Are you kidding?!?!?
I still have trouble not burning bread when using the toaster.
This article says it can be done, but seems to be a few details short of a full explanation.
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-send-a-wireless-fax-on-an-hp
WIFI
He probably means that he uses his phone, ipad or latop to connect to the fax machine via “WI-FI” and this allows him to fax “wirelessly”. The actual fax transmission would still have to be a regular old fax analog transmission.
Try this, it is using the wireless network for connection but it can be done.
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-send-a-wireless-fax-on-an-hp
He may be describing have a phone line that is an internet phone line thru cable. So, technically I guess, ‘wireless’ if comparing it to being plugged into a Ma Bell telephone land-line. Our 7525 has a ‘phone line’ going into it that connects to the cable modem.
Yep. Take alook at the specs:
Wireless capability Yes, built-in Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity, standard 1 USB 2.0
1 Host USB
1 Ethernet
1 Wireless 802.11b/g/n
2 RJ-11 modem ports
2 RJ-11 modem ports = POTS Plain Old Telephone service = FAX
IF his printer is attached to a real ground line phone network, then faxing from another local wireless connected device is what he may be thinking of.
I have background. Trust me: The ONLY way to fax wirelessly is via an app or an email service. If he was faxing wirelessly, the odds are he was using an app, but here’s the kicker:
Fax is analog and requires an analog phone line.
Unless HP is utilizing some 3rd-party interface application for “digital faxing” about which I’m unaware (I’ve been out of the game awhile) the device requires a phone line.
Period. It does have the ports, after all.
ps...I’ve met younger geeks who don’t understand analog at all, let alone what to do with an RJ11. It’s as common as finding people who don’t know how to use a dial telephone. I’ve literally spoken to people who bought a fax machine and posed the same questions.
Hint: From the specs...
“Cable included: No, please purchase... phone cord separately”
Go to Aps and use “scan to email.” Much better
Just need a 724 adapter
Tell him you can’t fax from where you live.
When he asks where you live.... tell him 2018, you live in 2018.
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I’ve always wondered if there are cell-phone connections for fax machines. I figure there must be.
Otherwise, your all-in-one will need some sort on hard-wire access to a network to send the fax. A land line, a voice-over-internet protocol or something.
There is something else called Internet fax, but you can do that right from your hard drive and browser, no fax machine needed.
The first “fax” machine was patented in 1843. It’s about time to move on, ya think?
Try the TurboScan app from a smartphone. There is a small fee if you MUST continue faxing.
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I’d have to guess it would be more like a WiFi printer or other device that had access to the internet...
It is actually real simple. The fax is routed through WiFi to a fax server, like efax. Efax used fax servers which then interfaces with the phone system. The fax servers were located at the central office. That way if the fax had the option of going to a real fax machine or the fax went to someone’s email.
Fax capability means that you have to have a phone line connected to the device, either a dedicated fax line or one that has distinctive ring capability. You can use a standard phone line but it means more management issues.
Wireless connections are convenient but not as reliable as a hardwired connection, so if you can, always use wired ethernet rather than wireless.
The install software for these devices does a pretty good job but often installs a proprietary printer port. Sometimes this can cause issues in a business network so, I usually assign a static IP address rather than rely on the device software to manage network connections. However, for a small business or home network this will probably not be an issue. The software for these devices includes all the functions in one place - including faxing, copying, scanning and printing and does a pretty good job.
Well you can get your own free fax phone number on the internet. A landline gets the fax and forwards it to your email as a pdf.
Then there’s VOIP(Voice Over Internet Protocol) for making phone calls via the internet.
Wouldn’t be too surprising if HP had several(or more) landlines that accept faxes from the printer and forwards them to the a landline. In the opposite direction, they might even accept a return fax from that ph # and forward it to your printer.
Every piece of computerized equipment, be it a PC, a Router, a TV etc has something called a MAC address that identifies it.
That’s how people get busted for child porn on their computer.
I’ve got a printer that has wifi connectivity and it wants an email address to be input before I can print via my wifi. I have no idea why. Maybe for fax functionality. I’ve never bothered. I just plug my PC into it via a USB cable to print.
All these conveniences are very inconvenient it seems.