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Cisco VG248 Analog Phone Gateway Hardware Installation Guide
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Overview
The Cisco VG248 Analog Phone Gateway (VG248) enables you to connect
analog telephones, modems, and fax machines to the Cisco CallManager IP
telephony system.
These sections provide an overview of the VG248:
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Introduction, page 1-1
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Front Panel, page 1-3
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Rear Panel, page 1-8
Introduction
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 VG248 also includes a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port interface to connect to the
Ethernet network for connectivity to Cisco CallManager and the IP telephony
network.
Figure 1-1
provides an overview of the entire device.
