Holding and forwarding faxes

Holding faxes

This option lets you hold received faxes from printing until they are released. Held faxes can be released manually or at a scheduled day or time.

  1. Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.

    Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.
  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Fax Settings.

  4. Click Analog Fax Setup.

  5. Click Holding Faxes.

  6. Enter a password in the Print Faxes Password box.

  7. From the Held Fax Mode menu, select one of the following:

    • Off

    • Always On

    • Manual

    • Scheduled

  8. If you selected Scheduled, then continue with the following steps. Otherwise, go to step 9.

    1. Click Fax Holding Schedule.

    2. From the Action menu, select Hold faxes.

    3. From the Time menu, select the time you want the held faxes released.

    4. From the Day(s) menu, select the day you want the held faxes released.

  9. Click Add.

Forwarding a fax

This option lets you print and forward received faxes to a fax number, e-mail address, FTP site, or LDSS.

  1. Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.

    Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.
  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Fax Settings.

  4. Click Analog Fax Setup.

  5. From the Fax Forwarding menu, select one of the following:

    • Print

    • Print and Forward

    • Forward

  6. From the “Forward to” menu, select one of the following:

    • Fax

    • E-mail

    • FTP

    • LDSS

    • eSF

  7. Click inside the Forward to Shortcut box, and then enter the shortcut number where you want the fax forwarded.

    Note: The shortcut number must be a valid shortcut number for the setting that was selected in the “Forward to” menu.
  8. Click Submit.