Ubuntu Manpage: faxaddmodem - configure a modem for use with HylaFAX

Provided by: hylafax-server_6.0.7-7_amd64

NAME

       faxaddmodem - configure a modem for use with HylaFAX

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/faxaddmodem [ -s speed ] [ -f ] [ tty ]

DESCRIPTION

faxaddmodem is an interactive shell script that does the necessary setup work to configure a modem for
use by the HylaFAX software. To enable use of the configured modem one must either use the faxmodem(8)
program or configure the init(8) program to startup a faxgetty(8) process for the newly configured modem.
In either case the faxq(8) program must also be running if outbound services are to be provided.

If the serial port name is not specified on the command line faxaddmodem will prompt for it.

The configuration work done by faxaddmodem falls into two main areas: creating the necessary files to run
a facsimile server process, and defining the contents of the configuration database file. The hylafax-
config (5) manual page has an in-depth description of the contents of the configuration file and should
be consulted when installing a modem.

Many aspects of configuring a modem are operating system-specific; faxaddmodem uses a collection of
support routines and parameters that are generated by the faxsetup(8) program. If faxsetup has not been
run on a machine prior to running then faxaddmodem will abort.

faxaddmodem can be used to install a new modem or re-configure an existing modem. In the latter case it
will propagate all the server-related configuration parameters from the existing configuration file to
the new configuration file. These parameter include items such as the phone number, area code, and
tracing control parameters. Modem-related configuration parameters are, however, not propagated.
Instead faxaddmodem deduces the type of modem attached to the specified serial port and then sets up the
configuration parameters using a set of prototype configuration files that have been tested with like
modems. If a modem is to be installed for which there is no existing prototype file, faxaddmodem will
work from a comprehensive template of parameters that can be edited either during or after the
installation process.

faxaddmodem deduces the type of modem attached to the serial port by sending commands to the modem at a
fixed speed. By default, this speed is deduced by sending commands to the modem at successively
decreasing speeds until a valid response is received. Alternatively, a fixed speed can be specified from
the command line with the -s option.

Because faxaddmodem needs to read and write the modem that is to be installed it will not proceed with an
installation if the modem is locked for use by another process. If the modem is not locked and the -f
option is used, then the system's fuser(1) command will be invoked to ensure that faxaddmodem is the only
process using the modem.

Finally, note that an installation can be safely aborted at any time by hitting the interrupt key.
faxaddmodem delays making installation-related changes until after everything has been setup.

OPTIONS

       -s speed  Communicate  with  the  modem at a fixed speed; this may be any value recognized by the stty(1)
                 command.

       -f        Use the fuser(1) command for exclusive access to the device.

PROTOTYPE CONFIGURATION FILES

       faxaddmodem uses prototype configuration files that have been created for known modems.  These  prototype
       files are kept in the config subdirectory and, by convention, have names that identify a brand or type of
       modem  and  the  DTE-DCE  flow control scheme the prototype files configures.  The faxaddmodem(8) program
       that is used to configure a modem for use with HylaFAX  selects  a  prototype  configuration  file  using
       information retrieved from the modem and comments embedded in the prototype files.  For Class 1 and Class
       1.0  modems  the  product  ID  code  returned  by  the command ``ATI0'' and the response from the command
       ``ATI3'' are used to select a prototype configuration file, while for Class 2 modems the manufacturer and
       model as  returned  by  ``AT+FMFR?''  and  ``AT+FMDL?'',  respectively,  are  used  (or  ``AT+FMI?''  and
       ``AT+FMM?'' for Class 2.0 and Class 2.1 modems).

       A Class 1 prototype configuration file is identified for use by faxaddmodem by searching for a comment of
       the form:
       # CONFIG:CLASS1:144:.*:RTSCTS: Manufacturer='AT&T' Model=Dataport
       In this example ``144'' is the product ID code for an AT&T DataPort modem, ``.*'' is a regular expression
       matched against the result string returned by the ``ATI3'' command, and ``RTSCTS'' indicates the modem is
       configured  to use hardware flow control during fax operation.  The remainder of the line is evaluated by
       the sh(1) and used to specify the modem's manufacturer and model  (since  Class  1  modems  do  not  have
       standard commands to query this information).

       Class  2,  2.0, and 2.1 prototype configuration files match the string ``manufacturer-model-flowcontrol''
       against a sh(1) glob pattern specified in the configuration file, where manufacturer and  model  are  the
       strings  returned by querying the modem and flowcontrol is either ``RTSCTS'' for hardware flow control or
       ``XONXOFF'' for software flow control.  For example:
       # CONFIG: CLASS2: ZyXEL*-RTSCTS
       # CONFIG: CLASS2.0: USRobotics*-XONXOFF
       are configuration comments that appear in the prototype file for a ZyXEL 1496E with Class 2 support,  and
       for a US Robotics Courier modem with Class 2.0 firmware.

       The  faxaddmodem  program  merges server-specific configuration parameters into a prototype configuration
       according to comments placed in the prototype  file.   All  lines  between  ``BEGIN-SERVER''  and  ``END-
       SERVER''  comments are placed with the appropriate server configuration parameters.  Note that this means
       modem-related configuration parameters must be placed outside this area of the file.

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