[Asterisk-Users] Looking for FXS device - CISCO ATA 186

[Andrew Thompson]

Mike Wright wrote:
> I was looking for something to connect a couple of POTS handsets to my
> asterisk server and found this on ebay
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=162&item=5162868118
> &rd=1
> 
> The documentation says that it does SIP - therefore will it work in an
> asterisk environment.

Yes, the ATA186 _will_ do SIP, but it may not with the firmware that's 
on it. (No, I didn't look, and couldn't tell you yea/nay if I did.)

You have to get a license from CISCO for the SIP firmware. Depending on 
what country you're in, and the alignment of the stars, that can be a 
quick and painless, or an insurmountable task.


-- 
Andrew Thompson
http://aktzero.com/
http://dev.asteriskdocs.org/