Different Types of Fax Users Explained

Super Users

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  • Admin

    • Create users and manage other users' settings and permissions

    • Can create additional Fax Admin users or eFax Only users for any location within the organization the Super User belongs to

    • Can create new Super Users from the SIPStation Admin Portal at https://sipstation.com

    • Devices

      • Settings- Can set any device settings for all locations under their organization

      • Alerts- Can set alerts for any devices for all locations under their organization

      • Status- Can see the status for any devices for all locations under their organization

    • Viewing Faxes

      • Can view faxes for any DIDs they have permissions for

    • Trunks

      • Settings- Can set the name of any trunk for all locations under their organization

      • Auto Delete- Can set the auto delete options for any trunk and DID for all locations under their organization

      • Emails

        • Can set email alerts for inbound and outbound faxes for any DID for all locations under their organization

        • Can also see the alerts and delete alerts that other users created for any DID for all locations under their organization

eFax Admin Users

  • Login Access

  • eFax Panel Permissions

    • Admin

      • Can create users and manage other users' settings and permissions

      • Can create additional Fax Admin users or eFax Only users for any location that the Admin User has permissions for

      • CANNOT create Super Users

    • Devices

      • Settings- Can set any device settings for locations they are an admin user of

      • Alerts- Can set alerts for any devices for locations they are an admin user of

      • Status- Can see the status for any devices for locations they are an admin user of

    • Viewing Faxes

      • Can view faxes for any DIDs they have permissions for

    • Trunks

      • Settings- Can set the name of any trunk for locations they are an admin user of

      • Auto Delete- Can set the auto delete options for any trunk and DID for locations they are an admin user of

      • Emails

        • Can set email alerts for inbound and outbound faxes for any DID for locations they are an admin user of

        • Can also see the alerts and delete alerts that other users created for any DID for locations they are an admin user of

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eFax Users

  • Login Access

  • eFax Panel Permissions

    • Admin

      • No access

    • Devices

      • No access

    • Viewing Faxes

      • Can view faxes for any DIDs they have permissions for

    • Trunks

      • No access except to set email alerts. (The user sees this section as renamed to just "Emails" since no other trunk sections are viewable for them.)

    • My DIDs

      • Allows the user to remove themselves from seeing any specific DID from the Fax Section. If the user removes themselves from a DID, they will not be able to add themselves back. Only an Admin or Super User can add them back.

 

Comparing User Privileges

 

 

Super Users

eFax Admin Users

eFax Users

 

 

Super Users

eFax Admin Users

eFax Users

1

Log into the eFax Portal
fax.sipstation.com 

yes

yes

yes

2

Log into the Support Portal
ussupport.sangoma.com 

yes

yes

yes

3

Log into the SIPStation Admin Portal
sipstation.com 

yes

no

no

4

Log into the Sangoma Portal
portal.sangoma.com 

yes

no

no

5

Create users and manage other
users' settings and permissions 

yes

yes

no

6

Create additional Fax Admin users
or eFax Only users

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

7

Create new Super Users

yes

no

no

8

Set device settings

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

9

Set alerts for any devices

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

10

See the status of devices 

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

11

View faxes for any DIDs the user
has permissions for 

yes

yes

yes

12

Set the name of a trunk 

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

13

Set the auto-delete options for
trunks and DIDs

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

14

Set e-mail alerts for inbound and
outbound faxes for a DID

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

yes - for DIDs assigned
to the user 

15

See and delete e-mail alerts that
other users created for a DID

yes - for all locations

yes - for locations assigned
to the Admin 

no

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