Xerox Fax Sharing User Manual

Fax Sharing User’s GuideFebruary 2000

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing10System RequirementsThe Fax Sharing feature enables Fax Sharing Client stations to transfer faxes across the network to and fro

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)11Starting and Exiting WinFax ProgramsThe Message Manager is the main interface for sending fax

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing12Setting Up a Fax Sharing Host Station Your Fax Sharing network must have at least one Fax Sharing Host station. If you have a

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)13Enabling the Fax Sharing Host FeatureTo allow Fax Sharing Clients to receive voice messages a

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing144 Click the General tab.5 Enable Use This WinFax PRO Station As A Fax Sharing Host.6 If you want to protect the Fax Sharing Ho

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)15Note: More information on using a scripted install is provided in the Multiple Installation G

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing164 Create an installation script file (WFSCRIPT.SPT) containing the appropriate installation options. See “Creating an Installa

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)17Creating an InstallShield Silent Response FileWinFax uses the InstallShield program. To perfo

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing18(that is the drive and directory specification) after the equals sign in the “szDir=” line and proceed to step 10.Note: You mu

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)19Note: The sample script file also contains information for other modems and communications de

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WinFax PRO Fax Sharing204 Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run. The Run dialog appears.5 In the Open field, type ...<network path>

Installing WinFax for Fax Sharing (Administrators Only)21Installing the Fax Sharing Client ManuallyIf you do not have a modem or communications device

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing22… where “drive and path” is the CD ROM drive containing the WinFax installation CD or the location of the WinFax installation

Working With Faxes232 In the list, double click Modems And Communications Devices. The Modems And Communications Devices Properties dialog appears.3 I

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing24How Faxes Are SentAfter you prepare your fax and click Send, WinFax begins processing your fax. The steps involved in processi

Working With Faxes25If the faxing traffic on your computer is heavy, you can disable the Status dialog so it does not appear each time a fax is sent o

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing26Sometimes faxes are not sent successfully due to communication problems such as busy or no-answer signals. In those situations

Working With Faxes27To download received faxes from the Fax Sharing Host (Fax Sharing Client):1 Do one of the following, depending on when you want to

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing285 Click Receive Now. The Fax Sharing Host marks those faxes as read and transfers them across the network into your Message Ma

Troubleshooting29groups, FAQs, the automated Symantec Support Genie, and the Symantec FTP site, connect to http://service.symantec.com. For more infor

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5WinFax PRO Fax SharingIf you do not have a modem installed on your computer, you can still use WinFax™ PRO to send and receive faxes. To do so, you m

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing6About this Guide While this guide contains instructions for the most basic Fax Sharing tasks, the online help covers all featur

About this Guide7Getting Help in a DialogMany WinFax dialogs and windows contain a help button (in the upper right corner) that you can use to display

WinFax PRO Fax Sharing8To forward your feedback, use any of the following methods:Fax – Fax your comments to 1-416-441-0333 to the attention of the Te

Introducing WinFax PRO Fax Sharing9ClientStep 3: When the Fax Sharing Host receives a fax, the program displays a dialog to the Fax Sharing Client sho