Introduction
Linksys makes a popular line of ATA devices (Analog Terminal Adapters) which allow connection of traditional analog phones to a SIP network. Two of these devices, the SPA2102 and SPA3102 are directly supported by Sipx, and appear on the device menu as ata2101 and ata3102 respectively.
These devices can be used for a variety of purposes, such as to add a special-purpose analog phone to a SIP system, to implement an external gateway to analog phone lines for backup (SPA3102 only, see Configuring Linksys Sipura FXS Gateways ), or, in residential-type applications to connect a set of analog phone jacks to a SIP service.
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- Use the default setting to allow the SPA device to receive its addresses via DHCP. You can optionally configure your DHCP server to give the device a known IP address, or just let it get one at random. If you choose random, and want to get access to the device's web interface for some reason, see the troubleshooting section below.
- In the Sipx web interface, Create create a user (if necessary) then create the device by using the Add New Phone pulldown, and selecting "Linksys ata2102" or "Linksys ata3102". Enter the "Serial Number" (i.e MAC address) which is shown on a sticker on the device. Create a user if necessary, create the phone device, and attach Attach the user to one of the lines on the device. If you are using a VLAN for your phone/ATA devices, be sure to enable VLANs and configure the VLAN ID in the profile on the page VLAN_Settings. Send the profile for the device.
- Plug in the ATA device to the network, ensuring that it is on a port capable of reaching the Sipx server via TFTP. If using tagged or static VLANs, ensure that the the port you are plugged into to is configured to support your phone VLAN.
- Power on the device. It should load its profile from Sipx and restart itself. If you have configured it to also provision firmware updates, it may also load a new firmware version and restart again. DO NOT interrupt this process (which takes up to 2 minutes on my system). When it's complete, you should see 3 steady lights on the device, and it should offer you a dial tone when you attach a phone and go offhook. You should be able to see the device's registration on the Sipx Diagnostics / Registration screen.
- If things don't work as expected, see Troubleshooting below.
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By default, web access is disabled through the WAN or "Internet" port, but if you want to get access this way, you can enable this through the phone by typing ***, then press *7932#, then *1#, then 1. After that, you can enter the IP address from the previous step into a web browser and access the web interface.
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