Answer a FaceTime call on my mac

I can make a FaceTime call from my iMac (Lion) but I cannot answer a call on it.
I can make and answer FaceTime calls to and from my iPhone4 and my iPad.
Can someone point me to someplace where I can find an answer as to why FaceTime on my iMac will not answerr a call.
Thanks
Adrian

Thanks - I discovered the answer to my question.
If someone makes a FaceTime call to my phone number it only goes to my iPhone. If they make the call to my email address it goes to all of my devices so I can answer it from wherever I am that has a WiFi network that I can attach to.
I'm learning - slowly but surely.
Thanks
Adrian

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