[cisco-voip] VG202 vs ATA187

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

I set up a couple of 187s. I'd rather set up a VG2XX. The documentation was not very clear and required changing some values to get one port to be enabled/disabled. 

Plus, the ATA187 is SIP only. 

But, the price is cheaper. If you need 100, then it's worth the time to develop some procedures and learn the device and save money. If it's only one or two, I'd suggest the VG202. I wish I had. 

Lelio 


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Ballard" <mballard at otis.edu> 
To: "Angel Castaneda" <hello at angelcastaneda.com>, cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 1:12:45 PM 
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] VG202 vs ATA187 




The VG202 runs IOS, which means it can do pretty much anything any other IOS based voice gateway can do (taking into account that it only has the two voice ports). 



The ATA 187 is more of a client device. I know the 186 was much more limited it’s fax support (for example it didn’t do standards based T.38). I don’t know how the 187 does in comparison, but I found the 186 to be very unreliable in terms of doing faxes. 



Basically the VG202 gives you more power and control over configuration, and is more capable, but the ATA 187 is easier to setup, but (at least to me) an unknown level of handling of fax. 



Matthew Ballard 

Network Manager 

Otis College of Art and Design 

mballard at otis.edu 



From: cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Angel Castaneda 
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 7:34 AM 
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
Subject: [cisco-voip] VG202 vs ATA187 





Good morning all, 





We're looking at moving our fax machines to CUCM 9.1, but we do not have the need for a VG224, as it's only a few devices. 





Other than the extra Ethernet port on a VG202, is there another reason I should be choosing that over an ATA187? Price-wise, the ATA187 is more attractive to us. 





Thank you in advance, 






Angel Castaneda 
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