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    Configuring and Troubleshooting an ATA 186 with Cisco IOS Gatekeepers Document ID: 19084 Introduction Prerequisites Requirements Components Used Conventions Network Diagram Registering the ATA 186 with the Gatekeeper Adding Security Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an H.323 ID Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an E.16[...]

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    Components Used The information in this document is based on these software and hardware versions: ATA 186 with version 2.12 • Cisco 3640 with Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.1 as a gateway • Cisco 2600 with Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2 as a gatekeeper • The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab [...]

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    IP addressing can be done statically or dynamically, as explained in the Cisco ATA 186 Basic Configuration document. In the previous screen, the static IP address is used. In the Cisco ATA 186 Configuration window, configure these fields: UID0 and UID1Configure the E.164 addresses of voice ports 0 and 1. Both voice ports can not have the same E.[...]

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    GKOrProxyConfigure the IP address of the gatekeeper. Once this is done, anything that is dialed from the ATA 186 voice ports is sent to the gatekeeper. ♦ Click the Apply button and then reload the page. The ATA 186 takes 10 seconds to reconfigure itself. 3. These examples are relevant configurations for the Cisco IOS gatekeeper and gateway: 26[...]

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    destination−pattern 300. session target ras !−−− Dial−peer to send the calls to ATA. ! Adding Security As of ATA software release 2.12, the options in this section are available to add security. Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an H.323 ID Follow these steps to configure the ATA 186 to register with the H.323 ID: Set the A[...]

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    aaa authentication login h323 local aaa session−id common enable password ww ! username atagw1 !−−− Same as the LoginID0 and LoginID1 fields. username atagw2 username 3640 !−−− Same as the H.323 ID configured on the gateway. ! gatekeeper zone local gk2 cisco.com 172.16.13.12 security any !−−− Register after the H.323 ID or E.164[...]

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    Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an H.323 ID and Password Follow these steps to configure the ATA 186 to register with the H.323 ID and password: Set the AutMethod field to 1 (the default is 1). The hexadecimal value that is to be configured for this field is 0x1. This field is set to indicate that the ATA now looks for the password[...]

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    Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an E.164 Address and Password Follow these steps to configure the ATA 186 to register with the E.164 ID and password: Set the AutMethod field to 1 (the default is 1). The hexadecimal value that is to be configured for this field is 0x0. This field is set to indicate that the ATA will now look for the[...]

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    Authenticate the Endpoint at the Gatekeeper with an H.323 ID and Password Using the Separator Follow these steps to configure the ATA 186 to register with the H.323 ID and password: Set the AutMethod field to 1 (the default is 1). The hexadecimal value configured for this field is 0x1. This field is set to indicate that the ATA now looks for the pa[...]

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    Verify The example in this section shows the gatekeeper endpoint registration. To verify the configuration, issue the show gatekeeper endpoint command. GATEKEEPER ENDPOINT REGISTRATION CallSignalAddr Port RASSignalAddr Port Zone Name Type Flags −−−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−− −−−−−−−−−−−−− −−−[...]

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    Note: The ATA 186 registers for the two voice ports separately. The ATA 186, therefore, gets authenticated twice as different H.323 terminals, as shown in this debug: 4w4d: AAA/AUTHEN/CONT (3800768902): continue_login (user='atagw1') 4w4d: AAA/AUTHEN (3800768902): status = GETPASS 4w4d: AAA/AUTHEN/CONT (3800768902): Method=LOCAL 4w4d: AAA[...]

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    GK−>1: RCF:TTL 300 GK−>0: RCF:TTL 300 SCC−>(0 0) <cmd 0> 3000 active @0xab45555a (GK @0xac100d0c) !−−− Call made from voice port 0. [0]DTMF 1 [0]DTMF 2 [0]DTMF 3 [0]DTMF 4 [0]DTMF # Calling 1234 SCC−>(0 0) <cmd 16> CLIP SCC−>(0 0) <cmd 2> <0 0> dial<1234> GK<−0: ARQ: 0 GK−>0:[...]

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    write TCP err : 13 −33 [0:0]Rel LBRC Res Q931<−*:ReleaseComplete !−−− ATA side hangs up the call. write TCP err : 12 −33 GK<−0: DRQ:0 !−−− Disconnect request sent by ATA. SCC:ev=13[0:0] 4 0 [0:0]SCC: Disconnected GK−>0: DCF !−−− Disconnect confirm received. SCC−>(0 0) <cmd 1> [0]MPT mode 0 No Dial Ton[...]

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    Configuring Voice over IP • Voice Technology Support • Voice and IP Communications Product Support • Recommended Reading: Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony • Technical Support & Documentation − Cisco Systems • All contents are Copyright © 2006−2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Important Notices and Privacy Statement.[...]