how to develop a fax server

[H2]

Hello all,
Please help! I am completely new to this area!
I have a assignment here to develop a network fax server.
What I need to do is to develop a program that will send/receive faxes
about(100 per day).
What hardware and software do I need?
Do I need fax card, fax modem, fax machine?
What program/software do I need?
Any suggestion is appriciated!

 

[Gerry Sinkiewicz]

Hello all,
Please help! I am completely new to this area!
I have a assignment here to develop a network fax server.
What I need to do is to develop a program that will send/receive faxes
about(100 per day).
What hardware and software do I need?
Do I need fax card, fax modem, fax machine?
What program/software do I need?
Any suggestion is appriciated!

Hardware: a server and a fax modem (telephone line, electrical connections,
the usual).
Software: Windows 2003 server (comes with a shared fax server).

As long as you do not convert the win2003 server into a domain controller
the shared
fax server feature works fine. It can certainly handle 100 faxes a day.

 

[H2]

Thank you so much, Gerry!
Do you have any recommendation for fax modem? I mean in reasonable
price and good performance?
Do I need third party software beside Windows 2003 server to handle
fax? I browse on the web, and found something like zetafax. I am not
sure it's a good idea to use third party software.
Also, how to I set up the fax client?
Thank you very much for your help?

 

[Gerry Sinkiewicz]

The Windows 2003 fax server can be shared, so acts like a printer on the
outgoing side.
Incoming is another story, there are rules that may help, but this is where
the 3rd party
fax software comes in I think.

 

[Archan Das [MSFT]]

Regarding choosing the modem, it is advisable to choose one from the HCL
list as given in
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ca...ryl2&pgn=01a642fd-2790-420f-90bd-85df6a377206

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Archan Das

Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Fax Team

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