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Asterisk User's Guide to the Cisco ATA-186 v.2003062801 by: John Todd (jtodd @loligo.com) Introduction: The ATA-186 is currently Cisco's least expensive device for connecting to SIP VoIP networks. It has two analog lines for attaching standard... See more

Asterisk User's Guide to the Cisco ATA-186 v.2003062801 by: John Todd (jtodd @loligo.com) Introduction: The ATA-186 is currently Cisco's least expensive device for connecting to SIP VoIP networks. It has two analog lines for attaching standard phones, and an ethernet for connecting to a LAN. For approximately $150 USD new, this device is an extremely well-priced introduction to SIP hardphones, and is well-suited to smaller VoIP implementations. The ATA-188 is a similar device, and can be configured in almost the same way as the ATA-186 is shown below. Asterisk is an Open-Source PBX and telephony toolkit which has a SIP module, allowing the ATA-186 to be used as a device for getting calls into the VoIP or standard PBX network that may be attached through the gateway features that Asterisk can provide. This guide is intended to be a roughshod cookbook for getting your ATA-186 running with Asterisk, but the methods within could just as easily be used to set the device to work with other... See less

Highlights: Step 8: Optional codec settings If you have purchased the G.729 codecs from Digium ($10 per concurrent channel license - worth it just to have 'em) then you need to set the following options: LBRCodec: 3 RxCodec: 3 TxCodec: 3 Default settings: LBRCodec: 0 RxCodec: 2 TxCodec: 2 Using the...