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The VG248 is a 19-inch rack-mountable hardware device. It includes 48 FXS port interfaces to connect directly to standard analog telephones, modems, or fax machines. The analog devices connected through the FXS port behave as if they are connected to a normal central office (CO) or PBX line, supporting features such as call waiting, caller ID, call transfer, and call transfer.

The Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor is a handset-to-Etherne t adaptor that turns traditional telephone devices into IP devices. Customers can take advantage of the many new and exciting IP telephony applications by connecting their analog devices to Cisco ATAs. The Cisco ATA 186 supports two voice ports, each with its own independent telephone number, and a single 10BaseT Ethernet port. This adaptor can make use of existing Ethernet LANs, in addition to broadband pipes such as digital subscriber line (DSL), fixed wireless, and cable modem deployments. The Cisco ATA 186 helps customers turn their analog phone devices into IP devices cost-effectively and is the preferred solution to address the needs of customers who connect to either enterprise networks, small-office environments, or the emerging VoIP managed voice services and local services market. Enterprise customers are using the Cisco ATA 186 to connect analog phones and FAX machines to their VoIP network. Service providers are taking advantage o