Installing GFI FAXmaker

System Requirements

Before you install GFI FAXmaker, please ensure that the following requirements are met.

GFI FAXmaker FAX Server:

•	A Windows 2000, 2003, 2008 server machine with at least 256 Mbytes of RAM and an 1Ghz processor.

NOTE: For the Brooktrout SR140 FOIP solution the minimum specifications are 512 Mbytes of RAM and a 2.6Ghz processor.

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A professional fax device: A Brooktrout TR 114, TR 1034 or Trufax fax board, an EICON DIVA PRO/SERVER fax card or an AVM active fax card. You can use class 2 or 2.0 fax modems using either the Microsoft or the GFI fax modem drivers, although we strongly recommend using one of the fax devices listed above. For a complete list of supported devices go to http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID001220.

NOTE: For more information related to the installation of fax devices refer to the Fax Device installation manual available from the GFI website.

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If you are installing GFI FAXmaker on a separate machine other than the mail server, the IIS SMTP service is required. The IIS SMTP service is included in every Windows distribution. To verify the Installation of the SMTP Service: From: Control Panel ► Add/Remove Programs ► Add/Remove Windows Components ► Internet Information Services (IIS) component ► Details. Verify that the SMTP Service check box is selected. If not selected, click to select it, click OK, and follow the installation directions that are displayed.

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If you are using Microsoft Exchange Server, and are not installing the fax server on the Exchange server machine, you must install Microsoft Outlook on the GFI FAXmaker machine and configure it to connect to a mailbox (via MAPI) on the Microsoft Exchange server machine. This is needed for conversion of TNEF to MIME.

•	If you are using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, ensure that Hub Transport role and Microsoft Messaging API and Collaboration Data Objects version 1.2.1 are installed.

•	If using Windows 2000, ensure you have Service Pack 3 or later installed.

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Disable Anti Virus software from scanning the GFI FAXmaker & other relevant directories both during installation and GFI FAXmaker operation. AV products are known to both interfere with normal operation as well as slow down any software which requires file access. In fact Microsoft does not recommend running file based anti virus software on the Exchange Server. For more information: http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID001523.

•	Make sure that backup software is not backing up any of the GFI FAXmaker directories at any point.

GFI FAXmaker client:

•	Windows Vista/XP/2000/2003

•	If using Windows 2000, ensure you have Service Pack 3 or later installed.