Cisco ATA-186-I1-A

The Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor is a handset-to-Ethernet adaptor that turns traditional telephone devices into IP devices. Customers can take advantage of the many new and exciting IP telephony applications by connecting their analog devices to Cisco ATAs. The Cisco Analog Telephone Adaptor products are standards-based communication devices that deliver true, next generation voice-over-IP (VoIP) terminations to businesses and residences worldwide.

• Two FXS voice ports support legacy (analog) touch tone telephones
• RJ 45 connection to 10BaseT Ethernet hub or switch
• Auto-provisioning with Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) provisioning servers

Cisco ATA-186-I1-A VoIP Adapter

The Cisco ATA 186 supports two voice ports, each with its own independent telephone number, and a single 10BaseT Ethernet port. This adaptor can make use of existing Ethernet LANs, in addition to broadband pipes such as digital subscriber line (DSL), fixed wireless, and cable modem deployments.

NOTE: This product generally ships within 3-5 business days.

Cisco ATA-186-I1-A VoIP Adapter Overview

The Cisco ATA 186 helps customers turn their analog phone devices into IP devices cost-effectively and is the preferred solution to address the needs of customers who connect to either enterprise networks, small-office environments, or the emerging VoIP managed voice services and local services market. Enterprise customers are using the Cisco ATA 186 to connect analog phones and FAX machines to their VoIP network. Service providers are taking advantage of emerging telephony applications and the ease of deploying second-line services using the Cisco ATA 186.

Cisco ATA-186-I1-A Features and Functions

• Two voice ports support legacy (analog) touch tone telephones
• RJ 45 connection to 10BaseT Ethernet hub or switch
• Auto-provisioning with Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) provisioning servers
• Automatic assignment of IP address, network route IP, and subnet mask via Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Web configuration through built-in Web server
• Touch-tone telephone keypad configuration with voice prompt
• Administration password to protect configuration and access
• Remote upgrades through network
• Advanced pre-processing to optimize full-duplex voice compression
• High performance line-echo cancellation eliminates noise and echo
• Voice activity detection (VAD) and comfort noise generation (CNG) save bandwidth by delivering voice, not silence
• Dynamic network monitoring to reduce jitter artifacts such a packet loss
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)-Cisco CallManager technology

Voice Codecs

• G.729, G.729A, G.729AB2
• G.723.1
• G.711a-law
• G.711�-law

* In simultaneous dual-port operation, the second port is limited to G.711 when using G.729.

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