Microsoft® Exchange 2010/2013/2016/2019 Connector
When using GFI FaxMaker in a Microsoft® Exchange 2010/2013/2016/2019 environment, configure SMTPSimple Mail Transport Protocol connectors to route all emails addressed to faxmaker.com, smsmaker.com, fax: and sms: to GFI FaxMaker.
NOTE
The default fax (faxmaker.com) and SMS (smsmaker.com) domains can be customized by the GFI FaxMaker administrator. For more information refer to Fax and SMS domain names.
Creating the connectors automatically
GFI FaxMaker installed on Microsoft® Exchange Hub Transport Server
During installation, GFI FaxMaker automatically configures Microsoft® Exchange to allow processing of faxes and SMS.
The setup creates a Foreign Connector and a Receive Connector named GFIFaxMaker.
No further configuration is required post-installation.
GFI FaxMaker installed on a separate machine
To configure connectors when installing GFI FaxMaker on a separate machine than Microsoft® Exchange 2010/2013/2016/2019 Hub Transport role server:
1. Run the GFI FaxMaker setup on the Microsoft® Exchange Hub Transport server.
2. When choosing the components to install, disable GFI FaxMaker Fax Server and select Exchange SMTP connector.
3. In the next screen, specify the IP address or server name of the GFI FaxMaker server.
4. Proceed with installation.
The setup creates a Send Connector and a Receive Connector named GFIFaxMaker.
Creating the connectors manually
GFI FaxMaker installed on Microsoft® Exchange Hub Transport Server
Use the following Microsoft® Exchange Management Shell commands to create the connectors manually when GFI FaxMaker is installed on Microsoft® Exchange Hub Transport Server. This procedure is not usually required since GFI FaxMaker automatically configures the connectors automatically during installation.
1. Create a Receive Connector:
new-receiveconnector -name "GFIFaxMaker" -Bindings "0.0.0.0:25" -RemoteIPRanges "127.0.0.1" -AuthMechanism "ExternalAuthoritative" -PermissionGroups "ExchangeServers" -fqdn "faxmaker.com"
2. Create and set a Foreign Connector:
New-ForeignConnector -Name GFIFaxmaker -AddressSpaces "SMTP:faxmaker.com" , "SMTP:smsmaker.com" , "FAX:*" , "SMS:*"
Set-ForeignConnector -Identity GFIFaxmaker -DropDirectory "C:\Program Files (x86)\GFI\FAXmaker\Sinkdrop"
Change C:\Program Files (x86)\GFI\FAXmaker with the path to your GFI FaxMaker installation folder.
NOTE
A Send Connector should not be created when GFI FaxMaker is installed on the Hub Transport Server.
GFI FaxMaker installed on a separate machine
To create the connectors manually, when GFI FaxMaker is installed separately from the Microsoft® Exchange Hub Transport server:
1. From the Microsoft® Exchange Management Shell, create a Receive Connector:
new-receiveconnector -name "GFIFaxMaker" -Bindings "0.0.0.0:25" -RemoteIPRanges "10.10.10.10" -AuthMechanism "ExternalAuthoritative" -PermissionGroups "ExchangeServers" -fqdn "faxmaker.com"
Replace 10.10.10.10 with the IP address of the GFI FaxMaker machine.
2. Create a Send Connector:
new-sendconnector -name "GFIFaxmaker" -AddressSpaces SMTP:faxmaker.com , SMTP:smsmaker.com , FAX:* , SMS:* -DNSRoutingEnabled:$false -SmartHosts "10.10.10.10"
Replace 10.10.10.10 with the IP address or name of the GFI FaxMaker machine.
NOTES
1.
The default fax (faxmaker.com) and SMS (smsmaker.com) domains can be customized by the GFI FaxMaker administrator. If using custom domains, key in the custom domains instead.
2. A Foreign Connector should not be created when installing GFI FaxMaker separately from the Hub Transport Server.