The integrated faxing function in the FRITZ!Box
Today, fax machines are no longer everywhere. The once futuristic communication devices have been overtaken by all kinds of alternatives. Yet faxing is still used by many companies. With the FRITZ!Box it is possible to breathe new life into these old beasts. You receive faxes with a FRITZ!Box, after which they are forwarded by e-mail as a PDF file. Experience the past in a new way in the following way.
Turn on the fax switch
To use the integrated faxing function in your FRITZ!Box, you must have a fixed telephone line. Is it present? Then switch on the fax switch on your FRITZ!Box. This switch then forwards faxes to a fax machine that is connected to the FRITZ!Box. To do this, follow these steps:
– Click on ‘Telephony’ in the FRITZ!Box user interface
– Go to ‘Telephone numbers’
– Press ‘Line settings’
– Turn on the fax switch
– Click on ‘Apply’
Configure the faxing function
Once the fax switch is turned on, it’s time to configure your faxing function to your liking. For that you need to follow the following steps:
– Click again on ‘Telephony’ in the user environment
– Then go to ‘Telephony Devices’
– Press ‘Configure New Device’
– Select the option ‘Integrated in the FRITZ!Box’ the option ‘Fax Function’
– For example, enter your name or telephone number in the ‘Fax ID’ field. This is your identity that will be shown to others.
Forward by email
Do you also like to receive faxes by e-mail? Then you have to set this yourself separately in your FRITZ!Box. We are happy to explain how:
– Select ‘Forward by e-mail’ in the user environment
– Enter the desired number of email addresses here. Separate multiple email addresses with a comma, without a space
– Save received faxes on the FRITZ!Box? Then click on ‘Save internally’
– Save received faxes to a connected USB device? Then click on ‘Save on the USB storage medium’
– Click on ‘Next’
Email details
In the next step you will enter your email details. By only entering your email address, you are not there yet. Do the following:
– In your user environment, go to ‘System → Push- Service → Sender’
– Enter the password of your email address
– Enter your username
– Select SMTP server and enter your mail provider details
– Enable the ‘SSL’ option
– Click on ‘Next’
Assign phone numbers
Next, it is important to assign phone numbers to the fax function. Are you enabling a phone number? Then your fax machine will answer all incoming calls to this number. You can no longer receive calls on this.
Receive faxes only
If you only want to receive faxes on your FRITZ!Box, you have two options. These are:
– Enable one or more phone numbers. The fax will then automatically answer all calls from these numbers.
– Do not enable phone numbers. For example, the FRITZ!Box enables automatic fax detection. This means that the FRITZ!Box only functions as an answering machine after the call has been ringed two to four times.
Send faxes only
Only want to send faxes from your FRITZ!Box? Then follow these steps:
– Go to ‘Telephony’ in your user environment
– Click on ‘Fax’
– Click on ‘Settings’
– Click on ‘Sending faxes only’
– Click on ‘Next’
– Click on ‘Apply’
Now you are ready to use the fax functions of the FRITZ!Box.
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