Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor Release Notes for Firmware Release 9.2(1)

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Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor Release Notes for Firmware Release 9.2(1) (SIP)

Contents

Introduction

Related Documentation

New and Changed Information

Daylight Saving Time (DST) support

Installation Notes

Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Installing Firmware Release 9.2(1)

Important Notes

Caveats

Using Bug Toolkit

Open Caveats

Resolved Caveats

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor Release Notes for Firmware Release 9.2(1) (SIP)

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Published: June 16, 2011

Use these release notes with a Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor running firmware release 9.2(1) (SIP). This version of firmware release 9.2(1) is compatible with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1(5) and later.

Contents

These release notes provide the following information:

•Introduction

•Related Documentation

•New and Changed Information

•Installation Notes

•Important Notes

•Caveats

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Introduction

The Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor (ATA 187) is a low-density analog telephone that connects analog devices like faxes, modems, and analog phones to an IP network. The ATA 187 supports two voice ports, each with its own independent telephone number. It has one RJ45 port that provides access to an Ethernet network.

Related Documentation

This section provides links to related documentation.

Cisco Analog Telephone Adaptor Documentation

Refer to publications that are specific to the ATA 187 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following documentation URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/gatecont/ps514/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation

Refer to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Documentation Guide and other publications specific to your Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Cisco Unified IP Phone Documentation

Refer to publications that are specific to your language, phone model and Cisco Unified Communications Manager release. Navigate from the following documentation URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

New and Changed Information

This section explains the Daylight Saving Time (DST) support.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) support

The Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor (ATA 187) provides DST support to Cisco Unified Communications Manager release 8.5 and 8.6.

Installation Notes

This section contains these topics:

•Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager

•Installing Firmware Release 9.2(1)

Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Before using the Cisco ATA 187 with Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.1(5) and later, you must install the latest firmware on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster.

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Note You must install the QED file on Cisco Unified Communications Manager before installing the phone firmware. See the Readme file in Step 7 for QED installation instructions.

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To download and install the Cisco Unified Communications Manager version, follow these steps:

Procedure

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Step 1 Go to the following URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/pub/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240

Step 2 Log in to the Tools and Resources Download Software page.

Step 3 Click + and choose the IP Telephony folder.

Step 4 Choose Call Control > Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CallManager).

Step 5 Choose your Cisco Unified Communications Manager version.

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Installing Firmware Release 9.2(1)

To download and install the phone firmware, follow these steps:

Procedure

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Step 1 Go to the following URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240

Step 2 Log in to the Tools and Resources Download Software page.

Step 3 Click + and choose the IP Telephony folder.

Step 4 Choose IP Phones > Cisco ATA 180 Series Analog Telephone Adaptors > Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor.

Step 5 Choose 9.2(1) under the Latest Releases folder.

Step 6 To download the SIP firmware for the ATA 187, click the Download Now or Add to cart button and follow the prompts:

cmterm-ata187.9-2-1-0.cop.sgn

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Note If you added the firmware file to the cart, click the Download Cart link when you are ready to download the file.

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Step 7 Click the + next to the firmware file name in the Download Cart section to access additional information about this file. The hyperlink for the Readme file is in the Additional Information section, which contains installation instructions for the corresponding firmware:

cmterm-ata187.9-2-1-0-readme.html

Step 8 Follow the instructions in the Readme file to install the firmware.

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Important Notes

The ATA 187 shipping materials include a copy of the Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor (SIP) Product Safety and User Manual. This document includes important product safety information for installing and using this equipment.

Caveats

This section contains these topics:

•Using Bug Toolkit

•Open Caveats

•Resolved Caveats

Using Bug Toolkit

Known problems (bugs) are graded according to severity level. These release notes contain descriptions of:

•All severity level 1 or 2 bugs.

•Significant severity level 3 bugs.

You can search for problems by using the Cisco Software Bug Toolkit.

To access Bug Toolkit, you need the following items:

•Internet connection

•Web browser

•Cisco.com user ID and password

To use the Software Bug Toolkit, follow these steps:

Procedure

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Step 1 To access the Bug Toolkit, go to http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/action.do?hdnAction=searchBugs.

Step 2 Log on with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

Step 3 To look for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the "Search for bug ID" field, then click Go.

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Open Caveats

Table 1 lists open caveats for the Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor firmware release 9.2(1).

Table 1 Open Caveats for the Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor Firmware Release 9.2(1) 

Identifier	Headline and Bug Toolkit Link
CSCtn71306	Faxes sent to both ports on Cisco ATA-187 fail to print to working fax machine
CSCto73359	Incoming T38 Fax calls fails during negotiation in Cisco ATA187
CSCto86193	Cisco ATA 187 sends duplicate DTMF to Cisco Unified Communication Manager

Resolved Caveats

Table 2 lists Severity 1, 2 and 3 defects that are resolved for the Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor firmware release 9.2(1).

For more information about an individual defect, you can access the online record for the defect by clicking the Identifier or going to the URL shown. You must be a registered Cisco.com user to access this online information.

Because defect status continually changes, be aware that Table 2 reflects a snapshot of the defects that were resolved at the time this report was compiled. For an updated view of resolved defects, access Bug Toolkit as described in the "Using Bug Toolkit" section.

Table 2 Resolved Caveats for the Cisco ATA 187 Analog Telephone Adaptor for Firmware Release 9.2(1) 

Identifier	Headline
CSCtl10070	Cisco ATA 187 cannot fallback to G.711a law if T.38 fails
CSCtl43805	Outside dial tone will make no difference between US and Japan locale
CSCtl99294	The Input/output audio level works to reverse direction
CSCtn51477	Cisco ATA-187 Cannot break tone
CSCtn79538	Cisco ATA 187 would send AUTO-REG and repeat restart although the configuration.xml has no problem
CSCto32637	Cisco ATA 187 does not support TRITEL ELM2 analog phone
CSCto36389	Cisco ATA187 fails to register after network down
CSCto40908	Crash log will be deleted when Cisco ATA-187 restarts
CSCto54719	Default value of Input/output audio level should be 0, not -1
CSCtq85085	Cisco ATA187 sends inband DTMF tone
CSCtq88333	Use *0 to access voice mail, *0 will also be dialed out followed by DN of voice mail

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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