# Overview of configuring NaturalFax

Configure NaturalFax for your system before using it to develop applications. Complete the following steps to configure NaturalFax:

Step | Action
1 | Set the environment variables for your platform.
2 | Modify the Natural Access configuration file to define all services that the application will use.
3 | Modify the board keyword files to allocate the DSPs for fax functions and to specify the NaturalFax runtime software to download when the board initializes.
4 | Verify that NaturalFax is properly installed and configured.