There is a Fax service in Windows, but not normally installed by default. Then you use this with an ordinary dial-up modem, maybe via a cheap calls provider on an ordinary landline. If you only have broadband, then you might need to buy a dial-up modem for probably under $20. Plug the modem into the other socket on the filter
If it's possible to do this over VoIP, it's something I haven't thought about yet. Maybe it would be as simple as connecting the fax modem to an ATA, but I expect there's a bit more to it than that, and someone else can comment. Or maybe some ATA's can emulate a fax [a total guess, this]? And codecs, etc?
You need your Windows CD. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, then click on the left for Add/remove Windows components; tick Fax Services ...
Once it's installed, it's very easy to set up, and faxes can be written separately or from within Office programs, selecting Fax as equivalent to another printer.
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