BASIC FAXFINDER CONFIGURATION
Configuring SMTP
Enter SMTP information for your mail server so that FaxFinder can work with your company's email.
Note:
Incoming faxes that are to be routed by email to fax recipients will not be delivered unless this section
and your email server are configured correctly.
1.
Click
System Configuration > SMTP
.
2.
Enter SMTP parameters as required by your email system. Refer to SMTP Parameters for field details.
3.
Click
Save
.
4.
Enter an email address to receive a test email. Then, click
Send Test Email.
Check to see it was delivered.
If it was delivered successfully, your SMTP server is relaying emails generated by the FaxFinder to local
email recipients.
If it was not delivered, check your settings and refer to Troubleshooting.
SMTP Parameters
Fields
Description
SMTP Server Address
Enter the IP address or hostname of the SMTP server where FaxFinder will send
emails. If you enter a hostname, configure FaxFinder with an appropriate DNS server
address.
SMTP Port
Enter the SMTP port to be used. The default value for SMTP is 25.
FaxFinder Email Address
Enter an email address to define the FaxFinder’s Sender Envelope address. If left
blank, the Sender Envelope will be
ffmailer-noreply@theFaxFinder'shostname
.
Depending on whether the FaxFinder email is administrative or fax delivery, the
From address displayed with the email will be either the address defined here or a
combination of it and the FaxID provided by the remote fax machine.
SMTP Username
If necessary for authentication, enter the username that FaxFinder will use for
validation on the email server.
SMTP Password
If necessary for authentication, enter the password associated with the above
username.
Confirm SMTP Password
Re-enter the password to verify the password.
Sending a Loop Back Test Fax
After you have configured the SMTP, send a loop back test fax to confirm if FaxFinder can send and receive a fax
and route it correctly.
You will send a different type of test fax after configuring SIP and T.38.
1.
Click
Fax Configuration > Inbound Routing
and confirm where the fax will be routed. If you did not
change the default routing, the Admin email address will receive any incoming faxes. To change or verify
the Admin email address, refer to Updating the Admin Account.
2.
Click
Fax Configuration
and enter your
FaxFinder's IP Address
in the SIP Proxy/Gateway field.
3.
Leave default values in the other fields and click
Save
. All outbound faxes will be looped back to the
FaxFinder.
4.
Click
Send Fax.
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