How
to Configure Windows XP
to send and receive Fax?
If you are using windows
XP, you can use sending
and receiving option for
fax service built into windows
XP. You can enjoy free facilities
of fax from your computer,
because buying a dedicated
fax machine for home or
small office may not be
a feasible option. Using
windows XP based fax services;
you can read, save, forward,
delete the fax messages.
By default fax service is
not installed in your windows
XP, but if you have windows
XP CD, you can install fax
feature using Add or Remove
Program option.
Follow the gives
steps to install fax components:
To install this feature,
you will need to be logged
into your computer with
administrative rights.
Make sure, you have installed
modem driver on your computer
before running fax components
setup.
Now click on Start button
and go to System Control
Panel then double click
on Add or Remove Program.
Select the Fax services
check box under Add or Remove
Windows components.
Now click Next to finish
the fax installation wizard
and close it.
After the fax components
installed, now configure
the fax setting before using
it.
First click on Start button,
go to All Programs> Accessories>
Communications then click
on Fax Console.
Now in fax configuration
wizard, type the fax cover
page information then click
on Next.
Select the suitable modem
for fax and also enable
others send and receive
options.
Now type the TSID (Transmitting
Subscriber Identification)
and click Next then type
here CSID (Called Subscriber
Identification) and again
Next.
At the end select the printer
to be automatically printing
the fax and click to finish.
