Oce im5530 Scanning Manual - About Internet Fax

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About Internet Fax

You can perform the Internet Fax function that provides the ability to transmit a scanned original 

as an E-mail, with an attached TIFF-FX (Profile S) file. Since an Internet line is used instead of a 

phone line, the communication cost can be reduced.

In this function, an E-mail address is specified in place of a phone number to transmit a scanned 

original to the Internet Fax equipment or the client computers.

When the Internet Fax is received, it is automatically output like regular Fax.

The administrator needs to configure the network settings for Internet Fax to function. See the 

Network Administration Guide

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Precaution for Internet Transmission

Transmissions using the Internet Fax function are the same as E-mail transmissions.

Before you start to use the Internet Fax function, it is recommended that you read this section 

and understand the precautions for Internet transmission.

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The Internet Fax sends a document to the E-mail server of Internet and it does not send via 

the PSTN* alike regular facsimile transmissions.

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Internet transmission has low security. It is recommended that you use regular facsimile 

transmission when confidential document is sent.

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It may take a considerable amount of time for the recipient to receive the document because 

of the line traffic in the Internet.

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If the document being transmitted has a large amount of data, it may not be successfully sent 

due to the configuration of the E-mail server.

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If the Internet Fax is sent to the multiple recipients at the same time and the header page is 

set to be printed on the recipient’s devices, all recipient’s addresses will be printed on the 

header page.  If you want to secure the recipient information, send the Internet Fax sepa-

rately to each recipient rather than sending to the multiple recipients at the same time.

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PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) is a global telephone system enables to communicate in 

worldwide using copper wires to transmit analog data.

Internet Fax Transmission Overview

The following is an overview of the various transmissions that can be performed using the Inter-

net Fax function.