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Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Table of Contents Welcome ...........................................................................1 Overview....................................................................... 1 Requirements ................................................................ 1 Support......................................................................... 1 Setting Up Your ATA 186...................................................1 Configuring an IP Address ...........................
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Welcome Overview This document contains information that will help you configure the Cisco® ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor to place calls on the Net2Phone network. IMPORTANT: The firmware on your device must be version 2.14 or higher. If you have an older version, you must upgrade through Cisco before proceeding. To find out the firmware version on your device, access the Web Configuration page. The firmware version is displayed in the bottom lefthand corner.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide • Plug the RJ-11 cable from your telephone into the Phone 1 port on the back of the device. • If you want to attach another telephone, then plug the RJ-11 cable from the second phone into the Phone 2 port. 3. Power up the ATA 186. • Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and plug its power cable into the power supply port on the rear of the device. The device powers up immediately, and the button on the top of the device will blink.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide 7. Obtain the IP address by pressing 80# on the telephone keypad. The system will immediately announce the IP address of your ATA 186. Please write it down. TIP: After announcing the IP address, the system will return to the configuration menu, so if you missed all or part of the address, press 80# again and listen for the IP address. NOTE: If the IP address you hear is 0.0.0.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide 7. Enter the IP address on the telephone keypad using the “*” key in place of the “.” (e.g., enter 123*456*7*89 to represent the IP address 123.456.7.89) and then press the # key. • For example, to enter the IP address “123.456.7.89,” you would press 123*456*7*89#. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”You entered ‘xxx.xxx.xx.xxx’ (where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx is your IP address).
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide • For example, to enter the primary DNS server address “123.456.7.89,” you would press 123*456*7*89#. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”You entered ‘xxx.xxx.xx.xxx’ (where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx is your primary DNS server address). To change, press 1; to review, press 2; to save, press 3; to review your saved value, press 4; or press the pound key (#) to exit.” 17. Save the setting by pressing 3 on the telephone keypad.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Select the method you would like to use to configure your ATA 186 and refer to the corresponding directions below. Automatic Configuration via Web Configuration Page (Recommended Method) Using this automatic method, you can configure the device via a Web interface: the Web Configuration page. This method automatically sets the device to use Net2Phone and downloads the correct firmware. 1.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Configuration page procedure or use the manual configuration method on page 12. ENTERING ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PIN 1. Port 1 Account - In the LoginID0 field, enter the account number. 2. Port 1 PIN - In the PWD0 field, enter the PIN for port 1. 3. Port 2 Account - In the LoginID1 field, enter the account number. IMPORTANT: Unless you have a multi-user account, the Net2Phone account number that you enter for port 2 must be different from the account entered for port 1. 4.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide 2. Access the TFTP URL menu by pressing 905# on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, “Enter alphanumeric value.” 3. Enter ata186.net2phone.com by pressing the corresponding telephone keys in the following manner: • To enter the “a,” press the 2 key twice, followed by the pound (#) key. NOTE: Each time you press a key, the voice announces the character corresponding with the amount of times you pressed the key.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide • To enter the “o,” press the 6 key four times, followed by the pound (#) key. • To enter the “n,” press the 6 key three times, followed by the pound (#) key. • To enter the “e,” press the 3 key three times, followed by the pound (#) key. • To enter the dot, press the 1 key twice, followed by the pound (#) key. • To enter the “c,” press the 2 key four times, followed by the pound (#) key.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Important: Some ATAs may say, “invalid entry.” In this case, proceed to step 14. 12. Enable TO CONFIG by pressing 1# on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”You entered ‘1.’ To change, press 1; to review, press 2; to save, press 3; to review your saved value, press 4; or press the pound key (#) to exit.” 13. Save the setting by pressing 3 on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”Value saved. Configuration Menu…” 14.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide 2; to save, press 3; to review your saved value, press 4; or press the pound key (#) to exit.” 4. Save the setting by pressing 3 on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”Value saved. Configuration Menu…” Without hanging up the telephone, continue with the following steps to configure the PIN for port 1. To configure the PIN for port 1: 1. Access the PORT 1 PIN MENU by pressing 4# on the telephone keypad.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide 4. Save the setting by pressing 3 on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, ”Value saved. Configuration Menu…” Without hanging up the telephone, continue with the following steps to configure the PIN for port 2. To configure the PIN for port 2: 1. Access the PORT 2 PIN MENU by pressing 14# on the telephone keypad. You will hear a voice prompt that says, “Enter alphanumeric value.” 2.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Manual Configuration via Web Configuration Page In the manual configuration, you must upgrade your ATA to the latest SIP firmware on your own, and then manually enter the appropriate values into each field. The firmware version of the ATA 186 you will be using must be SIP 3.1.0 or higher. If you have a previous version, contact Cisco or the party from whom you obtained the device for an upgrade. ENTERING PARAMETERS To enter parameters via the Web Configuration page: 1.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide CISCO ATA 186 WEB CONFIGURATION PAGE UIPassword UseTftp CfgInterval Dhcp StaticRoute UID0 0 3600 1 10.1.1.1 NODID ToConfig TftpURL EncryptKey StaticIP StaticNetMask PWD0 UID1 NODID1 PWD1 GkOrProxy GateWay2 LoginID0 sip.net2phone.com 0.0.0.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide IMPORTANT: In order to work properly with the Net2Phone service, the ATA 186 must be using the G.723 CODEC. To verify the codec being used, access the Web Configuration page (see below) and make sure the following fields are populated with zero (0): LBRCodec RxCodec TxCodec 3. To refresh the Web page with the new settings, click the [Click here to reload] link at the top of the page. You should now be able to place outgoing calls and receive incoming calls.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide • For example, the image below displays the Cisco ATA 186 Web interface for a device that is configured for use in China (country code 86). Local Dialing Configuration TIP: The | is the secondary character on the backslash (\) key (above the Enter key). Press and hold the Shift key and then press the backslash (\) key to enter the | character. 4. Click the Apply button to save the setting. You can now dial as you would on a regular telephone.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide To configure the account/PIN prompter feature: 1. Connect to the Web Configuration page (see Configuring Account Settings in the Automatic Configuration via Web Configuration Page section on page 11 in this Guide). 2. If the DialPlan field is configured for local dialing, delete the “Pn011xxx” text from the field, but do not delete any other text in the field. The account/PIN prompter will not function if the local dialing text remains in the DialPlan field. 3.
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Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Making a Telephone Call Currently, the Cisco ATA 186 can only place calls to regular telephones or to other ATA devices. In the future, it will be able to call other Net2Phone devices. Calling Regular Telephones To place a call to a regular telephone: 1. Pick up your telephone handset, and listen for a dial tone. 2. Using your telephone keypad, dial the number of the person you want to call.
Cisco ATA 186 Configuration Guide Calling Other Cisco ATA 186 Devices Currently, the Cisco ATA 186 can place calls to regular telephones or to other ATA devices. To place a call to another Cisco ATA 186 device: 1. Pick up your telephone handset, and listen for a dial tone. 2. Using your telephone keypad, dial *72, followed by the account number of the person you want to call. For example, if the call recipient’s account number is 123456789, you would dial *72123456789. The call will be placed.