Product Description
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Fax2IP driver is a software-only component able to potentially integrate any kind of traditional fax server solution into an IP telephony infrastructure based on any Cisco Voice Gateway. When the Fax2IP Driver is also integrated with Cisco IP Communication solution, it allows the trunks to the PSTN will be shared between FAX and Voice. No dedicated PSTN lines are required, and this leads to great cost savings and efficiency for the end user.
Architecture
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Fax2IP driver acts as:
- A standard analog modem (serial COM interface) from the Fax Server perspective
- A gateway between the Fax server and the IP telephony network, using the T38 Fax Over IP protocol inside a H.323 connection
Here follows an example of a classic Fax server deployment, where the interfaces towards the PSTN are duplicated (one access for the fax connection and another for the voice connection).
An example of a fully integrated Fax server in an IP Telephony deployment, is reported in the image below. In this case there is a unique and converged access to the PSTN for fax and voice calls.
Features:
- Fax server integration and support
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The Fax2IP driver must be installed on the same machine where the Fax server is installed. Virtually any fax Server that can work with analog modems is compatible with Fax2IP Driver.
At the moment, Stonevoice recommends the integration with Fax Servers in the following order:
If your fax server is not listed, please contact support@stonevoice.com.
- Fax Gataway(S)
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Fax2IP Driver can route the outgoing fax calls to many different Voice Gateways. By default, the Fax2IP Driver uses only one gateway, identified by its IP address. This is called the Default Route, and should be the IP address of the Cisco Voice Gateway used to send the faxes through the PSTN.
- Fax over IP
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The Fax2IP Driver can manage up to 9 voice gateways. If properly configured, routing fax calls through the right Voice Gateway may result in substantial savings. Suppose that a company has its offices both in China and in the USA. It is possible to route all the fax calls addressed to China through the voice gateway located in that country (for example 123.150.80.66), and to send all the other faxes through the one sited in the USA (ex: 123.150.200.65).
- Fax2IP Driver Diagnostic and Service Controls
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The Fax2IP driver service can be accessed and managedfrom the Application suite GUI.
- Featurea summary
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- Fully integrated with Stonevoice Application Suite (SAS) for Cisco IP Communication.
- Completely Web based.
- Administrative WEB console for local and remote Fax system management
- It is integrated with any Cisco Voice Gateway through T.38 protocol
- Per system licensing, regardless of the number of phones or users.
Advantages
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- The service offered is fully aligned with the innovative approach of the Cisco IP Communication.
- Flexible and performing. Completely Web based allows easy management and customisation of the fax service and of each user's preferences..
- Virtually interoperable with any Fax Server.
- Based on open standard:
- Offers organizations investment protection (open standards - multiple suppliers)
- Quick and easy way to deploy new applications and enhanced functionality
- No need for additional Hardware or telephone lines:
- It doesn't require dedicated hardware or modems as it leverages the Cisco gateways.
- It does not require dedicated telephony lines as it shares those plugged into the Cisco VoIP gateways.
- It allows to leverage multiple Cisco gateways and to optimize costs through a least cost routing mapping
Requirements
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Cisco SystemT voice gatewat requirements
Fax2IP Driver interacts with the Cisco gateway as a T.38 endpoint with Fax Relay technology. In order to activate Fax2IP integration with the Cisco SystemsT Voice Gateway, the administrator needs to configure some specific dial-peers (please refer to the System Administration Guide). This will be done once and further operations will be automatically managed by Fax2IP Gui and the Fax Server Interface.
Server requirements
Fax2IP (up to 4 ports)
The Operating Systems supported and required are the following:
• MicrosoftT Windows 2000 Server with SP4, MicrosoftT Windows XP Professional, MicrosoftT Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Data Center Edition.
The minimum Hardware requirements are the following:
• High class processor (PentiumT 3.0 Ghz),
• 512 Mb RAM,
• 20 GB Hard Drive,
• 1 Network Interface Card
Fax2IP (from 8 ports and above)
The Operating Systems supported and required are the following:
• MicrosoftT Windows 2000 Server with SP4, MicrosoftT Windows XP Professional, MicrosoftT Windows Server 2003 Standard, SBS Edition, Enterprise or Data Center Edition
The minimum Hardware requirements are the following:
• High class processor (PentiumT 3.0 Ghz),
• 1GB RAM,
• 20 GB Hard Drive,
• 1 Network Interface Card
License model
Fax2IP Driver is licensed per port. The port number is the total of fax calls (incoming and/or outgoing) that it is able to handle at the same time.
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