User guide

FAX BOARDS AND FAX DRIVERS INSTALLATION

The explanations below only lists the main steps of the installation under Unix/Linux platform with the CD-ROM. If you

need more details on the steps, information about installing the Fax Server using a downloaded file, refer to Installing

VSI-FAX Server on Unix/Linux in the Installation and Administration documentation.

1. Mount the CD-ROM drive.

2. Change directory to the CD-ROM mount point by entering:

cd /mnt/cdrom

3. Run the installation program by entering:

./install.sh

4. The list of available packages appears:

Available packages are:

s) Fax Server

v) Virtual Fax Server

a) Fax Client APIs

b) Dialogic Brooktrout TR1034-SR140 drivers

*) All packages

Q) quit

Enter s to install the Fax Server.

5. The installation program will guide you through the remainder of the fax server installation. Follow the on-

screen instructions or refer to Installing VSI-FAX Server on Unix/Linux in the Installation and Administration

documentation.

Tip

The installation program will ask if you want to start the VSI-FAX Admin Server and Fax Server. We strongly

suggest that you start these tasks. Otherwise, you will need to manually start them before you can test the fax

server.

Proceed with the next step that consists in installing the Brooktrout drivers package:

To use a TR1034 or TruFax board, refer to Installing Brooktrout drivers and configuring TR1034 or TruFax

boards on Unix/Linux (page 36).

To use SR140, refer to Installing Brooktrout drivers and configuring SR140 on Unix/Linux (page 39).

Installing Brooktrout drivers and

configuring TR1034 or TruFax boards on

Unix/Linux

After installing the Fax Server, follow the steps below to install the Brooktrout drivers and configure a TR1034 or

TruFax board on your Unix/Linux platform:

1. Run the installation program again by entering ./install.sh.

2. The list of available packages appears: