{"id":460,"date":"2024-03-20T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ngfamily.dynu.com\/ngwp\/?p=460"},"modified":"2024-07-28T06:56:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T12:56:44","slug":"why-are-we-still-faxing-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ngfamily.freeddns.org\/ngwp\/?p=460","title":{"rendered":"Why are we still faxing in 2019\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m pleased to say I am still capable of sending faxes from home\u2026 but not proud of it. I thought Fax is done. with encrypt-able pdf&#8217;s and e-mail. We could get rid of fax once and for all but yet, I&#8217;m still being asked to fax stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are free fax websites, you upload a file and they fax it to the number of your discretion but the fax I sent today contained PII and thus I was not comfortable sending it third party. I had to do two things to get it working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buying a modem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I dug around looking for a telephony modem but I thought those days are gone (dial-up specifically) and either I trashed all of them or sent them to e-recycle. I searched on Amazon and viola! plenty of usb V.92 modems available. Guess I should get one just in case the future requires me to fax again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Windows 11, Windows Fax and Scan is not installed by default.  Go to System, Optional features, Add an optional feature to search for Windows Fax and Scan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ngfamily.dynu.com\/ngwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Win11FaxAndScan.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ngfamily.freeddns.org\/ngwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Win11FaxAndScan.png 774w, https:\/\/www.ngfamily.freeddns.org\/ngwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Win11FaxAndScan-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ngfamily.freeddns.org\/ngwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Win11FaxAndScan-768x410.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The modem requires a driver, if you pick the right modem the drivers should be built-in for plug n&#8217; play compatibility. The next step is getting Windows Fax and Scan to work. I&#8217;ve been using the Scan feature a lot and so I&#8217;m kinda familiar with the interface. Long story short I created a dialing rule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>*99 (505)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>*99 is ooma&#8217;s outgoing fax optimization toggle. and area code 505 so I don&#8217;t have to specify it in the fax draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then I penned a cover page that stated how many pages, whom it&#8217;s going to, and whom it was sent from. Attached a .tif file of the documents I wanted to send them (Windows Fax and Scan only can process tiff files, don&#8217;t ask me why the limitation). Clicked Fax and it just happened to work for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Why are we still faxing in 2019? I should mention I am faxing to NM&#8217;s Department of Workforce Solutions. Typically the customers that are using these services probably don&#8217;t have internet access, nor a computer. 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