Specifications

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Cisco ATA 186 Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Configuring the Cisco ATA 186
About Profile and Configuration Security
the Cisco ATA 186 to a binary file sent by the TFTP server to the Cisco ATA 186
to update its configuration parameters. The cfgfmt.exe program is used with the
following syntax:
cfgfmt [-eRC4Password] [-tPTagFile] input output
• eRC4Password is the optional RC4 key to encrypt the binary TFTP file
provided by the cfgfmt program
• tPTagFile is the optional command used to specify a ptag file other than the
one provided (ptag.dat)
• input is the name of the text-based profile of the Cisco ATA 186 that will be
converted to a TFTP binary file
• output is the name of the TFTP binary file produced by the cfgfmt program
Updating the Profile from the TFTP Server
To update the Cisco ATA 186 profile from the TFTP server before the
CFGINTERVAL expires, open your web browser and enter:
http://ipaddress/refresh
where ipaddress is the IP address of the Cisco ATA 186 you want to update. The
Cisco ATA 186 responds with an ok page if idle; otherwise, it responds with a
later page.
If you have physical access to the Cisco ATA 186, you can power cycle the
Cisco ATA 186 to update the profile from TFTP server.
About Profile and Configuration Security
This section includes information on passwords and other security methods.
Passwords
To password-protect your Cisco ATA 186: