Overview

Sent and received faxes and SMS can be archived to GFI Archiver. With this feature enabled, faxes and SMS can be easily identified, searched and retrieved using GFI Archiver, ensuring that communications history is secure, accessible and meet a number of compliance and eDiscovery regulations.  This article  describes the process for setting up FaxMaker archiving with GFI Archiver.  

Prerequisites

Before using this feature, ensure that:

• GFI Archiver is installed, properly configured and functional.
• GFI Archiver is accessible from the GFI FaxMaker server. To confirm this, try to log in to GFI Archiver via a web browser from the GFI FaxMaker server.
• If inclusion or exclusion lists are used in GFI Archiver, ensure that these are properly configured so that GFI FaxMaker users are not blocked by these lists.
• For compliance purposes, ensure that GFI Archiver configuration meets your legal requirements. For example, retention policies may be configured to automatically delete archived items, in breach of your fax retention requirements.

Solution

1. From GFI FaxMaker Configuration, right-click the Archiving node and select Properties.

2. In the Archive to Database tab, select Enable GFI Archiver and click Setup GFI Archiver....

   

    

3. Specify the GFI Archiver connection details:

   Option	Description
   GFI Archiver URL	Key in the URL used to launch GFI Archiver. This is the same URL used when loading GFI Archiver from a web browser. Ensure that this location is accessible from the GFI FaxMaker server. If the GFI Archiver URL is secure (HTTPS), GFI FaxMaker validates the SSL certificate to ensure that the certificate is valid. For more information refer to Other Notes section below.
   GFI Archiver administrator credentials	Key in the credentials of a user with GFI Archiver administrative privileges.

4. Click Test to verify the connection and authentication with GFI Archiver. If the test fails, ensure that the GFI Archiver address is accessible from the GFI FaxMaker server and that the credentials entered are correct.

5. Click OK.

6. In the Archive to Database tab, choose the format to archive fax images in.

7. Click OK to apply the settings and start archiving to GFI Archiver.