This technical white paper describes the different ways in which GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP 12 can be deployed, depending on your mail server type/version and network infrastructure.
GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP 12:
An introduction to the architecture and
deployment options
An overview of how GFI FAXmaker works, and how to deploy it
This white paper describes the different ways in which GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP 12 can be deployed, depending on your mail server type/version and network infrastructure.
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Introduction GFI FAXmaker is a fax server that allows you to send and receive faxes via your email infrastructure. Its email integration is unparalleled, resulting in minimal administration overhead and user training. GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP integrates with Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003/5.5, Lotus Notes and with most popular SMTP/POP3 Mail servers. GFI FAXmaker consists of:
. A fax server service which handles the sending and receiving of faxes via the fax hardware. . An Email2FAX gateway service that retrieves the faxes to be sent via a sink or POP3 and sends inbound faxes and fax transmission reports via SMTP. . A fax printer driver and a fax message form which allow users to send faxes via their email client. The fax message form integrates with the email architecture, i.e. it does not have any direct links with the GFI FAXmaker fax server software. This allows for better scalability and manageability. Other fax servers (including Microsoft fax) have proprietary communication links between the fax client and the fax server, which is much less scalable and results in more administration and troubleshooting.
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How to deploy GFI FAXmaker for Exchange/SMTP 12 GFI FAXmaker has a very flexible SMTP based architecture allowing you to deploy the fax server in a way that best suits your network and type of mail server. You can also choose whether you want to install GFI FAXmaker on your mail server or whether you want to run it on a separate machine (unless you have Exchange 5.5, in which case you must deploy it on a separate machine).
Since GFI FAXmaker does not require many resources, it can run in the background on your mail server machine. However, it is often considered good practice to separate your mail server from fax device hardware such as Brooktrout cards or ISDN cards. The choice will probably depend on the size of your network. Smaller networks can deploy GFI FAXmaker on the mail server, whilst for larger networks it would probably be preferable to deploy GFI FAXmaker on a separate machine. This separate machine does of course not need to be dedicated to GFI FAXmaker.
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How GFI FAXmaker works with Exchange 2000/2003 If you have Exchange 2000 or 2003 as your mail server, you can choose to install GFI FAXmaker on the mail server machine itself or on a separate machine.
GFI FAXmaker installed on the Exchange 2000/2003 server
If you install GFI FAXmaker on the Exchange Server machine, GFI FAXmaker will install a standard Exchange SMTP connector and a sink (a program that captures particular messages at mail server level). No further configuration will be needed. The connector will forward all fax messages to GFI FAXmaker via the sink.
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How GFI FAXmaker works when it is installed on a separate machine
GFI FAXmaker installed on a separate server
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