Appendix D - Migrating From Faxfinder X20 To X30; Overview; Migrating Ffx20 Phone Books To Ffx30 - Multitech FaxFinder FF130 Administrator's Manual

Overview

The FFx30 models have more inbound and outbound routing options. Inbound routing directs incoming
faxes to their destinations. Outbound routing provides several options for sending faxes.
FaxFinder x20
Inbound Routing
Sent to an email address
Copied to a network share
Outbound Routing
Using the FaxFinder Windows Client to send faxes.
The Client must remain active until the fax is sent.
Phone Book
Contains the extension number for receiving faxes
delivered to a user's email address, as well as
information for sending faxes through the
FaxFinder server.

Migrating FFx20 Phone Books to FFx30

The Name, UserID, and Password are only necessary if a user is going to use the FaxFinder for Outbound
Routing. The Extension and Email Address are used for Inbound Routing of received faxes.
7.
Convert the FFx20 phone book entries to FFx30 Users
d. Save the phone book and passwords from the FFx20 server. To do this, download the Multi-Tech
Device Manager from http://www.multitech.com/SUPPORT/Families/FaxFinder/software.asp.
e. Install the Device Manager and run it.
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FaxFinder x30
Inbound Routing
Sent to an email address
Copied to a network share
Sent to a printer
Deleted (sent to the trash)
Sent to a User (via an email address)
Outbound Routing
Using the FaxFinder Windows Client to send faxes.
The Client now queues the fax to the FFx30 Server,
so the Client does not need to remain open.
Using the FaxFinder Web Interface to send faxes
Using an Email Server to send Email to the
FaxFinder Server (T.37)
Email a fax to send directly to the FaxFinder Server
Using a platform independent web API to send
faxes
Users (Phone Book)
Users can receive faxes without access to the
FaxFinder server, if the administrator sets up an
inbound route using the fax extension and email
address. User records are entered for individuals
who want to use FaxFinder for outbound routing.
FaxFinder Administrator User Guide