Open Text Fax Gateway 300 Series Configuration Guide 4
7. Click Submit.
8. Click Burn to write the new settings to the internal memory of
the Fax Gateway.
Specifying which channels to use for outbound fax calls
By default, the Fax Gateway is set up to select a channel for each
outbound call by using the “Cyclic Ascending” channel select
mode. In Cyclic Ascending mode, the next higher channel number
is selected until an available channel is found. When the highest
channel number is reached, the lowest channel number is selected,
and the process begins again.
Tip: Sometimes an outbound call may pick up a line while an inbound
call is ringing in on that same line. This situation is called “glare.” To
minimize glare, set the outbound channel select mode to be the opposite
of the channel select mode used for incoming calls by the PBX or PSTN
provider.
Creating Hunt Groups
If you want more control over which channels are used for
outbound calls, and how those channels are selected, you can set
up hunt groups by by using the browser-based administration
program built into the Fax Gateway:
In the Configuration list, click Protocol Configuration and then
click Hunt/IP Groups.
9. Under Hunt/IP Groups, click Hunt Group Settings.
10.In the Hunt Group ID column, enter an ID for the hunt group
(usually a number).
11.In the Channel Select Mode column, select a channel select
mode from the list. See the following table for descriptions of
the channel select modes.
12.Click Submit.
13.Click Burn to write the new settings to the internal memory of
the Fax Gateway.
Table 1b Channel Select Modes
By Dest
Phone
Number
Selects the device's channel according to the
called number defined in the Endpoint Phone
Number.
Cyclic
Ascending
(default)
The next higher channel number in the Hunt Group
is always selected. When the highest channel
number in the Hunt Group is reached, the lowest
channel number in the Hunt Group is selected, and
then starts ascending again.
Ascending Selects the lowest available channel. The lowest
channel number in the Hunt Group is always
selected first, and if that channel is unavailable, the
next higher channel is selected.
Cyclic
Descending
The next lower channel number in the Hunt Group
is always selected first. When the lowest channel
number in the Hunt Group is reached, the highest
channel number in the Hunt Group is selected and
then starts descending again.
Descending Selects the highest available channel. The highest
channel number in the Hunt Group is always
selected first, and if that channel is unavailable, the
next lower channel is selected.
Dest
Number +
Cyclic
Ascending
The channel is selected according to the called
number. if the called number is found, but the
channel associated with the number is busy, the
call is released. If the called number isn't found, the
next available channel is selected in ascending
cyclic order.
By Source
Phone
Number
Selects the channel according to the calling
number.