Cisco ATA 186 How To

Requirements:

1. Cisco ATA 186 Adapter with power connector
2. Analog telephone with a telephone cable (RJ-11)
3. Ethernet - Local Area Network connection (RJ-45)

Getting Ready:

1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ATA.
2. Connect the telephone cable to the phone line 1 port in the ATA, which is connected to Analog telephone at the other end.
3. Plug-in the power cable and switch-on the power.

Using IVR of ATA:

1. Lift the telephone hand set.
2. Then, press the function key of the ATA (which is glowing)
3. Now, you can hear a voice in the telephone. That is nothing but the configuration mode. (IVR)
4. Follow and provide required response codes to modify/review different configurations.
5. Press ‘#’ button, when IVR asks on the telephone to exit from the menus/submenus.

Configuration:

1. Press the response code followed by ‘#’. See Example-1.
2. Then the IVR once reviews the entry and asks for confirmation. See Example-2.
3. After configuring press ‘#’ to quit the menu.

Tips & Tricks:

1. When entering IP addresses and subnet mask for ATA use ‘*’ to enter ‘.’(dot). See Example-3.
2. If you stuck anywhere in the middle of the configuration, just quit by pressing ‘#’ and hang-up the phone and start from the beginning.
3. For more information for response codes, refer “cisco_ata_186_voice_menu.doc” document.

Examples:

1. Response codes - IP address change (1#), Subnet mask change (10#), Network route change (2#)
2. Confirmation codes – Modify(1), Review(2), Save(3), Review and Save(4) and to exit(#)
3. IP Address - 192*168*1*100, Subnet mask – 255*255*255*0
   

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