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How do I fax from my local machines with a modem connected to my server?

I would like to be able to fax from my workstations in my office. What I am thinking of doing is setting my my server as the fax "server" and enable the Fax Services component. My server is running Windows Server 2008. I would like to connect a fax modem to my server. If that works, then i would like to connect my client workstations to my server allowing them to fax...using the modem connected to my server. How do i do that and am I on the right track?
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What you can do is to connect your faxmodem to your server and configure it to send fax. Make a test and if everything works fine, you can share your printer fax, like you can do with a normal printer. I don't know if this version of Server support it. I use SBS and it works fine.
Then you should be able to install that share printer (FAX) like any ohter in clients machines.
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Ok. I will try that. As for installing the fax on the server, is it just a matter of starting the fax service? What else is there to do?
Maybe you will need to config permission to users in fax printer. IF you have a domain, can use domain users, if not, you can enable the guest account and get permission to that account to use the fax.
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Ok. So i have my server setup to fax and it is working. I have shared that fax "printer". When i go to Windows Fax and Scan, i need to add a fax acount, the one on my server. However, when i do that, it says i don't have permissions. I do not have my computers connected to a domain. How can i connect my clients to my server?
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On the client, i go to Windows Fax and Scan, Tools, Account and its asking for my server location. I'm typing my server name like this....  \\servername\fax. The fax server is shared on the server under the name FAX. When i click next, it says i don't have permissions. I am not connected to a domain. So how do i get permissions to allow this?
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Serchlop gave me the correct answer.