Enabling LCR
Once you have specified dialing properties for your Zetafax Server, you can proceed to the next stage of the setup process. The LCR option in the Zetafax Configuration program takes you through a four-stage process in preparing and then configuring the fax server to send and receive messages between other Zetafax Servers.
This procedure is as follows:
•Configure your Zetafax Server to use LCR (General… button).
•Set up links to other Zetafax Servers (Links… button).
•Provide information about the fax destinations (Destinations… button).
•Set up rules for routing your faxes to other Zetafax Servers on the network (Rules… button).
It is important that you proceed through the setup in this order. Each stage is described in turn in the sections which follow.
Configuring the Zetafax Server to use LCR
To configure the Zetafax Server to use LCR:
•Click General… to display the General settings dialog.
This is where you configure this Zetafax Server to use the LCR network.
The Local server ID is the unique identifier for your Zetafax Server on the LCR network, and must contain only letters and numbers, with no spaces. You may also enter a Local server description , which can be more informative, and will be used to refer to the local server elsewhere in the setup procedure.
Using email links
The next stage is to specify all of the possible methods your server is capable of using to communicate with other servers on the LCR network. To use email to submit and receive faxes from remote servers you must select the Allow Email links option, and provide details about an email account on the Zetafax Server computer for the LCR module to use.
Microsoft Exchange and MAPI email systems
If you are using Microsoft Exchange, select Microsoft Exchange from the Email list. For any other MAPI compliant email system, except Lotus Notes, select Other (MAPI compliant) . You must now specify the Email account or profile name (profile for Microsoft Exchange) and the Password that you would normally use to log in to the account.
Lotus Notes
If you are using a Lotus Notes email system, it is important that you select the correct version of Lotus Notes. For more recent systems, version 4.1.1 or later, select Lotus Notes (V4.1.1 or later) from the Email types list. For earlier versions, select Lotus Notes (pre V4.1.1).
As well as the Email account or profile and Password , Lotus Notes systems also require the Lotus Notes email server name to be specified. Zetafax will try to find both the email server name, and the account profile, and will suggest these as default settings.
Note: On Lotus Notes 4.11 or later, provided the fax server is running on Windows 2003 or later a password can be specified for the Notes Inbox.
Testing email settings
You can test your account details by clicking Test . Zetafax will attempt to log onto the account specified, and will report the outcome.
This process may affect other email programs that are logged into the account at the same time, including the Zetafax Server if it is running. We recommend that you stop the Zetafax Server before clicking the Test button.
Email check frequency
Check Inbox every (hh:mm) determines how often Zetafax will check the email account for messages from other servers on the network. The default setting is 00:00, for most frequent checking. If you are concerned about overloading your email server by frequent monitoring of the account, you may wish to set a longer check interval. Be aware that a large value here will affect the amount of time taken for messages to travel between servers, and values for Link delay must be chosen accordingly; see Link delay.
Using WAN links
Servers communicating using WAN links copy files into shared folders on the network. To use WAN links, you must first check the Allow WAN links box. You must then specify the WAN Inbox folder, where the local server is to look for messages from other servers on the network.
You can enter the folder path either as a Universal (UNC) address (e.g. \\Server_Name\Folder\WANInbox), a network drive mapping, which Zetafax will convert (e.g. Z:\Folder\WANInbox), or a local drive path (e.g. C:\Folder\WANInbox).
Testing WAN Inbox
The Test button ensures that the folder path has been typed correctly, and that the server has the necessary access rights. Zetafax will attempt to find the folder, test reading and writing in the folder, and will then report the outcome.
WAN Inbox check frequency
Check Inbox every (hh:mm) is equivalent to the setting for email links, and determines how frequently the Inbox is scanned for new messages. The default is 00:00 for frequent checking, but this can be increased to a larger value if you are concerned about causing extra network traffic. Again, care must be taken when specifying large values, as this will affect the amount of time taken for messages to travel between servers; see Link delay.
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