Cisco ATA 186 User Manual

Also see for ATA 186: Administrator's guide Installation and configuration guide Administrator's guide Administrator's guide Configuration

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C H A P T E R1-1Cisco ATA 186 Installation and Configuration GuideOL-1267-011Cisco ATA 186 OverviewThis chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ATA 186 Analog TelephoneAdaptor and describes the system features.About the Cisco ATA 186The Cisco ATA 186:• Is an Internet telephony appliance that converts any regular analog telephoneinto an Internet telephone.• Converts voice into IP data packets that are sent over a network.• Is installed at the subscriber’s premises.• Supports two voice ports with their own telephone numbers.• Has one 10BaseT RJ-45 port and two RJ-11 FXS standard analog telephoneports.• Supports both low-complexity voice codecs, such as G.711 ,G.711A-law, andhigh-complexity/CELP codecs, such as G.723.1 and G.729A.• Can be configured to use either the H.323 or the SIP call signaling protocol.• Operates with Cisco Voice Packet Gateways.• Operates with H.323- or SIP-compliant Voice Packet Gateways.