FaxBack NET SatisFAXtion 9.0 - Fax Server Manual User Manual

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Load Connector API module: Enables or disables loading the API module with the fax server. 

 

Order Packet Folder: This directory will be scanned for new “T” order packets. This can either be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a local directory or a UNC path to a remote directory. Mapped network drives are not supported

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(except when the server is running as an application). Ensure that the service account has full

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

control of) the target directory (see 

2.3.1 Service Account Permissions 

). 

 

Completion Packet Folder: Completed order packets (“P” packets) will be written to this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

directory. They should have their completion status checked and then deleted by the API client

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

application. This field can be left blank and the server will discard the completed order packet. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only way to check if the fax was sent successfully in this case is using a report (see

2.7 Reporting

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

). 

 

Scan Rate: Normally the API module will poll the order packet folder every 5 seconds. This is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

normally sufficient, but if needed the poll rate can be changed. 

 

Suppress Page Header: Disables the identification line normally created by the fax server at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

top of the page. 

 
 

2.10.2 Controlling the Number of Packets Read By the Server 

Normally, the Connector API module will only read and process new packets when the Scheduled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plus Active queues have fewer than three times the faxserver’s port count. This provides good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

throughput while not excessively delaying other faxes being sent by the fax server from other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources. 

 

Number of packets to process at the server is controlled by: 
[HKLM\Software\FaxBack\AsciiPacketServer]  
 
"PortThresholdMultiplier"(dword) multiplied by the number of ports. 

 
 

2.10.3 Multiple Order Packet Folders 

The Connector API module can only read from a single order directory. In order to read packets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

   

 

 

from multiple directories it is necessary to load multiple Connector API modules. Each instance of

 

 

     

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

the module requires its own registry key and settings, its own unique copy of the asc2cas.dll, and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

its own user to log into the fax server with. 

 

 

2.10.3.1 Copy Connector API DLL 
First make a unique copy of the asc2cas.dll by copying the file in the NET SatisFAXtion 

server installation directory. For example, copy it to asc2cas_2.dll. 

 

Create NET SatisFAXtion Account 

Create a new account in the Administration program for the new Connector API 

module to log in with. For example ClarityNS2. The account only needs user 

level permissions. 

 
 

2.10.3.3 Create Registry Key 
Create a new uniquely named ASCIIPacketServer registry key under HKLM\Software\FaxBack to go with

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

the copied DLL. For example ASCIIPacketServer_2. The new registry key must at least have the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

following values: 

 

CompletionDir [string]:  

Set to the Completion Packet Folder to use with this instance of

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

the Connector API module. 

Domain [string]: 

Same as in ASCIIPacketServer. 

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