Samsung Laser Printers – Network PC Fax (White paper) Table of Contents Network PC Fax Overview 2 Installation 3 Sending Faxes Network PC Fax options Recipient options Cover Page options Fax Preview Notify me on Delivery 4 4 4 5 7 7 Printing Preferences Fax recipients Advanced 8 8 9 Fax Transmission History 10 Network PC Fax Port Setup Port Device Discovery 12 12 12
Network PC Fax Overview Samsung Network PC Fax is a software package designed to send fax messages via Samsung multifunctional peripheral (MFP) devices supplied with fax functionality. Any kind of document can be sent using such device and this operation is as simple as printing the document on an ordinary printer. Each fax message can be addressed to one or more recipients, and the target fax device dials all of them and forwards the message to them automatically.
Installation To install Samsung Network PC Fax, run the file setup.exe included in the installation package. The file starts the Installation Wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the software setup process. Minimal requirements for target platform of Network PC Fax include Windows XP or above operating systems. Recommended configuration is Windows XP or newer.
Sending Faxes When Samsung Network PC Fax package is installed in your system, to send a fax, it's necessary to print a document on Samsung Network PC Fax printer. It can be done from any application capable to print its data. You can control the printing process by changing options in Properties or in Printing Preferences dialogs of the given printer. Unlike ordinary printers for Samsung Network PC Fax it's necessary to specify at least target phone number where the fax should be sent to.
The fax message will be sent to every unique fax number in the list. The MFP device will dial target numbers sequentially. Fax Transmission History will then include a separate message record for each fax number dialed. Address Book Select Recently Sent to display recently used fax numbers. Select Address Book to display contact information from the selected address book (if Microsoft Outlook is installed).
When adjustment of all fax options is completed, press the Send button to start uploading the given fax message to the MFP device. Cover Page window Provides control of various parameters of fax cover pages. The window represents final look of the current cover page on a sheet of paper and two tabs grouping basic and advanced parameters of the cover page.
The Size spin control defines zoom factor in percent for the image put on the page. NOTE: The Size control expresses scaling ratio in percent for physical image size. For example, 50% value will reduce physical size of the image twice, and the resultant picture after scaling will be mapped proportionally to the preview of cover page. The preview of the cover page will have paper size selected in options of the Network PC Fax printer.
Printing Preferences The Printing Preferences dialog can be opened by pressing respective button on the General tab in the properties dialog of Samsung Network PC Fax printer. This preference dialog has standard Layout tab common for most printers and the custom Fax recipients and Advanced tabs providing control over PC Fax specific options. Main options on Fax recipients tab allow selecting fax recipients and define default mode of fax sending. Options on Advanced tab allow to use Account feature.
Advanced Job Account (Authentication) Job Accounting enables you to associate User and Account identification information of registered user. • • • Accounting Type - Select an accounting type specified by your system administrator. Accounting - Enable fax machine authentication by user ID and password. ID Only - Enable fax machine authentication by user ID only. User permission - If this option is enabled, the validity of a fax job is determined depending on the level of user access and control.
Fax Transmission History The Samsung Network PC Fax Transmission History window represents a list of records describing each attempt to send a fax through selected network host. This means history records keep information on fax messages sent to one of PC Fax devices (Network PC Fax printers) installed on the given system. Originator of any fax message can be a local user of this system or a network client accessed Network PC Fax printer shared by the current host.
The Samsung Network PC Fax Transmission History window provides a few operations that can be performed either with a single selected fax record or with an entire fax list. The following operations are available: • • • Preview - opens fax document for preview. Delete - removes selected history records. Resend - tries to send the selected fax message to the same recipient again. NOTE: Records of the Network PC Fax Transmission History don't keep information on actual MFP device used to send a fax message.
Network PC Fax Port Samsung Network PC Fax printer uses a special printer port supporting extended communication with MFP devices over the Network PC Fax protocol. The port is registered in Windows printing system as standard one, so it can be accessed in a regular way. To open the port configuration dialog, it's necessary to follow the path: Windows Control Panel > Printers and Faxes > Samsung Network PC Fax Properties > Ports > Configure Port....
Find the printer using Broadcast The broadcast method of device discovery will search the entire network for connected devices. Follow these steps to use this method: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Add button in the device list. The Add Printer window will open. Click Search icon. The list is populated with the found devices. Select the devices to be added to the device list. Click Add to add the devices. A confirmation window will display. Click Yes to add the devices.
