Patton electronic M-ATA manual About this guide, Audience, Structure

About this guide

This guide describes using the SmartLink M-ATA.

Audience

This guide is intended for the following users:

•VoIP telephony service providers

•Enterprise telecom and IT technicians

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IMPORTANT

Consumers of VoIP telephony service providers and employees of enterprises that received the Patton smartLink in conjunction with VoIP services are encouraged to contact their provider before making any configuration changes. Improper configura- tion may lead to a loss of services.

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:

•Chapter 1 on page 17 provides information about M-ATA features and capabilities

•Chapter 2 on page 19 provides hardware installation procedures

•Chapter 3 on page 22 describes the Home section settings

•Chapter 4 on page 25 describes the LAN section settings

•Chapter 5 on page 32 describes the Telephony section settings

•Chapter 6 on page 48 describes the System section settings

•Chapter 7 on page 68 describes how to download and display the SmartLink M-ATA user guide

•Chapter 8 on page 70 describes how to log out of the M-ATA management system

•Chapter 9 on page 72 contains information on contacting Patton technical support for assistance

•Appendix A on page 75 contains compliance information for the M-ATA

•Appendix B on page 77 contains specifications for the M-ATA

•Appendix C on page 80 describes dialing plans and contains sample plans

•Appendix D on page 83 describes the calling features that can be accessed from phones attached to the SmartLink M-ATA

•Appendix E on page 85 explains how to configure the voice prompt function in the SmartLink M-ATA For best results, read the contents of this guide before you install the M-ATA.

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