Multi-Tech Systems FF220, FF420, FF820, FF120 manual Using the Auto-Discovery Monitor

Chapter 7: Device Manager Operation

Using the Auto-Discovery Monitor

The Auto-Discover Devices command of Device Manager will automatically search the network for FaxFinder, CallFinder, or Multi-Access units. The Auto-Discover Devices command is in the Edit Menu. When invoked, the Auto Discovery Monitor screen will appear and will display FaxFinders, CallFinders, and Multi-Access units on the system and identify each (with Host Name, IP Address, and Mac Address). It will not discover devices outside your network. For example, if the IP address of the computer running Device Manager is 134.146.8.90, this feature would discover such devices only in the 134.146.8.x network, but not in 134.146.10.x or other networks.

Auto Discovery. You initiate the command from the Edit menu. A list of devices will soon appear in the Auto Discovery Monitor window.

The polling process takes a few minutes to complete. (The Auto Discovery Monitor will only detect FF100, FF110, and FF200 units that have been restarted within the past 10 minutes. This limitation does not apply to other FaxFinder units.) After a device has been detected you can add it to the group of devices that the Device Manager software is serving by entering the appropriate Username and Password for the discovered unit in the Device Manager’s Add Device Address screen.

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