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NETCFAX - Networked fax system

STOP THE PRESS
Just released - NetCFax Pro 3.16.5 (May 20, 2009)
Just released - the latest NetCFax 2.75.5 (May 20, 2009)
Just released - NetCFax PRO+ 3.60.5 (May 20, 2009)

All releases of NetCFax now fully support Windows Vista...

Upgrades are free to those that are still evaluating NetCFax,
but due to cost of living increases our prices were increased slightly on
December 31, 2006, so a small charge is payable for ALL upgrades
to the new 2.75, 3.16 and 3.60 releases for registered systems.

Please see our Prices page for more information

The NetCFax Online Help and Information System

We hope that the topics below will provide a better insight into how to best install and use NetCFax in your network environment.
Just click on the topic you are interested in

* How the NetCFax system works (its design philosophy)

* Running the NetCFax Server on Windows Virtual PC's

* How does NetCFax let you handle received faxes

* What are the new features in PRO+ v3.60 & later releases

* What benefits do the new live cabinet feature in PRO+ v3.60 offer ?

* Running NetCFax on Windows Vista

* Detailed information for network administrators
(All about TCP ports, firewalls/routers etc...)

* Running the NetCFax Server as a Windows Service ?

* Running the NetCFax Server on "normal" Windows PC's ?

* Choosing the best install options
for the versions of Windows you have on your network

* Running the NetCFax Server on Windows 2000/2003 Server systems
including those that are running as domain controllers.

* Choosing the best way to install the fax client (under different network
topologies such as Remote Desktops (RDP) or XP with Fast Task Switching)

* Using NetCFax on XP Pro machines with multiple login accounts.
(Useful information)

* How to install and configure the NetCFax client on XP with SP1 or SP2
for use when the login account does NOT have Administrator rights.

* How to setup the fax client so that it always starts whenever Windows is
restarted.

* Using the NetCFax client under Remote Desktop sessions

* Taking advantage of XP Pro for running the NetCFax server

*   How to install the Fax Client - THE EASIEST WAY POSSIBLE
      A simple guide to installing the fax client across all the PC's on your
     network.

* Why do some fax clients have [LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM]
in the Window caption while others have [REMOTE DESKTOP SESSION] ?

* Configuring fax clients to use a fixed TCP port for server notifications
(and the ramifications of doing so)

* Using multi port modem boards with NetCFax

* A comparison of NetCFax against MFP's (multi function printers)

* How to connect NetCFax clients to a NetCFax fax server through
firewalls/routers

* How to take advantage of the NetCFax Departments system

* Using NetCFax to save International / Toll calls when sending faxes.

* Some suggestions for those that want to be able to annotate faxes

What does it cost to send faxes using NetCFax ?

How to login to the fax server to send faxes, view faxes, print faxes or
even delete them.

How to setup the fax client so that it always starts whenever Windows is
restarted.

How to create a fax from any of your own data.

How (and when) to use Drag & Drop or the Send-To Fax Server/Client
context menu options in Windows Explorer to create faxable data.

How to create faxes that need to contain various different data files

How to import address book data from your Outlook mail client or another
management data system into the NetCFax Address book system.

How to create a fax using the data from the various applications on your
PC with NetCFax.

How to be notified when a fax you have sent to the server has been
faxed out successfully.

How to be notified when a fax has been received

What is the printer destination folder, and where should it be ?

How do we set up the printer to be used by NetCFax ?

What is the NetCFax client auto timeout system & how do you set up ?

How do we set up the defaults for all new faxes that are created ?

How can we control who can view or handle received faxes ?

How can we have received faxes printed automatically (like a fax machine does) ?

What exactly are the NetCFax Pro Departments ?

What exactly are the NetCFax Pro user access groups ?

How can we control what faxes are loaded into the fax cabinet viewer as
we have 20,000 received faxes in our system and do not want to have to
wait for all of them to load each time we load the cabinet viewer ?

How do we fax the various data files we have converted from Word into
faxes by printing them to the NetCFax printer ?

Is it possible to change the window that appears when we print a
document to the fax printer, as we always want to send it as a fax
immediately ?

How to install the NetCFax client on XP with SP1 or SP2 when the
login account does NOT have Administrator rights.

How to configure the NetCFax server's dialing rules system to make the
correct dialing of fax numbers really simple for all fax users

How to use the Microsoft Cover Page Editor to create your own "corporate" fax cover pages for use with NetCFax

How to let any networked PC send a "quick" fax
using the NetCFax Command Line utility.

How exactly does the NetCFax licensing system work
as we understand we can install as many fax clients on our network as we want to ?

How to print to the fax printer when NetCFax is not running,
or create faxable data files on a machine that does not have NetCFax installed. (ADVANCED USE ONLY)

How to use the address books and personal details system effectively

How can we have the senders details on the fax creation wizard (page 2) prefilled with our personal details ?

The NetCFax client and creating faxable files when using a Remote Desktop session (RDP) (NetCFax v2.71 and 3.11 and later only)

Tips for viewing received faxes really easily (NetCFax Pro v3.x only)

Can NetCFax create PDF copies of faxes

Taking advantage of the Visitor login account system
(NetCFax Pro 3.11 and later only)

How to install and configure the NetCFax client to be used under
Windows Terminal Services with Remote Desktop sessions (RDP)
(NetCFax v2.71 and 3.11/3.5 and later only)

Is there any support for using OCR on received faxes ?
(NetCFax PRO+ v3.5 & v4 and later only)

What exactly are the "Cover page content templates" ?

What exactly are ROAMING PROFILES ?

How to take advantage of the OCR system in PRO+ v3.5

How to recover if your system gets corrupted

How does the NetCFax Command line processor work ?

How do you set up NetCFax to receive faxes ?

The NetCFax email sending system doesn't seem to identify SMTP server when given a local machine name ?

Can NetCFax email received faxes to my mobile email device or email client ?

Installing the NetCFax client on a machine that will be used on a Windows domain by standard users

page last updated april 23, 2007