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Scanners, Copiers, Burners and Sending Faxes

Scanners, Copiers,Burners and Sending Faxes

Scanners

Because of the likelihood of breakage if not properly used, there are no scanners in the computer labs or any other public location. However, each administrative aide has a scanner and can assist faculty, staff, and PhD students to scan documents. You can go to the administrative aide associated with the faculty member with whom you are affiliated. Please see this list of administrative aides by faculty member.

Copiers

The CIMS Systems group does not support the copiers in the building. For information regarding copiers, as well as telephones, electrical power in offices, or any other general maintenance questions, please contact building services.

Burners

Nearly every desktop PC, running either Windows or Linux, in offices or the labs, is equipped with a CD burner. Several machines in the labs, labeled with "HAS A DVD-R DRIVE", also have DVD burners. See How to burn a CD/DVD for more information and specific how-to instructions.

How to send a fax using the faxserver

First get ready with the electronic copy of the document which you want to fax. If the document to be sent is in a physical format make an electronic copy of it using the scanners available in the library or elsewhere.
    For Windows users:
  • Download the full version of the frogfax client software from the following site
    • www.frogfax.com
  • Install the frogfax client after choosing the typical installation settings
  • Click the settings icon on the frogfax main window.
  • Now in the settings windows which appears select the Hylafax tab
  • Enter the values listed in the second column for the corresponding fields listing in the first column
    • server          faxbox.cims.nyu.edu
port            4559
login           cimsusername
password        cimspassword
  • In the user information tab enter your actual name and for the email field add your email id to receive notification whether the fax has been successfully sent or encounter an error
  • With the above configuration done you are now all set to send a fax without any issues popping up
  • The user interface of frogfax client is selfdescriptive.For a more detailed documentation on how to send faxes with various options on visit the following documentation page Sending faxes using the frog fax client
    For Linux users:
  • Sending faxes can be done through the termianl by the following command
    • sendfax -h faxbox.cims.nyu.edu -f "FROM_EMAIL_ADDRESS" -R \
      -r "SUBJECT" -c "COMMENTS" -x "RECIPIENT_COMPANY" \
      -d "RECIPIENT@55555" FILE_TO_FAX.ps
    FROM_EMAIL_ADRESS is your email address
    SUBJECT is the subject of your fax
    COMMENTS are any comments to add
    RECIPIENT_COMPANY is the company you're faxing
    RECIPIENT@55555 is the person to recieve the fax followed by the phone number to send the fax
    FILE_TO_FAX can be a file of one of the Following formats: ASCII(.txt), TIFF(.tif), PostScript(.ps), and PDF(.pdf).
    Sendfax is capable of handling multiple -d (destination) options and that only the options that precede it apply to that instance of the -d. In most cases the -d option is the last option that should be used.
    For more info try the manual:
    • man sendfax
    Or check the hylafax handbook