How to Get Device Status
This tutorial demonstrates how to perform a get device status via the Chat tab or through the Activity tab.
Info, Notes and Warnings
The Chat tab is equivalent to the Posts tab when looking at a Teams Channel instance.
This action is only capable by the user that registered the DirectFax instance.
Prerequisites
Before reading these instructions be sure that the following prerequisites are met:
A registered DirectFax instance.
Access to the user that registered the DirectFax instance.
Instructions
How to perform a get device status via the Chat tab
Visit your DirectFax instance and make sure you are in the Chat tab:
Then type get device status into a new conversation or select it from the drop-down menu:
Click Enter where DirectFax will post a card of the DirectFax instance’s details:
You have now successfully performed a get device status in the Chat tab!
Instructions
How to perform a get device status via the Activity tab
Visit your DirectFax instance and make sure you are in the Activity tab:
Select the info icon ⓘ next to the Filter in the upper-right corner:
Thereafter, you will be presented with your DirectFax instance’s details:
You have now successfully performed a get device status in the Activity tab!
Ending Notes and Details
If you are performing this action within a Teams Channel instance you must first preface the command with “@DirectFax” as well as perform that action with the user that registered DirectFax to the Teams Channel.
When prompted to Sign In using the Activity tab, it is advisable to avoid sign-in with any user separate from the original registering user.