The Microsoft Windows XP Fax Service provides full faxing capabilities, including fax sending, receiving, tracking, and monitoring. To use the fax service, your computer must have the modem installed correctly and connected to the phone line, then perform the following software configuration.
install the fax component is not installed fax by default in Windows XP installation process. To install the fax, set your Windows XP CD into a drive, will appear the following interface
click the second option "Install Optional Windows Components", the following dialogue appears Box
Select the fax service and click Next. Windows starts to install the fax service
Finally, on the "Complete the 'Windows Components Wizard'" screen, click Finish. You can also click Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel to open the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. Click Add/Remove Windows Components to launch the Windows Components Wizard. The other steps are the same as above. After
configure the Fax service
install fax services, you need to configure 1. Click Start, select "Printers and Faxes" When you first start, as shown
2 In the dialog that opens, double-click the fax icon. The Fax Configuration Wizard will be launched (if the modem is not installed, the Modem Setup Wizard may be run first, here omitted). 3. On the Welcome to the Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next, the Sender Information window appears, type the information you want to appear on the cover page of the fax, and then click Next. 4. On the Select Fax Send or Receive Device screen, click the modem and other options you want to use in the Please select a fax device list, and then click Next.
5. Specify Routing Options, select a printer or folder to receive faxes
6. Click Finish to launch the Fax Console (from the Tools menu of the Fax Console, choose Configure Fax) The command can change the existing fax configuration. After
send a fax
install the fax service, you can start the fax console to send a fax, you can send a fax directly. As shown
Thereafter, the transmission process can be accomplished in accordance with the wizard. During the process of sending a fax, the Fax Monitor button displays the dialing, answering, and sending status, and displays the results of the transmission. If the transmission fails, it will be resent according to the specified settings.
receive faxes
Windows XP can be set automatically or manually receive faxes. If you choose to receive the fax manually, a message balloon will appear in the notification bar when the call comes in. As shown below, the fax monitor will start receiving the fax after clicking it; if you select automatic reception, you can specify the vibration at the same time. The number of rings, after which the fax monitor appears and begins accepting faxes.
Setting up fax reception as follows
1. Click “Start” and select “Printers and Faxes” 2. Mail Click the fax icon in the open window and select the Properties command 3. Select “Device Tab” Here, you can check the settings of the fax receiving mode. 4. Click the "Properties" button and select the "Receive" tab in the opened dialog box to set up
Monitoring and tracking fax
can be enabled The fax notification feature of the local fax machine to notify fax events while you are working. Fax notifications track a variety of fax activities, including the progress of incoming and outgoing faxes, and the success or failure of sending or receiving faxes. Notification methods fall into two categories:
visual notification, including icons, balloons and flags displayed next to the icon "Fax Monitor" in the notification area. Audio notification. You can play the sound to indicate that the following fax event has occurred: Fax Ringing Receive New Fax Sending a Fax Detecting an Error in Fax
Similar to E-mail, Sent Fax, To Be Sent Faxes, incoming (received but unprocessed, if not printed) faxes, and received faxes are managed by the fax console for easy tracking, as shown below.
In addition, you can edit the fax cover, Or send a fax to Microsoft Office. For other applications, simply send a fax by selecting the print command.