Defining a Device's General Properties
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To define the properties for a fax device, select the device listed in the Devices folder and click the Properties toolbar button. The device Properties dialog box is opened.  
To define or modify the general properties of the device, click the General tab in the device Properties dialog box.  
 
New fax device(s) default to the off-line state. In order for the FACSys fax server to respond to and manage job requests for the device, you must configure the device and place it on-line. Because the new device is not configured, the CSI column is left blank in the Devices folder.
 
Device Information
 
Device Name: this name defaults to the model of Fax Board that was installed. It can be over-ridden, but it is not recommended.  
 
CSI: Each port can be assigned a different CSI. A board's CSI (call subscriber ID or customer subscriber identification) usually represents the fax number that the board will be servicing.    
 
Device Mode:
 
Device is on-line and enabled for operation: New fax device(s) default to the off-line state. An on-line device can send faxes, receive faxes or do both. If you do not enable the device, it will not receive or send faxes.  
 
Allow outgoing faxes on this device: Enabling this option allows outgoing faxes to be processed by this port.  
 
Allow incoming faxes on this devices: Enabling this option allows incoming faxes to be processed by this port.  
 
When an incoming call is detected, answer the line after ### rings.  
 
Caution(s):
·Many fax boards have multiple channels. FACSys refers to the device that owns the subordinate channels as the "root" device. If a fax device that has multiple channels has been added, then the root device and all subordinate channels are added to the Devices folder. You may configure each root and channel device separately.  
·You may select multiple channels and act on them all at once to enable or disable.    
·If you set the option 'answer the line after xx rings' to 0, the device will not receive incoming faxes.  
·No outgoing calls can be placed on a DID trunk. If you are configuring the device for DID routing, you should disable the option 'Allow outgoing faxes on this device'