How to use fax machine on a home network with OBi 200 using its wireless adapter

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Endopax:
Hi,

I have Google Voice working very well with my OBi 200 VoIP adapter as a landline replacement.  I am using the wireless adapter for the OBi because of the location of my router/modem and cordless phone base.  Is there any way I can still use my home networked HP OfficeJet fax machine to send and receive faxes without a wired phone line connection between the Obi 200 and the fax machine?

Thanks in advance for your help.

drgeoff:
To send and receive faxes over the GV line or any other SIP service on the OBi - no. Connecting your printer/fax machine by wireless will not work.

Endopax:
Thanks, drgeoff, for your reply.  I had a strong suspicion that things would be as you stated.  For the very occasional times I need to send a fax, will connecting the OfficeJet to the OBi200 on demand with a standard RJ11 telephone line cord allow for sending faxes.  Will I first need to go to "Add Device" on my OBi dashboard and dial **5 6097 from the OfficeJet's virtual keyboard?

Thanks again for your help.

azrobert:
Sending a fax using VOIP may or may not work. You just have to try and see what happens.

You can't add the fax to OBiTalk as a device. Just plug the Line port on the fax into the Phone port on the OBi200. Now send a fax.

I haven't used a fax for years. If I need to send a document, I use the scanner function on my multi-function printer to create a file and then send it via email attachment.

drgeoff:
Quote from: Endopax on April 29, 2019, 09:00:14 pm

Thanks, drgeoff, for your reply.  I had a strong suspicion that things would be as you stated.  For the very occasional times I need to send a fax, will connecting the OfficeJet to the OBi200 on demand with a standard RJ11 telephone line cord allow for sending faxes.  Will I first need to go to "Add Device" on my OBi dashboard and dial **5 6097 from the OfficeJet's virtual keyboard?

Thanks again for your help.

The **5 nnnn procedure is only for registering OBi devices to the portal. And the required nnnn digits are different every time, even if you are re-registering an OBi that you had previously registered and deleted.

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