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Outbound Queue: Shows the number of faxes collected by the POP3
connector for queuing to fax server
Outbound transfer thread: Shows activity of process that downloads
POP3 mail from POP3 mailbox.
Last address: Last email address or SMS number used by Message
Transfer agent
SMS transfer thread: Shows status of thread that prepares and
transfers messages to SMS server.
Installing the FAXmaker monitor remotely
To be able to monitor the fax server remotely, you must first install the
GFI FAXmaker monitor on the machine that you wish to monitor the
fax server from. To do this:
1. Run the faxmaker12.exe installation file on the machine that you
want to setup the remote monitoring tools from.
2. Set-up will ask you what components you with to install. Select –
‘GFI FAXmaker Remote Monitor’ only.
3. Now set-up will ask you the name of the GFI FAXmaker server. Set-
up will copy the files and create a program group.
, By default only administrators have access to the remote monitor
and configuration tools. If you add additional users, you have give
users access to the fmserver$ share. For more information on how to
do this, see the paragraph remote administration permissions in this
chapter.
Configuring the GFI FAXmaker server remotely
In GFI FAXmaker 12, we recommend using Microsoft Terminal
services to configure GFI FAXmaker remotely.
Switching to another fax server to monitor
If you have multiple GFI FAXmaker fax servers in your network, you
can monitor them from the same monitor. To switch to another server:
1. Right-click on the root node, GFI FAXmaker configuration, and
select 'Connect to another computer'
Screenshot 120 - Switch to another fax server to configure or monitor
2. Now enter the computer name and click OK. You are now ready to
monitor the other server.
