Ricoh FAX5600L - Manual (Page 95)

NETWORKING
Overview
This section explains how you can use this machine to distribute fax messages
over networks of fax machines.
As we have seen (Sending to More Than One Location, page 51), you can send
the same fax message directly from your machine to more than one location. The
diagram in that section shows your machine sending the same fax to three
locations. This feature is commonly known as Broadcasting.
However, with Broadcasting, you or your organization has to pay for three fax
calls. If these are all long distance calls, that can be quite expensive. If you use
the networking features provided with this machine, you will be able to reduce
costs by sending the fax message only once, to a Transfer Station, and that
Transfer Station will distribute your fax message.
You can take advantage of your machine’s Group Dial, Broadcasting, and
Transfer Request features to set up extensive facsimile networks. Such networks
can save time and cost if you set them up to perform commonly-used
broadcasting operations, especially if long-distance communications are involved.
Cross-references
Groups: see page 30.
Broadcasting: see page 51.
Transfer Request: see page 87.
Broadcasting
Networking using a
Transfer Station
(Transfer Request)
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