Chapter 2
Installing the Cisco ATA
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What You Need
You also need the following items:
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Installation Procedure
After the equipment is in place, see
and follow the next procedure to install the Cisco ATA.
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Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188
5V power adaptor
Power cord
The Cisco ATA is intended for use only with the 5V DC power adaptor that comes with the unit.
Category-3 10BASE-T or 100BASE-T or better Ethernet cable. One cable is needed for each
Ethernet connection.
A Category-3 Ethernet cable supports 10BASE-T for up to 100 meters without quality degradation,
and a Category-3 Ethernet cable supports 100BASE-T for up to 10 meters without quality
degradation.
For uplink connections, use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect the Cisco ATA to another
Ethernet device (such as a router or PC) without using a hub. Otherwise, use straight-through
Ethernet cables for both uplink and data port connections.
Access to an IP network
One or two analog Touch-Tone telephones or fax machines, or one of each
Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator's Guide for SCCP (version 3.0)
Figure 2-1
(for Cisco ATA 186) or
What You Need
Figure 2-2
(for Cisco ATA 188)
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