You must first have a Midwest SIP username and password to continue.

The difference between the Cisco 186 and the 188 model is that the 188 has one extra Ethernet switch port for a laptop connection for example.

Connect the device to power, connect the ethernet port to your switch/router and connect a phone to the rj11 port. Once the red light stops flashing, the device has received a local dhcp ip address. If this fails, you may need to bring the device back to default settings.

How to bring the cisco ata back to default settings:

pick up the handset and press the red button, dial FACTRESET#, press * to save default settings. The unit will reboot and should by default, get a DHCP ip address.

Now pick up the phone and press the red button, dial 21# and write down the ip address read over the phone.

Place this ip address in your browser. For example:  http://(ip address given)/dev

This will bring up the configuration pages.

Basic settings you need to enter:

SIP parameters:

UID0 = (Midwest SIP username)

PWD0 = (Midwest SIP password)

DisplayName0 = (Midwest SIP username)

LoginID0 =  (Midwest SIP username)

SIPRegOn = 1

Proxy = sip.midwestsip.com

Click apply and after the device reboots you should get dialtone from the handset connected to the rj11 port.

Please contact us if you have further questions.