How do I use ATA device?
How do I use ATA device?
Step 1 Connect the network cable to your network and to the NETWORK port on the ATA. Step 2 Connect the phone cable to the PHONE 1 port on the ATA and to your analog device (phone or fax machine). If connecting a fax machine, connect it directly to the ATA.
How do I set up an ATA?
Perform the following steps on the ATA Gateway server.
- Extract the files from the zip file.
- Run Microsoft ATA Gateway Setup.exe and follow the setup wizard.
- On the Welcome page, select your language and click Next.
- The installation wizard automatically checks if the server is a domain controller or a dedicated server.
How does an analog telephone adapter work?
An analog telephone adapter (ATA) turns any standard analog phone into a device capable of completing calls in a Voice Over IP (VoIP) network. For outbound calls, the ATA converts analog signals to digital ones, which local computer networks and the internet can understand.
What is an FXS gateway?
An FXS gateway is used to connect one or more lines of a traditional PBX to a VoIP phone system or provider. Alternatively, you can use it to connect analog phones to it and re-use your analog phones with a VoIP phone system.
What is ATA 186 used for?
Introduction The Cisco Analog Telephone Adaptor (ATA) 186 is a handset-to-Ethernet adaptor that interfaces regular analog phones with IP-based telephony networks. The Cisco ATA 186 has two voice ports that were designed to support legacy analog touch-tone telephones.
How do I configure the Cisco ATA 186 through the IVR?
Complete these steps in order to configure the Cisco ATA 186 through the IVR: Connect an analog touch-tone phone to the port labeled PHONE 1 on the back of the Cisco ATA 186. Pick up the handset on the phone, and then press the Clear function button on top of the Cisco ATA 186. You should hear the initial IVR prompt.
What is the difference between ATA 186 and FXS ports?
Unlike the regular Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) ports, these cannot be interfaced with a PBX as the Cisco ATA 186 cannot send out digits on these ports. Both voice ports can be used simultaneously as long as they are configured with different telephone numbers.
What is the Cisco ATA 186 local nonvolatile cache?
The Cisco ATA 186 has an internal local nonvolatile cache of the profile so that if the TFTP server is not reachable after three attempts, it uses its own locally cached profile from the previous configuration to continue normal operation. A TFTP server needs to host a profile (configuration) for each Cisco ATA 186.
