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Chapter 7: Sending faxes with LANCAPI
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7 Sending faxes with LANCAPI
LANCAPI from LANCOM is a special version of the popular CAPI interface.
CAPI (Common ISDN Application Programming Interface) establishes the con-
nection 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 unlim-
ited access to office communications functions such as fax machines, answer-
ing machines, online banking and eurofile transfer. All functions are supplied
via the network without the necessity of additional hardware at each individ-
ual workstation, thus eliminating the costs of equipping the workstations with
ISDN adapters or modems. All you need do is install the office communica-
tions 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 fax modem
. 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.
The installation of the LANCAPI client is described in the reference manual.
This chapter shows the installation of LANCOM
CAPI fax modem
and MS
Windows fax service.
fax
ISDN
ISDN adapter
PCs with fax software
