive button
other than with PC Anywhere, VNC, or the like.

Hal
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"Nicolas Poirier" > wrote in message
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>I use a fax program on my computer. This is a company computer connected to
> one telephone line and there are many telephones connected to this line.
> The
> program used is Windows XP Fax Console. It is configured to start
> manually.
>
> Problem is that I'm not allways seat in front of my computer to press the
> button. Is there a way to configure the program to start receiving
> automatically? By example, if I answer the phone somewhere far far away in
> the building, I hear a fax tone then I press a button witch tells computer
> to recieve right away.
>
> I've tried automatic reception after 4 rings but then fax competes with
> answering machine and it doesn't differentiate voice from fax signal.
>
> Thank you
> Nicolas Poirier
>
>