Panasonic Digital Imaging Systems DP-2310/3010/3510/4510/6010 Operating Instructions

Pre Installation Information
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Internet Fax
Features
To install your machine as POP3 Client, the following network parameters need to be programmed on your
network.
• TCP/IP Address of your machine
• TCP/IP Subnet Mask of your machine
• TCP/IP Address of the Default Gateway
• TCP/IP Address of the DNS Server (if not available, see note 2)
• Email Address of your machine (see note 1)
• Name or IP Address of the Default SMTP mail server
• POP Server Name or IP Address
• POP User Account Name
•POP...

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For the total system to work properly via LAN, certain information and additional parameters must be set.
Please contact your network administrator for the required information and connection to the LAN.
Important: Make a copy of this page and ask the Network Administrator to complete the required
information.  After its returned, transfer the information to the back side of the front cover for future reference
and troubleshooting.
NOTE1. Items in Bold, depict information...

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Internet Fax
Features
Explanation of Contents
MAC Address :MAC Address from the 2nd page of the General Settings List printout 
(press 
, Input ID Code, 
 ).
* Certain Parameter Numbers may differ between the DP-2310/3010 and 
DP-3510/4510/6010 series. If you encounter two Parameter Numbers 
separated by a / and an asterisk (*), the first number corresponds to 
(DP-2310/3010) and the second number corresponds to (DP-3510/4510/
6010).
(1) IP Address : The Internet Protocol...

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Internet Communication Features
Your machine allows you to transmit documents over the Internet to another Internet Fax or a PC.  The
document is first scanned and converted into a TIFF-F or PDF* file, and then transmitted to the remote
location as an attachment file to an email using MIME encoding.
Note: PDF file is only available if sending the document(s) to a PC. (DP-2310/3010 only)
The email system at the receiving end must support MIME.  Otherwise, the attachment file will be detached
and...

Internet Communication Features
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Internet Fax
Features
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used to transfer mail reliably and efficiently. An important feature of
SMTP is its capability to transport mail across networks, usually referred to as SMTP mail relay by
employing SMTP server.
Direct SMTP allows you to transmit documents to another Internet Fax directly without using an SMTP
server. For this feature to work reliably, the IP Address should remain unchanged (ask your Network
Administrator to...

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Your machine allows you to receive and print a PC transmitted email automatically or manually, depending
on its setup configuration.  However, if the received email includes a file attachment in a format other than
TIFF-F, such as PDF, Word, Excel, Power Point, your machine prints an error message instead.
Internet Mail Reception
Internet
Internet Fax
Transmission
Internet Mail
Reception
LAN LANInternet Fax Internet Fax 
PCPC 

Internet Communication Features
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Internet Fax
Features
Using the Inbound Routing feature, your machine can route documents received from a G3 fax machine to
email address(s) or to Internet Fax machine(s) connected to a LAN as an email, as well as to other G3 fax
machine(s) over the telephone line.
When an incoming Internet Fax, email or a regular fax document is received, your machine checks
for the following:
1. First, your machine checks whether a sub-address is included.  If it is, it will look for...

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Your machine is capable of transferring all received Internet email or regular G3 fax documents to a pre-
programmed G3 fax or a PC destination.
DHCP is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to Internet Fax and client PCs. With DHCP, an
Internet Fax can automatically acquire a unique IP address each time it connects to a network making IP
address management an easier task for network administrators. When an Internet Fax logs on to the
network, the DHCP...

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Internet Fax
Features
For convenience, your Internet Fax has an LDAP client feature to enable the search for recipients email
addresses from the LDAP server, which assists the entering of long email addresses.
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a protocol for accessing online directory services. An
LDAP client connects to an LDAP server and asks a question. The server responds with an answer. 
Your Internet Fax indicates the search result from the LDAP...

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Important Information
Your machine uses the same communication protocols as email: the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
The differences from a standard G3 fax communication using the Public Telephone Network (PSTN) are as
follows.
Differences between Internet Fax and Regular Fax
A regular Fax machine goes off-hook, dials, and the phone network completes a circuit over phone lines to
the receiving fax.  You pay for the circuit.  The two faxes negotiate a connection, synchronize and exchange
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