Nortel Networks BCM200/400 - Manual (Page 175)

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BCM200/400 4.0 Installation and Maintenance Guide
Chapter 11
Installing the analog terminal adapter
This section provides installation instructions for the analog terminal adapter 2 (ATA2) or ATA.
The ATA2 connects a standard analog voice device or data communication device to the BCM
system through a digital station module. Examples of analog voice devices are analog telephones
and answering machines. Examples of analog data communication devices are modems and fax
machines.
The ATA2 is designated as either an ONS (on-premise station) or an OPS (off-premise station)
port.
Refer to the following sections for information on installing an ATA2:
• “Configuration overview”
• “Installing the ATA2” on page 176
• “Configuring the ATA2” on page 180
Refer to Table 10 for ATA2 specifications.
Configuration overview
This section describes environment configurations for connecting analog and data devices to the
main unit using an ATA2:
• “Analog telephone”
• “Analog data device” on page 176
Analog telephone
Figure 81 on page 176 shows an installation overview for connecting an analog device through an
ATA2 to the main unit.