Setting up fax lines for a fax modem

Screenshot 37 - Adding a modem channel

1. Select the first available fax line number.

NOTE 1: If you have added new fax modems since installing GFI FAXmaker, you can click ‘Detect’ in the Lines/Devices dialog to find new modems. GFI FAXmaker will detect any modems connected to your PC and list them in the Lines dialog. Then tick the checkbox of each modem that you wish to use.

NOTE 2: If you are using Windows 2000/2003, GFI FAXmaker will also detect any modems connected to Microsoft Fax. You must however ensure that the Microsoft Fax service is started.

2. Select your device type.

NOTE: Select either ‘GFI Fax modem driver’ or ‘Microsoft fax modem driver’.

3. If you selected ‘GFI Fax modem driver’ select the com port on which the modem is connected in the Physical port box. If you selected ‘Microsoft fax modem driver’, select ‘Microsoft Fax Service’ in the Physical port box.

NOTE: If you chose to use a modem via the Microsoft Fax driver, don’t select the same modem twice, i.e. once using the Microsoft fax driver and another time using the GFI modem driver.

Screenshot 38 - The modem device tab

4. If you selected to use the Microsoft Windows fax drivers, there are no options to configure: you have to configure all modem options from Microsoft Fax. If you chose to use the GFI fax modem drivers, select your modem type from the modem type list box. If your modem does not appear in the list, select the generic class driver for your modem.

5. Configure the Initialization string, Rings until answer, Tone dialing, Wait for dial tone, Check for busy tone, Speaker mode and Speaker volume options.

6. If you are familiar with modem configuration, you can click on ‘Advanced Modem Options’. This allows you to change the modem settings of the driver. More information about the different settings can be found in the Chapter ‘Advanced use’.

NOTE: Only advanced users should change modem settings.

7. Configure ‘Line options’ and ‘Advanced options’ from the Line options and Advanced tabs. A description of these options can be found further on in this manual. Click OK to add the line.

8. You should then add any additional lines you wish to use with GFI FAXmaker to the Lines/Devices configuration.

NOTE: After making any changes to the GFI FAXmaker Lines/Devices configuration make sure to restart the GFI FAXmaker FAX Server service for the changes to take effect. Then Check the Fax Server Monitor to make sure that the lines have been initialized.