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FAXFINDER FAX CLIENT SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS AND MAC

FaxFinder Fax Client Software for Windows and Mac

FaxFinder Client for Windows

Installing FaxFinder Client Software on Windows

FaxFinder Fax Client software allows users to send faxes through the Client or any application with a print option.
Install the FaxFinder client software on each user's computer and then associate it with a FaxFinder unit. You can
push the client software out to user computers or install it on one computer at a time.
Note: You will need to login with administrator rights to install the software.
Attention: If you have an old version FaxFinder client software installed, uninstall that software before installing
a new version. Use the Add or Remove Programs utility in the Windows Control Panel to uninstall or use mass
uninstall.
Using FaxFinder Client Mass Uninstall
Download the mass uninstall MSI package is available from the Multi-Tech System web site to mass un-install the
previous version of FaxFinder Client.
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Example command to uninstall the Install Shield FaxFinder Client in silent
mode: msiexec /i remove_installshield_faxclient.msi /q Text of first paragraph.
Pushing Software to Client Computers
The FaxFinder Client installer is available as an MSI package. This allows remote installation using Microsoft Group
Policy, SMS, and other third party tools. Use the Windows Installer command msiexec to run this installer from the
command line.
Warning: Uninstall any older versions of FaxFinder before you install the current version.
Note: If you use Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, turn off the User Account Control (UAC) feature to
successfully push the installation.
The installer supports the following options when used from the command line or remote installation:
■ Set a different install directory: TARGETDIR=PATH (default is Program Files/Multi-
Tech Systems/FaxFinder Client Software)
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Add file associations for Multi-Tech TIFF Viewer and Cover Page Editor: ADDFILEEXT=1 (default is 0)
■ Start the FaxFinder client after installation: LAUNCHPRODUCT=1 (default is 0)
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Automatically Start the FaxFinder Client LAUNCHPRODUCTONBOOT=1 (default is 0)
■ Example command to install in silent mode with options: msiexec /i FFClient-
x_x_x.msi /q TARGETDIR="C:\FaxFinder Client" ADDFILEEXT=1 LAUNCHPRODUCT=1
LAUNCHPRODUCTONBOOT=1
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Example command to uninstall in silent mode: msiexec /x FFClient-x_x_x.msi /q
For an example of remote software installation using Microsoft Group Policy, visit microsoft.com and search for
Knowledge Base article number 816102.
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