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 ===== Receiving Faxes ===== ===== Receiving Faxes =====
  
-Faxes are **delivered via e-mail**:+Inbound faxes are generally **delivered via e-mail**:
  
   * Single recipient   * Single recipient
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   * Attachments may be sent in JPG, PDF, Adobe PostScript, TIFF, Microsoft Word, Excel, CSV, HTML & Plain Text formats   * Attachments may be sent in JPG, PDF, Adobe PostScript, TIFF, Microsoft Word, Excel, CSV, HTML & Plain Text formats
   * You must send from an authorized e-mail account ('from' address)   * You must send from an authorized e-mail account ('from' address)
 +    * Configure authorized e-mail accounts ('from' addresses) in the web portal under ''Fax From Emails''
   * You may add ''cover page'' to the subject line to have our system utilize the email body as a cover page   * You may add ''cover page'' to the subject line to have our system utilize the email body as a cover page
   * Upon submission our system will reply with a confirmation or rejection notice   * Upon submission our system will reply with a confirmation or rejection notice
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 ==== Windows Software ==== ==== Windows Software ====
  
-Optional application that makes it very easy to 'print to fax':+Optional application that makes it very easy fax from your desktop:
  
 http://www.viewmyfax.com/setup.exe http://www.viewmyfax.com/setup.exe
 +
 +:!: The windows software does not install a fax printer device.
 +
 +Once installed, run the ''Virtual Network Fax'' app and enter your vFax account credentials.
 +
 +There is little benefit to this software beyond what the web portal already provides.
 +
 +===== Blacklist =====
 +
 +Often, a **large percentage of incoming faxes are junk** and they keep coming from the same senders.  Vacations, Roofing, etc. etc.
 +
 +To keep your monthly vFax costs as low as possible and to keep junk faxes out of your Inbox, it is desirable to **blacklist junk fax senders** so they can't send to you again..
 +
 +**We will do the blacklisting for you**.  All we need from you are the fax phone numbers of the fax spammers.
 +
 +Perhaps the easiest thing for any of your users to do is to simply **forward junk faxes to support@sonoracomm.com** (with the junk fax attachment).
  
 ===== Testing ===== ===== Testing =====
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   * Manage FaxEnable in the Vitelity portal   * Manage FaxEnable in the Vitelity portal
   * A factory reset is about all you can do on the FaxEnable device itself   * A factory reset is about all you can do on the FaxEnable device itself
 +
 +Default admin credentials:
 +
 +|Username |admin |
 +|Password |admin |
  
 ==== Factory Reset ==== ==== Factory Reset ====
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   - Unplug the FaxEnable device from the power   - Unplug the FaxEnable device from the power
   - Press and hold the reset button (RST) on the back of the device   - Press and hold the reset button (RST) on the back of the device
-  - While still holding the reset, plug the device back into power+  - While still depressing the reset button, plug the device back into power
   - Continue holding the reset button for 20 seconds after lights blink/flash and then release   - Continue holding the reset button for 20 seconds after lights blink/flash and then release
   - Wait 10-15 minutes for the device to fully handshake with Vitelity then retest   - Wait 10-15 minutes for the device to fully handshake with Vitelity then retest
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