Paragon Cloud Fax Connector

The Paragon Cloud Fax Connector is designed to allow users to send documents from a workflow through the Paragon cloud-based online fax service. Using the Paragon Cloud Fax Connector, you can do the following:

• Connect to a Paragon Cloud Fax server.
• Enter specific recipients during node configuration.
• Use workflow metadata to specify fax recipients.
• Use form capture to specify fax recipients.

Important! The Paragon Cloud Fax Connector works ONLY when combined with the Form Selector node and the fax connection capabilities of Dispatcher Paragon. For more information about Dispatcher Paragon, contact your Konica Minolta representative.

Notes:

• The Paragon Cloud Fax Connector can process individual files of up to 8 MB and can fax files with a total of up to 20 MB.

• When used in a workflow with an MFP Capture node configured with the “Keep Blank Pages” option, scanned documents with a blank page at the end will be delivered without the last blank page. If there are multiple blank pages at the end, only the last blank page is not delivered.

Configuring the Paragon Cloud Fax Connector

To open the node’s configuration window (shown above), add a distribution node for Paragon Cloud Fax Connector to your workflow and double-click on it. You have the following options:

• Enabled - To enable this node in the current workflow, select the toggle until “Enabled” displays. The default setting is “Enabled”. If you disable the node:

  • The workflow will ignore the node.

  • The node will not check for logic or error conditions.

  Important! If you disable this node, and no other distribution nodes are enabled, it will not cause the workflow to fail validation, but no processed documents will output and they may be lost.

• Name - The name in this field appears below the node’s icon in the workflow. The node’s name defaults, but you can edit it. For example, you can specify a name that indicates the node’s function in the workflow.

• Description - Enter a description for this node that details its purpose in the workflow, and/or to distinguish it from other nodes in the workflow. If the description is long, you can hover the mouse over the field to read its entire contents.

  This field is optional and is for internal use. That is, it appears only in this window and not in the workflow.

Buttons

• Help - To access Dispatcher Stratus Online Help, click this button.
• Cancel - To exit the window without saving any changes, click this button.
• Save - To preserve your node configuration and exit the window, click this button.

Application Setup

Important! The Paragon Cloud Fax Connector requires a configured Form Selector node in order to pass workflow validation.

To begin, you must first connect to the Paragon Cloud Fax Server. In the Configuration area, do the following:

1. In the URL field, enter the URL address of your Paragon Cloud Fax server.

2. In the Key field, enter the Key provided with your Paragon Cloud Fax server for authentication.

3. When you are done, select the Test Connection button to connect to your Paragon CloudFax Server.

   

Within the Paragon Cloud Fax Connector, you can add contact to a phonebook to select at the MFP. To add contacts, do the following:

1. Edit the Recipient Name field with a friendly name for the fax contact.

2. Edit the Fax Number field with a fax number for the contact.

3. Select the Save button to save all changes and close the node.

You can add additional contacts to the phonebook by selecting the icon. You can delete unneeded phonebook contacts by selecting the icon.

Paragon Cloud Fax Connector at the MFP

At the MFP, take the following steps:

1. Select your workflow - If only one workflow is currently running, that workflow appears. However, if multiple workflows are running, the Selection screen appears and you must select a workflow.

2. Edit your scan settings - Update any scan settings necessary, as in the following illustration:

   

3. Scan your document - Your document will be scanned and, if the Preview option is enabled, you will see a preview of the scanned document.

4. Enter the recipient’s fax number - After scanning, you will be prompted to enter a fax number.

   

   This can be accomplished manually or by tapping the Phone Book button. Tapping the Phone Book button brings you to the pre-configured phone book.

   

5. Fax your document - Your document will be automatically sent to the selected fax number.