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A New Generation of Network Fax Servers for Business and Enterprise. FaxPress Administrator Training Advanced Installation and Configuration. A New Generation of Network Fax Servers for Business and Enterprise.
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A New Generation of Network Fax Servers for Business and Enterprise FaxPress Administrator TrainingAdvanced Installation and Configuration
A New Generation of Network Fax Servers for Business and Enterprise The purpose of this training is to provide our VARs/Partners education and knowledge of Castelle Network Fax Servers as well as the opportunity to have training of FaxPress installation and configuration.
Technical Support (6AM – 5PM PST) Phone: (408) 852-8080support@castelle.com sdk@castelle.com Pre-Sales Support Darius Rike Phone: (408) 852-8016Fax: (408) 852-8116 drike@castelle.com Support Contacts Darin McGinnes Phone: (408) 852-8065Fax: (408) 852-8165 dmcginnes@castelle.com
Web Training Agenda Advanced Installation and Configuration June 13, 2007 8AM – 9AM • About Castelle • Importing Users • Creating Cover Pages • Creating Phonebooks • Automatic Routing • Client Preferences • Server Properties • User Properties • Q&A
About Castelle “The All-in-One Fax Solution for Business and Enterprise” • Complete network fax solution • Includes all necessary hardware and software • Desktop PC faxing • Fax-to-Email integration • Production faxing • Workflow and Document Management Integration • Integration with Scanners and Multi-Function Printers (MFP) • Tools for developing custom fax applications • Support for leading network environments
FaxPress Configuration • Advanced FaxPress Administration • Importing Users • Creating and Modifying Cover Pages • Creating Corporate Phonebooks
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Importing Users using Administration Tools • Import Network Users Utility uses ADSI. • Import Exchange Users Utility uses Exchange Address Book. • Still need to configure user properties.
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Network Users utility
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Network Users utility
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Exchange Users utility
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Cover pages • FaxPress supports PCL and Word .doc format cover pages. • PCL cover pages are created using Castelle Cover page Editor. • DOC cover pages are created using Word Cover Page Macro. • Adds CoverPage commands to Word. • Keyword fields populate sender and recipient info from Send Fax interface.
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Creating Corporate and Personal Cover pages • Easiest to modify cover page templates under Personal Folders. • Personal Cover pages added under user’s mailbox folder. • Corporate cover page located on host machine . • Located in Castelle System folder • Rename personalized cover page to “coverpg.doc” • Recommend to keep back up of original
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Accessing Cover Page Templates
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Modifying Cover page template
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Adding Personal Cover Page
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Publishing Personal Cover Page
Advanced FaxPress Configuration User can select cover pages
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Corporate Phonebooks • Native FaxPress Phonebooks • Stores phonebook data on host machine. • Supervisors and Operators can only manage phonebooks. • Create groups and entries manually. • Can import .csv file data.
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Adding Member in Phonebook
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Corporate Phonebooks • External Database Phone books • Uses ODBC connection to data source. • Supports Excel, Access, Microsoft SQL Server. • Phonebook views map data source fields to FaxPress fields.
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Creating Phonebook views for Database Phonebook
FaxPress Configuration • Advanced FaxPress Configuration • Automatic Routing • Personal (Client) Preferences • Server Properties • User Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration DID/PBX Routing (Automatic Routing) • FaxPress configuration very simple • Line Setting, mailbox Id’s, Advanced function. • Analog line to FaxPress is RJ-11 only. • FaxPress expects DTMF tones on answer. • FaxPress expects 3 or 4 digits but filters have been added to handle other strings with more digits. • Where the analog line comes from is more complex • DID Trunks from local bell to Exacom to FaxPress. • T-1 to Line Termination Unit (Adtran for instance) to FaxPress. • T-1 to PBX to FaxPress.
FaxPress Configuration FaxPress Configurations: • Defaults mostly OK • Done through FaxPress client • Need Supervisor privileges
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Personal Preferences (Via Fax, Options menu) • Personal Folders (no option to change Faxpress.spl) • Default cover page format: DOC or PCL • Viewer: TIFF or PDF • Select Default Phone Book • Startup Options • Client Tracing
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Personal Preferences (Via Fax, Options menu)
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Settings • Can change Server name here • Default Symbol Set should match your systems (PC-8 is default for US) • Default font is used for text attachments • Voice Phone number Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Settings
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Advanced Functions Tab • Add a date and time stamp….(only on faxes printed by the FaxPress) • Keep outgoing faxes…. (do you really need them?) • Use the same fax line….(keeps FaxPress from sending faxes to the same fax number simultaneously) • Include Recipients and Senders name….(No cover page?) • When resending failed faxes…..(Reduces time on retries but may break up a fax) Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Advanced Functions Tab • Truncate Blank Lines (Don’t recommend using this) • After sending fax print entire fax…..(OK) • For outgoing faxes the imprint line….(Pre-pended adds a line, that could cover the top part of the fax). • I am using DID for inbound fax routing….(used to set the number of digits for Mailbox ID 3 or 4) • To enable DID receiving diagnostic…..(only keep on if troubleshooting, requires FaxPress reboot) • Keep a copy when forwarding an incoming fax….(by default if you set a FaxPress user to forward no copy is kept) Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Advanced Functions (Enable Support For) • Load Sharing • Configure on Slaves Only • Recommend only 16 slave lines max • HP Scanner Support • Via Drop Directory • HP 9100c/9200 and various HP MFP 4100 and 9100 series with LAN FAX support Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Advanced Functions
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Castelle Internet Fax Tab • Outgoing Fax • Must set up Internet Fax Tables • Will use local line if can’t communicate with remote FaxPress • Incoming Fax • Deliver Faxes to Local Users or Dial out over the phone lines • Fax job will be sent to local user according to line settings • Can route to specific users with T.30 Sub-addressing Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration CIF Properties
Fax Fax Advanced FaxPress Configuration Internet Faxing using CIF
Advanced FaxPress Configuration User Authentication Tab (Novell Only) • Requires Novell Netware Client • FaxPress can be hosted on non Netware File server • Careful with the supervisor account (Can change supervisor privilege). Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Information Tab • FaxPress Server Information • Server name, Serial number and IP address • Advanced: FaxPress software version, build dates and EProm version • File Server Information • File server name • Share name and Directory Server Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Information
Advanced FaxPress Configuration • User Account Tab • User name, privilege level, fax and phone numbers • Mailbox ID – Used for DID routing • PBX Access Code • Enforce Billback Code for user • Outgoing Faxes Tab • Set time to send, • Use Advanced button to set baud rate and number of retries • Enable printing of outgoing fax confirmations • Incoming Faxes Tab • Forward incoming fax to other user or fax recipient • Enable printing of incoming fax User Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration User Account
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Outgoing Faxes
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Incoming Faxes
Advanced FaxPress Configuration • Printer Configuration Tab • Setup for Network Printing • Enable printing via Printing Gateway • Network Details Tab • Shows user and phone book directory path on file server • Must be logged in as Supervisor to view path information • Archive Settings Tab • Allows user to change the location and type for the archive database User Properties
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Printer Configuration
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Network Details and Archive Settings
Advanced FaxPress Configuration Line Settings not available through UI (fxcfg#.a files) • No_ans_ring = x (number of rings before outgoing call fails) • Did_failure = 1 (no mailbox ID or no match for digits goes to unaddressed) • Rx_baud_rate = (v.27, v.29 or v.27/v.29) • Plus others
Advanced FaxPress Configuration fxcfg#.a file
FaxPress Q&A Presentation available at: ftp://ftp.castelle.com/Pub/Sales%20Eng/Darin/FaxPress%20Administrator%20Training/