Network Faxing

Covering the current standards and hardware, this hands-on guide provides an introduction to FAX boards and software, and how to choose, install and exploit them for the networked environment. This guide has information for individuals and small businesses on standalone and networked FAX equipment. It also addresses the needs of larger businesses, with information about network FAXing - how to integrate FAX with their networks, training users, important features and tradeoffs, and tips on installation/setup. The text features: reviews of several key software products, including WinFAX, FAX Master, FaxIt and Eclipse; information on using optical character recognition (OCR) to convert images to text; and hardware and software necessary to FAX from workstations. Readers will find out how to select a FAX modem for a notebook; how to evaluate whether to implement networking FAXing; and how to select a network FAX solution.