How do I change the settings on a virtual fax?
Virtual fax machines have many different options and permissions you can customize.
Available for United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Australia, France, Spain, and Austria. Virtual faxing is
supported internationally to
50+ countries for free, excluding Mexico and Brazil.
Note: As Austria is not part of the free countries, only EMEA countries can fax to Austria.
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GoTo Admin
If you're an admin who signs in at https://admin.goto.com, these steps are for you.
Change virtual fax settings
Before you begin:
You must be assigned the Admin or Super admin role to perform this task.
PBX Administration (classic)
If you're an admin who signs in at https://my.jive.com/pbx, these steps are for you.
Virtual fax machine settings
Below is a list of all the virtual fax machine settings and their descriptions. Not available in Brazil and Mexico.
General
Setting | Description |
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Extension Number | A unique three to six-digit number that makes the virtual fax machine dialable. |
Name | The name used to identify the virtual fax machine in the admin portal. |
Omit from Directory — Optional | Removes the virtual fax machine from all internal directories. |
Omit from Auto Attendant Extension Dialing — Optional | Removes the virtual fax machine from auto attendant extension dialing. |
Sending
Description |
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Provides instructions on sending a virtual fax. |
Setting | Description |
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Email to Fax Access Code | A unique code that authenticates and identifies a virtual fax machine when sending an e-fax. You cannot manually enter an access code; select Reset to generate a new one. |
Setting | Description |
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External Caller ID | Sets the caller ID for outgoing virtual faxes. |
Send Email to Fax Success Messages — Optional |
Note: Supported for faxes sent from email only.
Enables email notifications for successful fax from email deliveries—emails are always sent for failed attempts. All notifications are sent to the email address used to send the virtual fax.
Note: Email communications will be sent from @fax.goto.com. Please ensure this domain is allowed so that emails are not automatically filtered as spam.
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Receiving
Setting | Description |
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Email Destination | Defines the email destination for incoming faxes. To receive faxes, you must route a phone number to the virtual fax machine.
Note: You can only send faxes to a single email address. If you need to deliver your faxes to a group, use an email alias (e.g., sales@guthrie.com) or create an auto-forward rule in your email client.
Note: Email communications will be sent from @goto.com, @jive.com or @jivecommunications.com. Please ensure these domains are allowed so that emails are not automatically filtered as spam.
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Storage | Allows you to receive large faxes (>10MB) in a download link when enabled. |
Usage
Description |
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Lists all devices and call flows using the virtual fax machine. |
Permissions — Public Beta
Setting | Description |
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View Faxes and History | Users have access to view all received faxes from this account. |
Delete Faxes | Users have access to delete all received faxes from this account. |
Setting | Description |
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Send Faxes | Users have access to send faxes to anyone. |
View Faxes and History (from this user only) | Users have access to view all of the faxes they have sent. |
Delete Faxes (from this user only) | Users have access to delete all of the faxes they have sent. |
View Faxes and History (from all users) | Users have access to view all faxes sent from this account by any user. |
Delete Faxes (from all users) | Users have access to delete all faxes sent from this account by any user. |
Enable storage for large faxes
Enable this feature to allow virtual fax users to receive files larger than 10MB.
Before you begin:
You must be assigned the Admin or Super admin role to perform this task.
Give user virtual fax permissions
Give users virtual fax permissions.
Before you begin:
You must be assigned the Admin or Super admin role to perform this task.
- Sign in to PBX Administration (classic) at https://my.jive.com/pbx.
- Select Virtual Fax in the left navigation menu.
- Choose the name of the virtual fax you want to enable permissions for.
- From Permissions, add a user from the drop-down menu.
- Select the applicable checkboxes to enable receiving permissions. Choose from the following:
Setting Description View faxes and history Users have access to view all received faxes from this account. Delete faxes Users have access to delete all received faxes from this account. - Choose the applicable checkboxes to enable sending permissions. Choose from the following:
Setting Description Send faxes Users have access to send faxes. View faxes and history (from this user only) Users have access to view all faxes from this user. Delete faxes (from this user only) Users have access to delete all faxes from this user. View faxes and history (from all users) Users have access to view all faxes in this account by any user. Delete faxes (from all users) Users have access to delete all faxes in this account by any user. - Select Save.