Oki 4580 - Manual (Page 6)

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1. What Your I-Fax Machine Can Do
I-Fax is a feature with many capabilities.
This unit can:
• send and receive faxes via a Public Switched Telephone
Network (PSTN)
• send and receive faxes via the Internet (over a LAN)
• print via a Local Area Network (LAN) (Windows only)
• act as an email scanner (see “Backup / Archive (Email
Scanning)” on page 7
• act as a Gateway service
• act as a convenience copier
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Important!
Internet faxes differ from traditional faxes in these ways:
Although your OKI-Fax has security features, faxes sent over
the Internet are more vulnerable to interception than faxes
sent over the PSTN.
There is no way to verify that a message has been received by
the machine to which it was addressed.
2. Installation Requirements
Before the machine is used, three processes must be completed.
• Machine Installation
• Network Setup
• Customization
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Installation and setup requirements may vary from system to
system.
Machine Installation
Installation covers the physical procedures, such as removing the
unit from the shipping packaging, connecting the power, tele-
phone, and network lines, installing consumables.
Installation may be performed by anyone.
Refer to “Installation” in the User’s Guide for more information.
Network Setup
Setup covers the network installation procedures, such as estab-
lishing the IP Addresses and configuring the network card.
A network administrator will perform setup.
Customization
Customization covers the programming procedures, such as One-
Touch keys, machine settings, and network settings.
You can perform some of the customization procedures. Others
must be performed by a network administrator.
LAN Topologies and Operating Systems
Lan
10base-T Ethernet