Installing fax modems or multi port fax boards

NOTE: If you use a modem, ensure it's a quality modem!

If you prefer to use a fax modem for faxing, you can choose to use either the GFI fax modem drivers or the fax modem drivers included in Windows 2000/2003. It depends largely on the modem that you are using which driver will work best. For some modems, the Windows 2000/2003 modem drivers might work better for you, since GFI cannot offer you such a wide range of modem support as Microsoft can. If you wish to do DTMF routing and insist on using modems (i.e. not recommended) then you must use the GFI modem drivers.

In general, we recommend trying both drivers with your modem and choosing the driver that works best.

I The Microsoft Fax modem drivers have wider modem support and 2D faxing, which can give faster fax transmission to some fax machines. You can have a maximum of 2 fax lines using Windows 2000 fax drivers and a maximum of 4 fax lines using Windows 2003 fax drivers! Windows XP only supports 1 fax line.