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Set a Remote Access Code

Related Models:MFC‑L5710DN / MFC‑L5710DW / MFC‑L5715DW / MFC‑L5717DW / MFC‑L5915DW / MFC‑L6810DW / MFC‑L6915DW
Set a Remote Access Code to access and control your machine even when you are away from it.
Before you can use the remote access and retrieval features, you must set up your own code. The factory default code is the inactive code (---*).
  1. Press image [Settings]>[All Settings]>[Fax]>[Remote Access].
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    If your machine displays the [All Settings] menu on the Home screen, skip the [Settings] menu.
  2. Enter a three-digit code using the numbers [0] to [9], [*] or [#] using the LCD (the preset '*' cannot be changed), and then press [OK].
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    • DO NOT use the same code used for your Fax Receive Code (*51) or Telephone Answer Code (#51).
    • To make your code inactive, press and hold image to restore the inactive setting (---*), and then press [OK].
  3. Press image.
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