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About Internet Fax
Unlike general fax communications using public phone lines, Internet Fax uses
corporate intranets and the Internet to send or receive scan documents as e-mail
attachments.
As the iFax feature transmits data via an existing intranet and the Internet,
communication charges are less than for sending regular faxes. Also, communication
with regular fax machines that do not support the iFax feature is possible via a fax
gateway.
For more information on the fax gateway feature, refer to "Sending an iFax to normal fax machines via a
relay station" (P.112).
For information on how to connect the machine to a network and set the network environment, refer to
the "Network Administrator Guide" and the manual on the Driver CD Kit CD-ROM.
Important • The Internet Fax feature is not available while the Fax Server feature is enabled.
Note • This feature is not available for some models. An optional package is necessary. For more
information, contact our Customer Support Center.
Internet Fax Overview
The following describes the Internet Fax (hereafter referred to as iFax) features of the
machine.
Sending iFax
An iFax allows you to send documents scanned by the machine as TIFF file format e-
mail attachments to iFax-compatible machines.
Important • The TIFF file profiles that can be processed differ depending on the iFax-compatible
machine of the recipient. Confirm the profile that can be processed by the recipient's
iFax-
compatible machine
before specifying a profile.
For more information, refer to "Sending iFax (iFax Transmission)" (P.110). For information on profiles,
refer to "iFax Profile (Specifying iFax Profiles)" (P.144).
Important • If an iFax sends a document directly to a computer, the document cannot be opened on the
computer in some cases. Use E-mail when sending a document to a computer.
îš„Using Direct iFax feature
An iFax can be sent directly to the iFax-compatible machines without going through the
SMTP server.
You can switch between iFax and Direct iFax in the System Settings. For more information, refer to
"iFax Path" (P.325).
For information on the direct iFax settings, refer to "Network Administrator Guide".
îš„Registering e-mail addresses in the address book
Once you register a recipient's e-mail address in the address book, you do not need to
enter the e-mail address each time when sending an iFax to the recipient.
Note • In the address book, you can also preset other settings such as the iFax profile and send
related settings when setting a mail address.
For information on how to register address numbers, refer to "Address Book" (P.343).
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