Call manager 5.0 & Polycom Analog conference phone intergration

[veeramaniarumugam]

Hi,

we have Call Manager 5.0 , now we are planning to buy Polycom Analog conference phone with wireless funcitonality...

Our requirement is to intergrate this analog conference phone with our Call manager 5.0 but ATA 186 is end of sale and also new ATA 187 doesnot work with call manager 5.0.

Kinldy anyone advice how we can integrate this devices.is there any third party product will do the ATA functionaliy ???????

Thanks & Regards,

veeramani..

[Rob Huffman · Accepted solution]

Hi Veeramani,

Your best bet (and perhaps only bet) is to stick with the ATA 186. You may still be able to

get one through this program @ Cisco

Customers may be able to continue to purchase theCisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor through the Cisco CertifiedRefurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available inlimited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come,first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. Forinformation about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, goto: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

If that fails, there are many, many companies still selling the ATA 186 for good prices with lifetime

warranties. Get some for now toe enable the connection of the Polycom wireless conference phones

and when you upgrade to CUCM 7.x or 8.x down the road you can look to move to the ATA 187 or

VG 202/204 series. If you have a higher number of these phones to install you could also look at the

VG224.

Cheers!

Rob

PS: the Polycom Dect 6.0 Wireless conference phones work really well.

[veeramaniarumugam]

Hi Rob,

Thanks a ton for the valid information!!!!!!!

can you advice>>>>>  its possible to use Linksys SPA2102 instead of ATA186.

Thanks & Regards,

veeramani...

[Rob Huffman]

Hi Veeramani,

You are most welcome my friend

This is just my opinion ....but I would stay away from

the SPA2102 for a CUCM integration. I've read a number of

threads where people had great difficulty getting them connected.

As I said, this is just my 2 cent$.

Cheers!

Rob