Cisco Systems ATA 188 Using atapname.exe Tool to Obtain MAC Address

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Chapter3 Configuring the Cisco ATA for H.323
Configuring the Cisco ATA Using a TFTP Server
Example
cfgfmt -tptag. dat ata0a141e28323c.txt ata0a141e28323c
This example is based on a Cisco ATA MAC address of 10.20.30.40.50.60, which converts to the
two-digit, lower-case hexadecimal representation of each integer as 0a141e28323c.
When you convert the ata<macaddress>.txt file to a binary file, the binary file will merge the two text
files to form one Cisco ATA-specific binary configuration file for your Cisco ATA.
If the same parameter is configured with different values in these two files, the value in the
ata<macaddress>.txt file takes precedence over the value in the common.txt file.
Step 7 Store the binary configuration file in the TFTP server root directory.
When the CiscoATA powers up, it will retrieve its unique configuration file from the TFTP server.
Step 8 If you want to make configuration changes after boot up, repeat the process of creating or editing the
text files containing the desired parameters, then converting the ata<macaddress>.txt text file to the
binary file and storing the binary file on the TFTP server. For the configuration changes t o take effect
immediately, refresh the Cisco ATA. (See the “Refreshing or Resetting the Cisco ATA” section on
page 3-20.)
After being refreshed, the CiscoATA will download the updated ata<macaddress> configuration file.
Note If you do not perform a refresh procedure, the Cisco ATA will update its configuration the next
time it contacts the TFTP server, which is based on the configured value of the CfgInterval
parameter.
Using atapname.exe Tool to Obtain MAC Address
This bundled tool is useful for converting the dotted decimal version of th e Cisco ATA MAC address
(available on the Cisco ATA Web configuration page or from the voice configuration menu code 24#) to
its default CiscoATA profile name. This name has the following format:
ataxxxxxxxxxxxx
where each xx is the two-digit, lower-case hexadecimal representation of each integer in the dotted,
decimal version of the Cisco ATA MAC address. This is the name you use for the unique Cisco ATA
binary configuration file.
The following command and output show an example of this command.
Command Example
atapname.exe 10.20.30.40.50.60
Command Output
ata0a141e28323c
Note The same functionality is available from the voice configuration menu (voice menu code 84#), which
will announce the Cisco ATA profile name.