How to Add a Fax account

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This article demonstrates step-by-step instructions for Creating an Fax account.

Product Features

Send and Receive Fax via Email

The Fax options from the management portal allows you to setup notifications for the faxes sent and received from your Fax account. You can easily set up an email contact or notification group to receive a copy of your faxes.

Over 50 File Formats Supported

faxes in over 50 different file formats and/or mix and match different file types when sending faxes.

Step-by-Step Instructions

The below table will detail the steps required to accomplish your goals:

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Login to the Management Portal by clicking a sign-on provider or entering your Email Address and Password as shown in Exhibit 1. If you don't have an account, you can sign signup instantly by clicking here.

Exhibit 1

Navigate to Fax

Now, navigate to Phone >Fax as shown in Exhibit 2a. Next click the create icon on the top right-hand side of the page as shown in Exhibit 2b.

Exhibit 2a

Exhibit 2b

Create New Fax

Creating the Fax Account

Almost done! Complete the required fields and click the save icon on the top right-hand side of the page as shown in Exhibit 3.

For your convenience, a description of each field is given below:

Name

Enter a descriptive name for your Fax account.

License

Choose a license from the drop down menu.

Phone Number

When choosing a Phone Number Type, you will have the option to select a local, Toll Free or even an existing number you already have in your account.

Distribution File Type

Choose between tiff or pdf File Type.

Inbound Notification

Select who will receive inbound notifications from the drop down box.

Outbound Notification

Select who will receive outbound notifications from the drop down box.

Exhibit 3

Add Acceptable Sender

Now, you can control who is able to send faxes with this account by adding accepted senders.

Click the gear icon next to your fax account to navigate to the fax setting page and select Accepted Senders as shown in Exhibit 4a. Next, click the create icon on the top right-hand side of the page as shown in Exhibit 4b. For the sender Type select Contact or Domain as shown in Exhibit 4c. Contact will allow you to select a specific user, and Domain will allow you to enter a full domain and any email address using that domain will be added as an accepted sender.

Exhibit 4a

Exhibit 4b

Exhibit 4c

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now completed the "How-To Create an Fax account" article and we hope that you have accomplished the goals you set out to achieve. However, if for any reason you may still require assistance with setup, simply login to the Management Portal and submit a support request.