KB #9463 - Recommended modems and fax boards for ActFax
Problem Description
Which modems and fax boards do you recommend for ActFax?
Solution
ActFax can be used with the following types of modems, ISDN boards and fax boards:
- Fax modems that support fax class 1, 1.0, 2 or 2.0
- ISDN boards that support the T.30 (Fax Group 3) protocol
- Diva Server boards from Dialogic/Eicon
- Fax boards from Brooktrout
- Fax boards from Intel/Dialogic (Cpi series)
- RockForce boards from Mainpine
- VoIP/FoIP (Voice over IP/Fax over IP)
Avoid using cheap modems
In general, it is recommended to avoid using cheap low-end modems for faxing, since such modems are usually
only tested for data and Internet connections and do not work reliable in fax mode. Since a modem has
do establish connections to hundrets of different fax machines, using cheap modems often causes problems when
connections to certain types of fax machines cannot be done.
We recommend the following modems, ISDN boards and fax boards to be used with ActFax:
Analog Modems
- Mainpine IQ Express
- Mainpine RockForce
- Aztech 56k Turbo 2
- Diamond Supra Express 56e Pro
- Elsa/Devolo Microlink 56k
- Elsa/Devolo Microlink 56k Office
- Elsa/Devolo Microlink 56k Pro
- Multitech MT9234ZBA
- Multitech MultiModem II
- US-Robotics 56k (only fax class 1)
- US-Robotics Sportster (only fax class 1)
- Zyxel Elite 2864
- Zyxel Omni 56k
- Zyxel U-1496
- Zyxel U-336
- Zyxel U-90
Analog Multi-Modem Boards
ISDN Modems and ISDN Boards
- AVM B1 V4.0 (1 x S0)
- AVM C2 (2 x S0)
- AVM C4 (4 x S0)
- AVM Fritz!Card (1 x S0)
- Digi Datafire Micro V (1 x S0)
- Digi Datafire QuadMicro (4 x S0)
- Dialogic/Eicon Diva Pro 2.0 (1 x S0)
- Dialogic/Eicon Diva Server BRI 2M (1 x S0)
- Dialogic/Eicon Diva Server 4BRI 8M (4 x S0)
- Dialogic/Eicon Diva Server PRI 30M (1 x PRI)
- HST Saphir III (1 x S0)
- HST Saphir III ML (4 x S0)
- HST Saphir V (1 x PRI)