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Change the Remote Codes
The preset Fax Receive Code is *51. The preset Telephone Answer Code is #51. If you are always disconnected when accessing your External TAD remotely, try changing the three-digit remote codes, for example to ### and 999.
MFC-L2760DW
- Press
(Fax). - Press Menu.
- Press
or 
to display the [Fax] option, and then press OK. - Press or to display the [Setup Receive] option, and then press OK.
- Press or to display the [Remote Codes] option, and then press OK.
- Press or to display the [On] option, and then press OK.
- To turn off Remote Codes, select the [Off] option.
- Enter the new Fax Receive Code, and then press OK.
- Enter the new Telephone Answer Code, and then press OK.
- Press Stop/Exit.
MFC-L2807DW/MFC-L2820DW/MFC-L2820DWXL/MFC-L2900DW/MFC-L2900DWXL/MFC-L2980DW
- Press
. - Do one of the following:
- To change the Fax Receive Code, press [Fax Receive Code]. Enter the new code, and then press [OK].
- To change the Telephone Answer Code, press [Tel Answer]. Enter the new code, and then press [OK].
- If you do not want to change the Codes, go to the next step.
- To turn off (or turn on) the Remote Codes, press [Remote Codes], and then press [Off] (or [On]).
- Press
.
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