# Define a Fax Group

Use this procedure to define a fax group with virtual fax channels. The number of channels you have is determined by licensing, up to a maximum of six channels. The numbering scheme of "slot:channel" is maintained for backward compatibility with older NuPoint Unified Messaging servers. For the purposes of defining a fax group, all fax channels reside in slot 5 (5:0 to 5:5).

You can enable fax capabilities by assigning the fax group to up to 24 line groups. For incoming fax, associate the fax group with an incoming line group (like NuPoint Voice). For outgoing fax, associate the fax group with an outgoing line group (like Pager). See other topics in this section for procedures to associate fax groups with line groups.

To define a fax group:

1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance,(R) Reconfiguration,(R) Reconfigure System, and then(G) Offline Menu.

2. From the Offline Menu, select (G) Define Line Groups, Fax Groups.

3. Select (F) Define Fax Groups. You can select menu options (S) and/or (U) to display information about existing fax groups.

4. Select (G) Current Group= and enter a number (1-24) for the fax group you are defining.

5. Select (M) Module of Current Fax Group and enter the number of the module (1-2) to include in the fax group.

6. Select (A) Add Channels to Current Fax Group and enter the slot number (always 5) and channel number (0-5) to add to the fax group, separated by a colon. For example:

Entry: | Specifies:
--- | ---
* | All channels in the given module
5:* | All channels in slot 5
5:0 - 5:2 | Channels 0 to 2 in slot 5
5:0, 5:2, 5:4 | Channels 0, 2, and 4 in slot 5.

1. To drop channels from a fax group, select (D) Drop Channels from Current Fax Group and enter the channels to remove, using the same format described in step 6.

2. Repeat the procedure for each fax group you want to define. (If you have line groups that have cards in more than one module and you want to give those line groups fax capability, then you must define a fax group for each module.)

3. Exit from the Fax Group Menu. If you want to assign the new fax group to a Line Group now, exit back to the Line Groups menu and go to Assign Fax Group to Line Group.