Sharp AR-M237 Restricting polling access (polling security)

ADVANCED TRANSMISSION METHODS

Restricting polling access (polling security)

If you wish to prevent unauthorized fax machines from polling your machine, enable the polling security function. When this function is enabled, polling permission will only be granted if the fax number of the polling machine (as programmed in that machine) matches one of the fax numbers that you have programmed in your machine as passcode numbers. Up to 10 fax numbers can be programmed as passcode numbers.

To turn on the polling security function and program passcode numbers, see "PASSCODE NUMBER SETTING" on page 102.

There are two types of polling security functions. Polling is permitted when the numbers of either type match.

Checking the receiving machine's programmed sender's number against the transmitting machine's passcode numbers

	[Preparations]	[During polling]
Your				Beep
(receiving)
machine
	Program own	Select polling or serial polling
	(sender's) fax number
				Reception
		Polling		Transmission
		Receiving	Transmitting	Numbers
		machine	machine
		Own	Passcode	match
	Program passcode	(sender's)
			number
	numbers	number
Transmitting		Check sender's number		Polling is permitted
		against passcode numbers
machine
	[Preparations]
Checking the receiving machine's system number against the transmitting
machine's ID numbers (Sharp machines only*)
	[Preparations]	[During polling]		*Excluding some models
Your				Beep
(receiving)
machine
	Program	Select polling or serial polling
	a system number
				Reception
		Polling		Transmission
		Receiving	Transmitting	Numbers
		machine	machine
		System		match
	Program ID numbers		ID numbers
		number
Transmitting		Check system number		Polling is permitted
		against ID numbers
machine
	[Preparations]
•	If you do not use the polling security function, the document will be sent to any fax machine that polls you.
Note •	When using the polling memory function with polling security enabled, the fax number of the polling

machine(s) must be programmed in your machine. The polling machine must also have its sender's number programmed.

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