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# Types of Transmissions

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The facsimile function allows you to send documents in the following five ways:

- Fax

  Specify a fax number to send faxes via a telephone network.

- IP-Fax

  The IP-Fax function sends or receives documents between two facsimiles directly via a TCP/IP network.

  Specify the IP address or host name of the other party's fax machine as an IP-Fax destination.

  For details about the function, see Overview of IP-Fax Function.

- Internet Fax

  The Internet Fax function converts scanned documents to TIFF files and sends them as e-mail attachments to fax machines that can receive Internet Faxes. If the other party's machine supports T.37 full mode, bi-directional exchange of data such as available paper size and resolution is possible.

  Specify the e-mail address of the other party's fax machine as an Internet Fax destination.

  For details about the function, see Overview of Internet Fax Function.

- E-mail

  The machine converts scanned documents to TIFF or PDF files and sends them as e-mail attachments to e-mail addresses. You can view fax documents on a computer.

  To send a fax, specify an e-mail address.

  For details about the function, see Overview of E-mail Transmission Function.

- Folder

  The machine converts scanned documents to TIFF or PDF files and sends them via a network to a folder directly. You can view fax documents on a computer.

  Specify the path to a folder on a network.

  For details about the function, see Overview of Folder Transmission Function.

Main differences among types of transmission
Destination | Line | Destination specification method | Device type | File type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Fax | Telephone network | Fax number | Multi-function peripheral equipped with a facsimile function or fax machine | -
IP-Fax | Internet or LAN | IP address or host name | Multi-function peripheral equipped with a facsimile function or fax machine | -
Internet Fax | Internet or LAN | E-mail address | Multi-function peripheral equipped with a facsimile function or fax machine | TIFF
E-mail | Internet or LAN | E-mail address | Computer | TIFF/PDF
Folder | Internet or LAN | Folder path | Computer | TIFF/PDF

Related topics

Overview of IP-Fax Function
Overview of Internet Fax Function
Overview of E-mail Transmission Function
Overview of Folder Transmission Function
Preparation for Each Type of Transmission
Functions Not Available for Each Type of Transmission
Selecting Type of Transmission
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