Muratec F-98 operating instructions Settings for use with a closed network, Setting Block Junk Fax

Settings for use with a closed network

For maximum communications security, use a closed network. This limits your machine to only communicating with other Muratec fax machines which can “pre- sent” the proper passcode.

Important: The passcode you use for closed network operation (and limiting polling access; see page 2.24) is not the same as the protection passcode.

Once your machine is set up this way, your machine will disconnect calls coming in from fax machines other Muratec fax machines.

To set your fax machine’s closed network password:

1 Decide on the four-digit closed network passcode (0001–9999)you want to use. Write it down, and put it in a safe place.

2 Press PROGRAM, J, 0, 9, ENTER. The LCD shows the current code:

Set Passcode

Passcode :0000

If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 4.

Otherwise, proceed to step 3.

3 Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired four-digit closed network passcode.

Set Passcode

Passcode :5627

4 Press ENTER to save the setting.

Note: To turn off the closed network passcode and return to normal fax reception, change the code to 0000 by repeating steps 1–4 and entering 0000 in step 3.

To set your fax machine to operate in a closed network:

1 Press PROGRAM, J, 1, 0, ENTER. The LCD shows your fax’s current setting:

Closed Net.: Off

Program/Enter

If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.

Otherwise, proceed to step 2.

2 To change the setting, press PROGRAM once or twice until your chosen setting appears. In this example, we’ve chosen On.

Closed Net.: On

Program/Enter

3 Press ENTER to save the setting.

Beyond the basics

Setting Block Junk Fax

Your fax machine’s Block Junk Fax feature lets you bar the gates against unautho- rized incoming faxes (“junk fax”) … But before you block junk fax, first please understand how this feature works, to determine whether it’s right for you. There are four possible settings:

•Off — The feature isn’t activated.

•Mode 1 — Your fax machine checks whether the last four digits of any phone number in your autodialer matches the last four digits of the remote fax’s sub- scriber ID (remember, that’s the phone number part of the TTI). If it doesn’t find a match, your machine disconnects the call.

•Mode 2 — This mode rejects any call from a number whose last eight digits match any number in the blocked numbers list (we’ll explain). Your machine can hold up to 30 blocked numbers.

•Mode 3 — This rejects numbers that are not in the autodialer and also rejects numbers that are in the blocked numbers list. This lets you keep a number on your autodialer for transmission to it, while still blocking its incoming calls by putting it in the blocked numbers list.

So, before you activate the Block Junk Fax feature, please consider:

•Not all fax machine owners enter their phone numbers in their Subscriber IDs. — With this feature activated, your machine would reject faxes from such machines.

•Access codes can cause confusion. — If an autodialer entry ends with extra codes, such as long-distance codes, Block Junk Fax will block out calls from those faxes (those other fax users won’t put your codes at the end of their Subscriber IDs).

If you decide to go ahead with activating Block Junk Fax, here’s how:

1 Press PROGRAM, J, 1, 1, ENTER. The LCD shows your fax’s current setting:

Block Junk Fax:Off

Program/Enter

If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.

Otherwise, proceed to step 2.

2 To change the setting, press PROGRAM once or twice until your chosen setting appears. In this example, we’ve chosen Mode2.

Block Junk Fax:Mode2

Program/Enter

3 Press ENTER to save the setting.

What you do next depends on what you selected in step 1 or 2:

•If you selected Off or Mode1, your machine will return to standby mode.

•If you selected either Mode2 or Mode3, proceed to step 4.