In order to receive a fax, you do not need to have a fax machine yourself. It is enough to connect a fax modem to the computer and install a small program. In addition, this method of receiving documents saves paper.
Instructions
Step 1
Get a regular analog fax modem, preferably an external one. An ADSL or 3G modem will not work. It is highly undesirable to use the so-called soft-modem: it works unstable and, moreover, is not compatible with all operating systems. Please note that buying a new analog modem is not easy. We'll have to use the services of auctions. Be sure to make sure that the machine is fully functional and has a fax transmission and reception function.
Step 2
Connect the modem to the computer and the subscriber line (insert the built-in modem into the ISA or PCI slot of the motherboard when the computer is off). Connect the power supply to the venous device, if it works from a COM- and not from a USB-port. The splitter that ADSL users are accustomed to is not required. If you already have an ADSL modem or a router connected through a splitter, leave it in place, and connect the analog modem to the output intended for telephones. After that, make sure that the work of other devices on the line is not disturbed. If the computer does not have a COM port, and the modem is designed to be connected through it, use a USB-COM adapter. In this case, you will have to connect the power supply to the device anyway.
Step 3
Install a fax program on your computer, for example, for DOS - Ecofax, for Linux - fax (command line utility), for windows - Fax and Scan. In the program settings, select the COM or USB port to which the modem is connected (this is done in different ways, depending on the program).
Step 4
If the program saves the reception results not in a generally accepted, but in a special format, install the program to view files in this format (in Linux - Kfax, QFaxReader).
Step 5
After making all the necessary connections and settings, launch the program, turn on the receive mode in it and ask someone who has a fax machine or fax modem to send you an image. Make sure it was accepted successfully.
