5Features of the Network Functions
5-6 Scanner Mode & Page Scope Light
5.5 Internet Faxing
As opposed to a normal fax, which transmits through telephone lines,
Internet fax sends and receives fax images through the Internet. Internet
fax uses the Internet electronic mail (e -mail) se tup to send an d receive f ax
images. Image data scanned at an Internet fax terminal is attached to an
e-mail message as a TIFF-F file, then sent to the recipient’s I n ternet fax
terminal. The file attached to the received e-mail message is printed by
the Internet fax terminal on the receiving end.
In addition, since e-mail is used, the fax can be se nt to an i ndividual e-mail
address, not just an Internet fax terminal. In this case, the f ax image
arrives at the receiving end as an attachment to an e-mail message
received with the usual mail client software.
Intranet
Internet fax
Internet
Mail s erver
Client computer
Mail server
terminal
Client computer