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This guide helps you configure and use the Fax service on a Microsoft® Windows® Small
Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) network. It guides you through the processes of
configuring the server, configuring the client computers, and sending a fax.
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Contents
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring and Using Fax on Windows Small Business Server
2003........................................................................................................................... .....1
Abstract.................................................................................................... ...................1
Contents........................................................................................................................ .....3
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring and Using Fax on Windows Small Business Server
2003 ........................................................................................................... ........4
Before You Begin............................................................................................. ...............4
Process Steps........................................................................................ .....................5
Step 1: Install the Fax Hardware.................................................................................. ...6
Step 2: Complete the Fax Configuration Worksheets................................... ..................6
Step 3: Configure Fax on a Windows SBS Server................................................ ..........7
Configure Fax (Local) Properties...................................................... .......................7
Define a Dialing Rule (Optional)......................................................................... ......9
Define a Fax Routing Location (Optional)......................................... .....................13
Run the Fax Configuration Wizard...................................................... ...................17
Designate a User as a Fax Administrator (Optional)..............................................18
Step 4: Receive a Test Fax............................................................................ ...............18
Step 5: Configure Fax on Client Computers......................................... ........................18
Install Shared Fax Client on Client Computers....................................................... 19
Step 6: Send a Test Fax............................................................................................. ...20
Send a Fax as E-mail.................................................................................... .........20
Send a Fax Using the Send Fax Wizard........................................... .....................20
Send a Fax from a Windows-based Program........................................................21
Related Links.................................................................................................. ..............22
Optional Steps.......................................................................................... ....................22
Optional Step 1: Create a Fax Contact in Outlook 2003..................................... .......22
Optional Step 2: Create a Fax Cover Page using the Fax Cover Page Editor...........23
Troubleshooting......................................................................................... ...................23
Worksheets for Configuring Fax.................................................................................... 26
Instruction Sheets for Sending Faxes from a Client Computer.....................................30
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• Ensure that you have a backup of your server running Windows SBS. Always
back up the server before you add hardware to your network or make changes to
Windows SBS. For more information about backing up your server, see "Backing
Up and Restoring Windows Small Business Server 2003" at the Microsoft Web
site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=49916).
• Consider using more than one fax modem and phone line if your business
relies heavily on faxes. When you are assessing your hardware needs, keep in
mind that Windows SBS supports a maximum of four fax modems.
Important
Problems may occur if you use the same modem for the Fax service and the
Routing and Remote Access service. The Fax service might respond to a
user dialing in for remote access before the Routing and Remote Access
service can respond, which results in the user not being able to remotely
access the Windows SBS network.
• To prepare for installing the fax hardware, ensure that the hardware that you
have chosen is listed in the Windows Server Catalog at the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=20157).
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• The Intranet and Fax Services components are needed for configuring Fax,
and they are also installed on the server as part of the Windows SBS installation.
If Fax Services is not installed, you cannot run the Fax Configuration Wizard. To
verify that the components are installed, click Start, point to Control Panel, click
Add or Remove Programs, click Windows Small Business Server 2003, and
then click Change/Remove. Click Next until you see the Component Selection
screen. You should see check marks in the Action column next to the Intranet
and Fax Services component names. If you do not see check marks, select
Install in the Action column, and then run the Setup Wizard for Windows SBS. If
you do see check marks, click Cancel.
• To complete the steps in this document, you must have a general knowledge
of how to install, configure, and update Windows SBS, and a basic
understanding of the concepts of e-mail accounts, shared folders, document
libraries, and peripheral hardware.
Process Steps
To install the Fax service on a Windows SBS network, complete the following steps:
1. Install the Fax hardware. Obtain and install the hardware that your business
requires and that is compatible with Windows SBS.
Caution
Ensure that you follow the manufacturer's guidelines when you install the
new hardware.
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4. Receive a test fax. Send a test fax from outside of your Windows SBS
network to your Windows SBS server, to ensure that the routing method and
server configuration that you selected is working properly.
7. Print and distribute the instruction sheets for sending faxes. Print and
distribute the instruction sheets to anyone who will be sending faxes from client
computers. (See "Instruction Sheets for Sending Faxes from a Client Computer"
at the end of this document.)
• Worksheet 1: Fax Devices. Record the fax devices that you want to use for
incoming and outgoing faxes.
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• Worksheet 2: Fax Properties. Record the location of the folders that you
want to use for logging fax activity and archiving sent faxes.
• Worksheet 4: Fax Routing. Record the locations where you want to route
incoming faxes, such as a shared folder, an e-mail address, or a document
library.
2. In the console tree, right-click Fax (Local), and then click Properties.
While the Fax (Local) Properties dialog box is open, complete the following actions
for each of the Fax properties listed:
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Fax Properties
Action
Note
It is recommended that
you allow Everyone to fax
and that you allow
Administrators to Manage
Fax Configuration and
Manage Fax Documents.
Select delivery
notification options
Configure activity
logging
For more information about Dialing Rules, see "Dialing rules overview" at the Microsoft
Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55555).
5. On the General tab, enter the name of the new dialing location in the
Location name text box.
While you have a Dialing Rule open, you can create an Area Code Rule (see To create a
new Dialing Rule). Using an Area Code Rule is optional; you can send faxes without one.
2. To add a new Area Code Rule, click New. To edit an existing rule, click
the rule and then click Edit.
• To apply the rule to all prefixes in the area code, select the
Include all the prefixes within this area code check box.
• To apply the rule to specific prefixes, select the Include only the
prefixes in the list below check box, click Add, enter one or more
prefixes, and then click OK.
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• To dial the area code before the phone number, select the
Include the area code check box.
While you have a Dialing Rule open, you can also create a new Calling Card. Using a
calling card is optional; you can send faxes without a calling card.
To edit an existing calling card, select the Card Type, and then click Edit.
• Calling card name. The name you use to identify the card.
4. On the Long Distance tab, the International tab, and the Local Calls
tab, type the phone number that is required to access the corresponding
service. Include all the digits that are dialed after you access an outside line.
• On the Local Calls tab, Access number for local calls is the
phone number that is required to access the calling-card service for
local calls. Leave this blank if you want to dial local numbers without
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5. On the Long Distance tab, the International tab, and the Local Calls tab,
click the following buttons to add the steps that are required to complete a
call:
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Dialing Step
Description
Access Number
Account Number
The number that identifies your
account, which you entered on the
General tab.
PIN
Destination Number
Specify Digits
You can edit existing Dialing Rules to change General Settings, Area Code Rules, or
Calling Cards.
4. On the Dialing Rules tab, click the Location that you want to edit, and
then click Edit.
5. Click a tab to make changes to the General Settings, Area Code Rules,
or Calling Card for that dialing location.
After you complete these procedures, the Dialing Rules that you create will be used to
dial the correct sequence of numbers for a specified fax number.
• A shared folder.
• An e-mail account.
Note
To create a Windows SharePoint Services Fax document library, Windows
SharePoint Services 2.0 must be installed on the server. It is installed by default
when you install Windows SBS. If you have uninstalled it, you must reinstall it
before you proceed.
Use the Incoming Faxes Document Library for Fax Routing (Default Setting)
Faxes are routed to the Incoming Faxes document library if you do not assign another
routing location by using the Fax Configuration Wizard. The Incoming Faxes document
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library is created for you when you install Windows SharePoint Services, if Fax Services
is installed.
4. In the Name text box, enter the name of the new fax library.
5. In the Description text box, enter a description for the new fax library.
6. Select Yes or No to specify whether you want a link to the new fax library
to appear in the Quick Launch bar on the home page.
After completing this procedure, the new fax library appears on the Documents and Lists
page of your company's Web site.
You can restrict access to the fax library that you created by modifying the permissions of
the fax library.
2. Click Documents and Lists on the navigation bar at the top of the page.
3. In the Document Libraries section, click the fax library that you want to
modify.
• To add users who are allowed access to this library, click Add
Users, and then complete the following steps:
Action
this library, select the check box for each user, click Edit
Permissions of Selected Users, change permissions in the
Choose Permissions section, and then click OK.
• To remove users from the access list for this library, select the
check box for each user who you want to remove, and then click
Remove Selected Users.
You have now set permissions for accessing the new fax library.
4. In the Share a Folder Wizard, click Browse to navigate to the folder that
you want to share.
If the folder that you want to share does not exist, you can make a new folder by
clicking Make New Folder in the Browse For Folder dialog box.
6. Enter the Name, Description, and Offline Setting for the shared folder,
and then click Next.
7. Select the appropriate permissions for the shared folder, and then click
Finish.
The shared folder now appears on the Manage Shared Folders details pane of Shares
(Local) in Server Management.
3. In the details pane, click Add a User, and then click Next.
4. Type an easy-to-remember name and a logon name for the user, such as
Fax, and then click Next.
5. Type a password for the new user, and then click Next.
6. Select a template for the new user, and then click Next.
The user that you will route faxes to now appears on the Manage Users details pane of
Users in Server Management.
Important
The Fax Services component of Windows must be installed before you run the
Fax Configuration Wizard. If you try to run the Fax Configuration Wizard when
the Fax Services Windows component is not installed, you receive the message,
"Fax service is not installed. In order to run the Fax Configuration Wizard, Fax
service must be installed."
Note
If you want to use routing locations such as an e-mail address, a shared folder, or
a custom fax library, you need to create them before you run the Fax
Configuration Wizard (see "Define a Routing Location" earlier in this document).
3. In the details pane, click Configure Fax Services to start the wizard.
Follow the instructions to complete it.
Note
If you have only one modem installed and you are using the same modem for
Remote Access Server and Fax Server, a message box warns you that this is
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4. On the Members tab, click Add to add the users who you want to have
full rights to the Fax service without having full Administrator rights on the
domain.
The users who are members of the Fax Operators group now have permission to
manage faxes on the server.
If the fax was received without errors, verify that the fax was routed to the destinations
that you defined in "Step 3: Configure Fax on a Windows SBS Server."
To assign Shared Fax Client to be installed on client computers from the server
1. On the server, click Start, and then click Server Management.
4. In All client computers, click the client computers that you want to
install Shared Fax Client on, click Add, and then click Next.
After you assign Shared Fax Client to be installed on the client computers from the
server, log on to each of the client computers and complete the installation process.
Note
If you have run the Assign Applications Wizard on the server, the Client
Setup Wizard appears when you log on to the client computer.
Note
You can click Postpone in the Client Setup Wizard, and the next time you log
on to the client computer the Client Setup Wizard restarts.
You can now access the Fax Console, the Fax Cover Page Editor, and the Send Fax
Wizard through the Start menu on the client computers.
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2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Mail Message. A new
message form appears.
Or,
• Select how you want to be notified that the fax was delivered.
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2. Click Next.
3. Enter a fax recipient in the To text box, or click the Address Book button
and select a recipient from an address list (see "Optional Step 1: Create a
Fax Contact in Outlook 2003" later in this document).
4. If you do not select a recipient from an address list, enter a fax number
for the recipient.
5. If you have set up dialing rules (see "Define a Dialing Rule" earlier in this
document), select Use dialing rules, and then click Next.
6. If you have set up cover page templates (see "Optional Step 2: Create a
Fax Cover Page Using the Fax Cover Page Editor" later in this document),
click Select a cover page template with the following information, and
then select a cover-page template from the Cover page template list. Type
the Subject line, Note, and Sender Information.
7. Click Next.
8. Choose when you want to send the fax. You can send the fax Now,
When discount rates apply (see "Configure Fax (Local) Properties" earlier
in this document), or at a Specific time in the next 24 hours.
9. Choose the fax priority of High, Normal, or Low, and then click Next.
10. Choose how you want to be notified of whether the fax was delivered
successsfully. If you choose to be notified by e-mail, you can choose an e-
mail address by clicking Address Book.
11. Choose whether you want to attach a copy of the sent fax to the
notification, and then click Next.
2. On the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.
3. Select the \\ServerName\ fax printer, and then click OK. (ServerName
refers to the name of the computer running Windows Small Business
Server 2003.) The Send Fax Wizard starts (see "To send a fax using the
Send Fax Wizard" earlier in this document).
Related Links
• For the latest information about Windows SBS, see the Windows SBS Web
site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16918).
Optional Steps
You can enhance the Fax process by completing the following optional steps:
1. Create a fax contact in Outlook 2003. In Outlook 2003, you can create
contacts to send faxes to.
2. Create a fax cover page. You can use the Fax Cover Page Editor to create
fax cover pages.
4. On the General tab, type the contact's Full Name, Job Title, and Company,
and type the format to use for filing the contact's information.
Note
You can click the Full Name button for assistance in defining the contact's
name.
5. In the Phone numbers section, enter the contact's business fax number. The
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Note
Some phone numbers might require a country/region code for correct dialing.
The format for a number with a country/region code is +# (###) ###-####.
The country/region code can be entered through a dialing rule (see "Defining
Dialing Rules" earlier in this document).
6. You can add optional information for the contact, such as the contact's mailing
address, e-mail address, Web page address, messenger services address, and
name that will be displayed.
To create a fax cover page using the Fax Cover Page Editor
1. On the server, click Start, and then click Server Management.
Note
For more information about using the Fax Cover Page Editor, see Fax Cover
Page Editor Help.
Troubleshooting
Faxes are not being received
Cause: If no fax errors appear in the event log, you have an external modem, and the
fax service is running, then you might need to reset the modem.
Solution: To reset the modem, unplug it and then plug it back in.
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Note
There is no option to reinstall the Fax service in Windows Small Business
Server 2003 Setup.
2. In the Windows Components Wizard, clear the Fax Services check box.
5. Follow the instructions until you reach the Component Selection page.
6. To install Fax, under Action for the Fax service, click the drop-down list,
and then change the action to Install.
The fax does not go through when you try to send it from a Windows XP-based
client computer through a computer running Windows SBS 2003
Cause: This issue might occur if both of the following conditions are true:
1. You have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on the client computer.
2. You used the Windows SBS client deployment tools to deploy the fax-client
software that is in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) to your client computer
running Windows XP with SP2.
Note
Windows SBS 2003 includes the fax client software that is in Windows XP SP1.
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Note
This issue does not occur if you already have the fax client software installed on
your client computer running Windows XP with SP1 and you then upgrade to
Windows XP with SP2.
1. Upgrade Windows SBS 2003 Client Setup to deploy Windows XP SP2. For
more information about how to upgrade the Windows SBS 2003 client
deployment to Windows XP SP2, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 884032 at the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=57015).
2. Reinstall the fax client software on your client computer running Windows XP
with SP2 by using the Windows SBS client deployment tools.
A user cannot send faxes unless the user is a member of the Administrator Group
Cause: The user's permissions are too restrictive for sending faxes.
2. On the console tree, right-click Fax (Local), and then click Properties.
3. Click the Security tab. Ensure that Everyone is allowed to fax, and then
click Advanced.
Note
It is not recommended that you use the same modem for the Routing and
Remote Access service and the Fax service, because this can result in conflicts
between the two services.
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Solution: If you do not need to use dial-in on your modem, reconfigure remote access by
doing the following:
4. Select the Enable remote access and VPN access check boxes, and clear
the Dial-in access check box.
5. Click Next, enter the full Internet domain name or the IP address or your
virtual private network (VPN) server, and then click Next.
6. Click Finish.
7. Reconfigure Fax (see "Run the Fax Configuration Wizard" earlier in this
document).
Note
If you need to use one modem for the Routing and Remote Access service and
the Fax service, the modem and its driver should support adaptive answering.
Adaptive answering provides a modem with the ability to identify whether an
incoming call is a fax call or a data call. For more information, see Microsoft
Knowledge Base article 314395, "How to Enable Adaptive Answer in Windows
Server 2003" at the Microsoft Web site
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=57016).
Solution: All telephone numbers that are defined in dialing rules must be in canonical
form (the full standard form). For more information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 318575, "Dialing Rules may not be applied to tools such as Fax" at the Microsoft
Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=57017).
Prepared By:
Date Prepared:
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You need to decide which fax devices that are attached to the
server can be used for incoming and outgoing faxes. You will be
asked to select the devices in the Fax Configuration Wizard. To
see the fax devices that are installed on the server, do the
following:
Prepared By:
Date Prepared:
You can log incoming and outgoing fax activity. If you want
to log this activity, specify the location of the activity log
folder:
Prepared By:
Date Prepared:
If you create a Dialing Location for a Dialing Rule, you need to provide general
information about your location and your company's dialing requirements.
Using Area Code Rules is optional, but if you use them you need to record the area
codes that you will be calling. You can specify a list of prefixes to be used for a particular
area code, or you can include all prefixes in an area code. You can also specify a
number to be dialed with the specified prefixes.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Number to dial for these prefixes ___________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Calling Card
You can use calling cards to send faxes. When you are defining a calling card, you need
to specify the name used for the card, an account number, a Personal ID Number (PIN),
and the sequence of numbers used for the calling card.
PIN __________________________________________________________________
Prepared By:
Date Prepared:
E-mail address
_________________________________________________________
You can send a fax as e-mail by using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Mail Message. A new
message form appears.
Or,
Instruction Sheet 2 How to Send a Fax using the Send Fax Wizard
2. Click Next.
3. Enter a fax recipient in the To text box, or click the Address Book button
and then select a recipient from an address list.
4. If you do not select a recipient from an address list, enter a fax number
for the recipient.
5. If you have set up dialing rules, select Use dialing rules, and then click
Next.
6. If you have set up cover page templates, click Select a cover page
template with the following information, and then in the Cover page
template list select a cover page template. Type the Subject line, Note, and
Sender Information.
7. Click Next.
8. Choose when you want to send the fax. You can send the fax Now,
When discount rates apply, or at a Specific time in the next 24 hours.
9. Select the fax priority of High, Normal, or Low, and then click Next.
10. Choose how you want to be notified of whether the fax was delivered
successfully. If you choose to be notified by e-mail, you can select an e-mail
address by clicking Address Book.
11. Choose whether you want to attach a copy of the sent fax to the
notification, and then click Next.
12. Click Finish.
You can send a fax from a Windows-based program, such as Microsoft Office Word 2003,
the same way that you would print a document. When you print to a fax printer from a
Windows-based program, the Send Fax Wizard is used to send a fax.
2. On the File menu, click Print. The Print dialog box appears.
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