LANCOM 1811n Wireless – LANCOM 1821n Wireless
Chapter 7: Sending faxes with LANCAPI
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7 Sending faxes with LANCAPI
LANCAPI from LANCOM Systems is a special version of the popular CAPI inter-
face. CAPI (Common ISDN Application Programming Interface) establishes the
connection between ISDN adapters and communications programs. For their
part, these programs provide the computers with office communications func-
tions such as a fax machine or answering machine.
The main advantages of using LANCAPI are economic. LANCAPI provides all
Windows workstations integrated in the LAN (local-area network) with unli-
mited access to office communications functions such as fax machines, ans-
wering machines, online banking and eurofile transfer. All functions are
supplied via the network without the necessity of additional hardware at each
individual workstation, thus eliminating the costs of equipping the worksta-
tions with ISDN adapters or modems. All you need do is install the office com-
munications software on the individual workstations.
With LANCAPI by LANCOM it is possible to send faxes comfortably from your
workstation PC, without having connected a fax device. To do so, you need to
install several components:
the
LANCAPI client
. It provides the connection between your worksta-
tion PC and the LANCAPI server.
the
CAPI Faxmodem
. This tool simulates a fax device on your worksta-
tion PC.
the
MS Windows fax service
. This is the interface between the fax appli-
cations and the virtual fax.
ISDN
PC
PC
PC
ISDN ADAPTER
ISDN ADAPTER
ISDN ADAPTER
FAX
PCs with fax software
