Defining Default Fax Server Connection Options

The settings defined on the Server tab of the Options dialog box affect a users Facsys logon and the display of the Facsys Logon dialog box.

To display the Options dialog box from the Facsys Desktop, choose the Tools | Options command. If the Facsys Desktop is running as a background process, right-click on the Facsys Desktop Icon in the System Tray and choose the Options command.

On the Server tab of the Options dialog box, define the connection options as follows:

• Facsys Server - Type a server name or select the server to be the "preferred" fax server. This is the default fax server that will handle inbound and outbound fax messages. If a user uses Windows NT authentication to logon to Facsys,   this is the fax server to be used.  If fax messages are created  without opening the Facsys Desktop, this is the fax server that will process the fax messages.
  
  
• Log on using Windows NT password authentication - Select this option to instruct Facsys to authenticate a user using the Windows authentication information when they logged onto the workstation.  When authenticated, the Facsys Desktop will display immediately without prompting for additional logon information.
  
  NOTE: If the local Facsys Administrator has enabled NT Authentation onthe fax server, any authentication option defined on the workstation will be over-ridden.
  
  
• Log on using Facsys user profile authentication - Select this option to logon to the fax server using the Name (alias) and Password entered here. This gives a user the ability to maintain separate NT and Facsys logons but still have the Facsys logon authenticated happen automatically.

If Facsys is to always prompt for authentication information, select the 'Always prompt' option. When this option is NOT selected, Facsys will not display its Logon dialog box if a user has been authenticated using the Name and Password entered in the fields above.

• Network Settings - In the Protocol field, select the transport type to be used by the Facsys Desktop client when connecting to the fax server. Note that a Port Number is only required for TCP/IP and is disabled if one of the other transports is selected. When using the TCP/IP protocol, specify 0 as the Port Number.
  
  NOTE: When the Facsys Desktop client uses the TCP/IP protocol to connect to the fax server, the Facsys Network Transport service (NTP.EXE) must be running on the fax server. This service "listens" on port number 2514 for client communications. Entering 0 as the Port Number indicates that the default port number (2514) should be used.