Panasonic Digital Imaging System Dp1810f Internet Fax Operating Instructions

Internet Communication Features
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Getting to Know 
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Your Machine
Your machine allows you to transmit an email received from an Internet Fax or PC connected to the LAN to
multiple fax machines via a telephone line.  You can attach files with the TIFF-F format to this email.
Using the Sub-address specified by the originating fax machine, your machine can then route the received
documents to the remote machine via an email, which can then relay these documents to final...

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Important Information
Your machine uses the same communication protocols as email: the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
The differences from a standard G3 fax communication using the Public Telephone Network (PSTN) are as
follows.
Differences between Internet Fax and Regular Fax
A regular Fax machine goes off-hook, dials, and the phone network completes a circuit over phone lines to
the receiving fax.  You pay for the circuit.  The two faxes negotiate a connection, synchronize and exchange
image...

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Sending Document Size via LAN
When transmitting via LAN, the transmitter is incapable of identifying the receiver’s recording paper size
capability, and thus it will not reduce the document size.  Therefore, when transmitting via LAN, it is
recommended that you use only A4/Letter size documents.  If a Ledger/B4 size document is transmitted and
the receiver is only able to print A4/Letter size, the communication will fail...

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Connecting the LAN Cables
ACTIVITY Lamp
Blinks when there is data traffic on the LAN.
LINK Lamp
Illuminates when connected to the LAN. Lamp will 
not turn ON if LAN cable is defective (contains 
breaks).
LAN Connection Jack
(10Base-T/100Base-TX)
LAN Cable
(10Base-T/100Base-TX Cable)
Insert the plug until a click is heard.  
(LAN cable is not included with the product.)
Purchase a Category 5 Cable, compliant with 
EIA/TIA 568-A-5 standard.
10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet HubEthernet LAN...

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Installing Your Machine
User Parameters
See Operating Instructions (For Facsimile) if you wish to set the basic settings (User Parameters).
Before starting, you will need a completed copy of page 15 (Pre Installation Information).  For your machine
to be able to operate on the Network properly, the following five (5) Basic Parameters must be pre-
programmed into the machine.
 IP Address
 Subnet Mask
 SMTP Server Name or IP Address
 Default Router IP...

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Setting the Internet Parameters
Depending on how your machine will be configured to communicate on the LAN, the appropriate
parameters listed in the table below must be stored first. (See pages 12 to 16)
* Contact your Network Administrator for this Information.
Setting the User Parameters for the LAN Interface
Parameter Comments
1 DATE & TIME Current Date and Time.
2 LOGO Up to 25 characters & digits.
3 CHARACTER ID Up to 16 characters & digits.
4 ID NO. Your Fax Telephone Number. (Up to 20 digits)
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Programming or Retrieving Parameters via Email
This feature is a powerful tool, which provides a convenient and easy way of retrieving or programming
Internet Parameters, One-Touch, ABBR Dialing Numbers, Program keys and Journal retrieval from your PC
by sending a text email message to your machine.
Using your email application’s Subject: line as a command-input field, you can request your machine to
perform the following commands:
This feature provides...

Programming or Retrieving Parameters via Email
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Create a script in the message body of a plain text email and send it to your machine’s email address.  The
Subject line of the email must be as follows:
The script sample to input the Internet Parameters is shown below.
To Input the Internet Parameters for the First Time
#set parameters(password)#: where the password is the Remote Password programmed in your
machine’s  User Parameters.   For security, always input a Remote
Password in the User...

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To Input the Internet Parameters for the First Time
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Explanation of Contents
NOTE1. The machine cannot be programmed via email while it is communicating or printing.
2. Some email applications automatically insert a line feed in the middle of a line when the
number of characters in a line exceed a specific number. Turn Off the automatic line feed, or
define the number of characters per line to prevent a line...

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To retrieve the existing Internet Parameters, send a plain text email to your machine’s email address with
the following command in the Subject line:
To Retrieve the Internet Parameters for Backup
#get parameters(password)#: where the password is the Remote Password programmed in your
machine’s User Parameters (i.e. 123456789).  For security, always
input a Remote Password in the User Parameters.  If it was not
programmed, signify with () (i.e. #get...