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FaxPress Administrator Training Advanced Installation and Configuration

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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FaxPress Administrator Training Advanced Installation and Configuration

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  1. A New Generation of Network Fax Servers for Business and Enterprise FaxPress Administrator TrainingAdvanced Installation and Configuration

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. Web Training Agenda Advanced Installation and Configuration Sept 12, 2007 8AM – 9AM • About Castelle • Importing Users • Creating Cover Pages • Creating Phonebooks • Automatic Routing • Client Preferences • Server Properties • User Properties • Transaction logs & Reports • Q&A

  5. 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

  6. FaxPress Configuration • Advanced FaxPress Administration • Importing Users • Creating and Modifying Cover Pages • Creating Corporate Phonebooks

  7. 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.

  8. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Network Users utility

  9. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Network Users utility

  10. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Import Exchange Users utility

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Accessing Cover Page Templates

  14. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Modifying Cover page template

  15. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Adding Personal Cover Page

  16. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Publishing Personal Cover Page

  17. Advanced FaxPress Configuration User can select cover pages

  18. 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.

  19. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Adding Member in Phonebook

  20. 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.

  21. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Creating Phonebook views for Database Phonebook

  22. FaxPress Configuration • Advanced FaxPress Configuration • Automatic Routing • Personal (Client) Preferences • Server Properties • User Properties

  23. 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.

  24. FaxPress Configuration FaxPress Configurations: • Defaults mostly OK • Done through FaxPress client • Need Supervisor privileges

  25. 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

  26. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Personal Preferences (Via Fax, Options menu)

  27. 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

  28. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Settings

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Advanced Functions

  33. 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

  34. Advanced FaxPress Configuration CIF Properties

  35. Fax Fax Advanced FaxPress Configuration Internet Faxing using CIF

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Server Information

  39. 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

  40. Advanced FaxPress Configuration User Account

  41. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Outgoing Faxes

  42. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Incoming Faxes

  43. 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

  44. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Printer Configuration

  45. Advanced FaxPress Configuration Network Details and Archive Settings

  46. 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

  47. Advanced FaxPress Configuration fxcfg#.a file

  48. Transaction Logs Transaction Logs • Allows Supervisor to view and manage transaction log files. • FaxPress generates log entry on all faxes sent and received. • Log info contains who, when, where, and other information. • Can apply filter when viewing log. • Can be exported as TXT or CSV file format.

  49. Transaction Logs Transaction log dates and filters

  50. Transaction Logs Transaction log list

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