Cisco FAX Server ???

Elia S.

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Jan 3, 2012, 5:45:13 PM1/3/12

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Hello
exist anything that installed on a cisco router, acts as a FAX server?

Like a fax server with email queing?
It receives a fax on a analog line and sends via FAX to an email address?

Just asking...

thanks

Rod Dorman

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Jan 4, 2012, 2:36:05 PM1/4/12

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In article <hN6dnSnCD61hGZ7S...@kpnqwest.it>,

Elia S. <ad...@NOSPAMspadhausen.com> wrote:
>exist anything that installed on a cisco router, acts as a FAX server?
>
>Like a fax server with email queing?
>It receives a fax on a analog line and sends via FAX to an email address?

I'm not aware of any (and I'd be surprised if there is one) but I am
curious why you would be using a router to do this instead of a FAX
receiving app on a general purpose computer.

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Elia S.

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Jan 5, 2012, 11:21:11 AM1/5/12

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I would like to do that on a router so I could be sure that it will be very
reliable, instead than on any general PC.

just my 2 cents, knowing that cisco ios is very stable on my network!

Rob

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Jan 5, 2012, 11:34:39 AM1/5/12

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You will find this function on cheap home routers, but I doubt you will
find it on a cisco IOS router.

alexd

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Jan 5, 2012, 2:52:57 PM1/5/12

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Rob (for it is he) wrote:

> You will find this function on cheap home routers, but I doubt you will
> find it on a cisco IOS router.

I haven't seen a fax server on any router, never mind a cheap home one. How
many people use fax at home, anyway?

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Rob

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Jan 5, 2012, 3:08:58 PM1/5/12

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alexd <trof...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Rob (for it is he) wrote:
>
>> You will find this function on cheap home routers, but I doubt you will
>> find it on a cisco IOS router.
>
> I haven't seen a fax server on any router, never mind a cheap home one.

AVM Fritz!Box routers do have that.

Richard Westby-Nunn

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Feb 10, 2012, 8:50:14 AM2/10/12

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Hi, nope, no Fax Server available on a Cisco Router. I suppose you could get creative and "write" you own using TCL scripting. :)

Best bet though, in my opinion, is Elastix. http://elastix.org/ Open-source, free server platform. Does Fax-to-email, Voip, IM, eMail, etc. All-in for nothing.

Good Luck! :)

Andy

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Mar 8, 2012, 10:38:11 AM3/8/12

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It depends how you define "fax server".

T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax:

Converts a fax message into a TIFF file.
Creates a standard MIME e-mail message.
Attaches the TIFF file to the e-mail message.
Forwards the e-mail message and attachment to the messaging
infrastructure of a designated SMTP server, where the message is stored.

It works a treat.

Elia S.

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Mar 11, 2012, 5:29:58 AM3/11/12

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Hello Andy
that is really what I need to receive faxes only.

Can you give me more info about that?

"Andy" ha scritto nel messaggio news:jjajp4$ofu$1...@dont-email.me...

Elia S.

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Mar 11, 2012, 5:35:00 AM3/11/12

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Hello Andy

I have looked a bit on the cisco website.

But for me it is uncelar one requirement.

I have a cisco router (maybe 3700 or 2600) with the voice card VIC as
written in the cisco site.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3/vvf_c/cisco_ios_fax_services_over_ip_application_guide/t37.html#wp1110418

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk652/tk777/technologies_white_paper09186a00801fe5da.shtml

The docs speaks about a gateway... but cannot I receive the fax on the
router (then sent via email) directly plugging the cisco to the PSTN line?

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Andy

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Mar 11, 2012, 4:14:49 PM3/11/12

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The gateway is the router. The incoming call will be received on a voice
module in that router.

That second document - the Cisco Fax Services over IP Application Guide
- is the one to be looking at.