Your analog telephone adapter (ATA) allows you to connect an analog device, such as an analog phone or fax machine, to your network. The connected device can then function like the IP phones in your network.

Your new analog telephone adapter (ATA) has two interfaces:

• Two RJ11 ports for analog devices

• An RJ45 port for Ethernet

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the ATA provide status.

You'll perform these tasks:

• Install your ATA with the components in the box.

• Activate your analog device.

  Devices need to be on the minimum firmware of 11-1-0MPP0414-004.

• If you need to reset your device, ask your administrator to use Control Hub to do so. Do not use the RESET button on the back of your ATA unless your administrator tells you to.

Use your ATA to connect these types of devices to your network:

• Analog phones

  • Analog phones have no softkeys.

  • The information that analog phones display depends on the model you have.

  • You use the phone’s flash button for hold, resume, transfer, and conference.

• Analog telephony voice devices

  • The ATA supports analog telephony voice devices, such as overhead paging adapters and answering machines, that emulate a regular phone.

• Overhead paging systems

  • Overhead paging systems provide alarms and public-address announcements in buildings.

• Fax machines

  • Use a fax machine directly with an ATA. Don’t connect an extension to a fax machine, and don’t use the fax machine with a splitter.

  • To reduce fax failures, use overseas mode, if available; if not, set the fax machine transmission speed to low.

  • Data devices, such as facsimile machines and modems, may not function optimally. For the best fax and modem performance, continue to use a dedicated PSTN line.

The ATA 191 and ATA 192 are compact, easy to install devices.

The unit provides these connectors:

• 5V DC power connector.

• Two RJ-11 FXS (Foreign Exchange Station) ports—Your ATA has two RJ-11 ports that work with any standard analog phone device. Each port supports either voice calls or fax sessions, and both ports can be used simultaneously.

• One WAN network port—An RJ-45 10/100BASE-T data port to connect an Ethernet-capable device to the network.

  The ATA 192 includes an extra LAN Ethernet port—An RJ-45 10/100BASE-T data port to connect to a device on your network, such as a computer, using an Ethernet cable.

To successfully deploy your Ciaso ATA, you perform the following tasks in order.

• For Cisco ATA 190 users, enable the WAN port.

• Install your Cisco ATA.

• Reset your Cisco ATA to the factory settings.

• Change the Phone Adapter Configuration Utility login credentials.

• Upgrade your Cisco ATA firmware.

• Provision your Cisco ATA.

Depending on your system configuration, your ATA supports some or all the following call features:

• Transfer (attended or supervised)—In this type of transfer, you talk to the receiving party before you complete the transfer.

• Transfer (unattended or unsupervised)—In this type of transfer, you complete the transfer and hang up before the receiving party answers.

• Conference.

• Hold and Resume.

• Caller ID.

• Call Waiting.

• Call Pickup.

• Speed Dial.

• Music On Hold.

• Shared Lines.

• Voicemail—This feature has no visual indicator, but a message waiting tone when you go off-hook indicates that you have voice messages. Some analog phones with a large LCD screen may display a voicemail icon.

• Call Forward.

• Redial.