Patent ID: 8593669

Claim:
An e-mail facsimile parameter setting method of an image forming apparatus which transmits an e-mail for a facsimile transmission to a facsimile server, the e-mail facsimile parameter setting method comprising: displaying a parameter setting screen applicable to a plurality of kinds of facsimile servers, including displaying a plurality of e-mail fields which are selectable by a user; inputting a parameter value using the displayed parameter setting screen by selecting one of the plurality of e-mail fields and inputting a facsimile number of a facsimile receiver on the selected e-mail field, wherein the parameter value corresponds to one kind of facsimile server; and transmitting the e-mail of a type to correspond to the one kind of facsimile server of the plurality of facsimile servers based on the input parameter value, the selected e-mail field including at least one of a prefix and a suffix that is added according to the inputted facsimile number of the facsimile receiver, wherein the facsimile server receives the e-mail from the image forming apparatus, converts the received e-mail to a facsimile signal, and transmits the facsimile signal to a facsimile apparatus corresponding to the inputted facsimile number.