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Install the mFax Printer Driver

Written by Marissa Orsini

Updated at May 4th, 2023

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Table of Contents

Scope Requirements Impersonate the User Get API Key Install Printer Driver Software (Interactive) Silent Install Summary Print to Fax Drivers

Scope

Intended Audience: All End Users

The mFax Print to Fax driver is a simple Windows application that allows you to initiate a fax from any application that allows you to Print. Each computer or "work station" needs its own API key. There is not a key limit for users, this is to allow multiple workstations.

 

 

Requirements

  • Windows PC 
     
  • Fax driver installer - Linked at bottom 
     
  • Access to mFax portal
 

 

Impersonate the User

 

  1. Log into the mFax web portal using any browser
  2. Go to Users
  3. In the top right, select the account you wish to set up to view their users
  4. Select the user you wish to set up and click the gear icon
  5. Click Sign in as on the top right
  6. Click Sign In

Get API Key

 

  1. Click on the user's name on the top right and click on the Settings
  2. At the top click on API Keys
  3. Click Create and update the following
    • Name: Printer Name
    • User: Select the user who will be using the printer driver
    • Access Levels: Printer Driver
  4. Click Create
  5. Use the Copy button to copy the API key. You will need this for later

Install Printer Driver Software (Interactive)

 

  1. Download the printer driver software from below
  2. Open the zip file and run the .exe file inside
  3. If prompted by User Account Control click Continue
  4. At the first screen click Next
  5. At the next screen click Install
  6. At the next screen enter your API from the above steps
  7. Click Authenticate
  8. If successful you will receive a popup indicating so. Click OK to close

Silent Install

 

You can install the driver silently using the following command

mFax-setup.exe /KEY=xxxxx /VERYSILENT

Summary

 

You will now have a printer called Print to Fax that you may use for sending faxes from any Windows application.


Print to Fax Drivers

 

Below is the Print to Fax Driver you can install:

mFax Printer Driver.zip

If you need to deploy the print driver for use in a Remote Desktop environment, download the print driver for use for RDP/RDS here

Each computer or "work station" needs its own API key. There is not a key limit for users, this is to allow multiple workstations. 

 

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