Fax forward, Dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp), Smtp authentication – Panasonic DP-8025 User Manual

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Internet Communication Features

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Your machine is capable of transferring all received Internet email, or regular G3 fax documents to a pre-
programmed G3 fax, or a PC destination.

DHCP is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to Internet Fax, and client PCs. With DHCP, an
Internet Fax can automatically acquire a unique IP address each time it connects to a network making IP
address management an easier task for network administrators. When an Internet Fax logs on to the
network, the DHCP server selects an IP address from a master list, and assigns it to the system.
If you wish to enable the following options on your Internet Fax, a static (reserved by a Network
Administrator) IP address, and configurations must be used instead of the DHCP operation.

SMTP Receiving
G3 Gateway
Direct Internet Fax XMT

The Internet's emergence as a worldwide digital infrastructure has dramatically encouraged a market for
communications-oriented appliances. However, the no object security technique has gained widespread,
and dominant use over the Internet due to several reasons.

1. Internet mail is a multi-hop store, and forward architecture, and use of channel-based security is

generally difficult.

2. No single technique is recommended by the Internet Fax standard.

To improve, and robust the system, Authentication through encryption based techniques are provided as a
typical solution. The techniques may be associated with the transmission channel, such as by using Simple
Authentication, and Security layer (SASL).
Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) take advantage of Internet mail service by providing an
Authentication feature.
Your Internet Fax provides the following three Authentication options.

1. SMTP Service Extension for Authentication (SMTP AUTH) -- while sending
2. Lightweight challenge-response mechanism POP (APOP) -- while receiving
3. POP before SMTP -- performs POP procedure prior to every SMTP transaction

Fax Forward

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

SMTP Authentication

LAN

PC

Internet Fax

Email

G3 Fax

G3 Fax

Transfer to a G3 Fax

or

Transfer to a PC

Routing

Document Distribution System

(DDS Server)

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