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Numerous management and operational efficiency studies have affirmed the time and cost savings of electronic fax facilities. The measurable gains of pressing a "FAX" function key as opposed to pressing the "PRINT" key, moving from the workplace to the printer, placing the printout in the fax machine and then manually sending, are well documented with productivity and efficiency savings of up to 10 minutes per fax. Not only is the time to stand up from the desk and move over to the printer, then the fax machine and then return to the desk a waste of time, but rarely is this done without other external interruptions and distractions.

In addition to the productivity gains of the almost "instant" fax, the extended functions of UxFax provide measurable savings with automatic scheduling based upon area and country codes to capitalise on the most cost effective network provider at a given time.

Multiple recipients, "volume" faxing, intelligent broadcasting and many other features are standard within UxFax.
Features

UxFax is a Stand-alone UNIX fax server for Linux, AIX, HP, Solaris & SCO, etc. which is best suited for high volume, automated and unattended delivery of faxes from any Unix host.

  • Stand-alone UNIX fax server for Unix and Linux.
  • Free MS-Windows client.
  • Complete Command Line Interface and API
  • Supports 1-to-many modems.
  • Fax directly from desktop and from within windows.
  • API and comprehensive report writer facilities.
Management Interface

There are two management screens within realtime fax;
  • Fax Submit Screen
  • Spooler Screen
The Fax Submit Screen allows users to review the details for a specific fax request and submit it to the Fax Server for faxing. The Spooler Screen provides administrators with configuration options as well as summaries of the Fax Server contents. The administrator can cancel faxes, print, resubmit failed faxes and generally analyze the status of the fax/modems and all user’s requests. A user can also gain access to the Fax Server to view information about their submitted requests but modification of administration and configuration information is dependent upon the access control level for each user.

The interface adopted for both main screens and all pop up screens is ring menus with pull down options. Full on-line help is provided with the user manual supplied electronically to enable as many copies to be printed as required within the organization.
Windows Client Interface - Submission

The Windows client duplicates the fax submit screen in the management interface for submission of faxes from any application running on a PC.

When a document is ready to be sent as a fax, the document is simply printed to the fax client, just like any other printer. This will cause the "Fax Send Control Panel" to be displayed prompting the user to enter a fax number.

When all options displayed in the control panel are correct, click Send to submit the fax for transmission. The document will be scheduled to be sent at the time selected.

When ever a fax document is submitted for transmission, the server will assign a Request Number to your fax. After successfully submitting a fax, a request summary will be presented showing  the immediate status of the request.
Class 2 Fax Modems
realtime fax supports "Class 2" compliant modems. Unfortunately , Class 2 is not a certified international standard, but simply a draft standard adopted by the industry. As a consequence, no two manufacturers fax modems are identical. In addition, the terminal interface (RS232) on Unix systems will vary from machine to machine and vendor to vendor.

As a result, simply connecting a modem will not necessarily work in the first instance. What follows is a brief explanation of the concepts that need to be considered when connecting a modem to a computer.

Most Class 2 fax modems use CTS/RTS for flow control. But several modems will use Xon/Xoff by default instead. On most modems where flow control can be selected, it will be controlled by the hayes-set command AT&K. Refer to your modem manual to determine its flow control method.

If you are using a modem that only supports RTS/CTS flow control, it must be connected to a port on the computer which also allows RTS/CTS flow control. Not all computers support RTS/CTS flow control, but all Unix systems will support Xon/Xoff flow control.
Windows Client Interface - Management

The Windows client allows the user to manage their own requests and monitor the operation of the spooler.

The "Network Control Panel" allows the user to examine the fax queues and the history and status of their requests in those queues.

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