Basic Administration and Configuration

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Upgrading, Rebooting, and Resyncing Your ATA Device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE If the device has more than one Line tab, each line tab must be configured separately. Each line tab can be configured for a different ITSP.

Advanced Configurations

Other parameters may need to be changed from the defaults, depending on the requirements of a specific ITSP. Some of the commonly configured parameters include the following:

Streaming Audio Server—You can enable an external music source for music on hold. See the “Configuring a Streaming Audio Server,” on page 90 for further information.

NAT Settings—You can adjust these settings to resolve issues that arise when using a ATA on a network behind a Network Address Translation (NAT) device. See the “Network Address Translation (NAT) and Voice over IP (VoIP),” on page 47 for further information.

Subscriber Information—You can configure security parameters. See the “Secure Call Implementation,” on page 72 for further information.

Dial Plan—You can configure a dial plan for a specific line. See the “Configuring Dial Plans,” on page 61 for further information.

Upgrading, Rebooting, and Resyncing Your ATA Device

The administration web server supports upgrading, rebooting, and resyncing functions through special URLs. Administrator account privilege is needed for these functions.

Upgrade URL

The Upgrade URL lets you upgrade the ATA device to the firmware specified by the URL, which can identify either a TFTP or HTTP server.

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Cisco Systems PAP2T, SPA2102 Upgrading, Rebooting, and Resyncing Your ATA Device, Advanced Configurations, Upgrade URL

PAP2T, SPA8000, SPA3102, WRP400, SPA2102 specifications

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