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Chapter 3 Configuring the Cisco ATA for SIP
Configuring the Cisco ATA Using a TFTP Server
Configuring the Cisco ATA Using a TFTP Server
The TFTP method of configuration is useful when you have many Cisco ATA because you can use a TFTP server for remote, batch configuration of Cisco ATAs. A TFTP server can host one unique configuration file for each Cisco ATA.
This section contains the following topics:
•Setting Up the TFTP Server with Cisco ATA Software, page
•Configurable Features and Related Parameters, page
•Creating Unique and Common Cisco ATA Configuration Files, page
•atadefault.cfg Configuration File, page 3-12
•Configuring the Cisco ATA to Obtain its Configuration File from the TFTP Server, page
Setting Up the TFTP Server with Cisco ATA Software
This section provides the procedure for the Cisco ATA administrator to obtain the correct Cisco ATA software and set up the TFTP server with this software.
Procedure
Step 1 If you are a registered CCO user. go to the following URL:
Step 2 Download the zip file that contains the software for the applicable release and signaling image you are using. The contents of each file are described next to the file name. Save the zip file onto a floppy disc.
Note The file that contains the protocol signaling image has an extension of .zup.
Step 3 Extract the signaling files onto the TFTP server. This should be the same TFTP server that will contain the binary Cisco ATA configuration file that you create (either ata<macaddress> or atadefault.cfg).
Configurable Features and Related Parameters
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For descriptions of important Cisco ATA SIP services that you can configure, and references to their configuration parameters, see the “Important Basic SIP Services” section on page
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Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator’s Guide (SIP)
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