FaxBack NET SatisFAXtion 8.7 (Including R3) - Manual - Manual (Page 144)

3 – Clients NET SatisFAXtion 8.7 Manual 144
3.1.2.1
Requirements
3.1.2.1.1
DNS Resolution of Server Name
The client installer MSIs are pre-populated with the fax server’s name and port.
The URL will be in the form of
http://<servername>:<port>/HttpSer-
vice.api (FMIS uses /CASDrive.api rather than /HttpService.api ). Note
that the name used is not the fully qualified name, it is the short machine name.
The fax server’s machine name must resolve on all computers that will use the
client software. If this is not possible, the MSIs can be changed to have a fully
qualified domain name; see
3.1.2.2 Using HTTP Clients over the Internet be-
low.
3.1.2.1.2
Port
The HTTP module uses a non-standard HTTP port 84/tcp. If that port was in
use at the time the server was installed, the installer prompted for an alternate
port. To identify the port the NET SatisFAXtion HTTP service uses, open the
Program Files\NET SatisFAXtion\NETSatisFAXtion.log.xml file, and lo-
cate the HttpServer.dll output.
HttpServer.dll
IP/Port: 10.0.1.110/84
Server Url: http://netsatappliance:84/HttpService.api
CAS Url: http://netsatappliance:84/casxml.api
Loaded successfully
The IP/Port line will specify which port the HTTP service is using. You should
be able to put the Server Url into a web browser and see a simple web page.
3.1.2.2
Using HTTP Clients over the Internet
Before any clients can be used over the Internet, the fax server’s HTTP service
must be made accessible from the internet. Using a domain name is recom-
mended, to allow changing the IP address used without needing to reconfigure
all clients. Verify it works by going entering
http://faxserver.domain.com:84/HttpService.api in a web browser,
changing faxserver.domain.com appropriately. You should see a simple web
page.
Once the fax server is accessible, the client MSIs must be updated with the
new URL. An MSI editing tool like Microsoft Orca is required to edit the MSIs.
Orca can be downloaded from Microsoft as part of the Windows SDK Compo-
nents for Windows Installer Developers (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/aa370834(VS.85).aspx ) .
Download each MSI you will be using, and open each of them with Orca. Navi-
gate to the
Property table, and modify the SERVER_URL property value. The
value should be
http://
plus the fully qualified domain name of the fax server,
plus the port used (if any). Do not include a trailing slash or any part of the ser-
vice path.