User guide

Add FXS ports to VG200 gateway template

You can use Foreign Exchange Station (FXS) ports to connect to any POTS device. Use this procedure to

add FXS ports on a VG200 gateway template.

Before You Begin

You must add an VG200 gateway template before configuring ports. See the Create Cisco VG200 gateway

template, on page 356 for instructions.

Procedure

Step 1

Find the gateway template to which you want to add FXS ports.

Step 2

From the Gateway Template Configuration window, click the endpoint identifier for the FXS VIC that you

want to configure.

The window refreshes and displays the Gateway Template Configuration window with the end-point icons.

Step 3

Enter the appropriate Gateway Information and Port Information settings, and click Save.

See the following for field descriptions:

• FXS/FXO port configuration field descriptions, on page 372

• POTS port configuration settings, on page 394

After you insert a POTS port, the window refreshes and displays the POTS port information at the

bottom of the window. An Add a new DN link displays in the Directory Number Information area

in the left panel.

Note

Step 4

Click Add a new DN to add directory numbers to the POTS port or, if you configured another type of port,

go to Step 6, on page 359.

Step 5

To return to the main VG200 Gateway Template Configuration window for the gateway to which you just

added the ports, choose Back to MGCP Configuration in the Related Links drop-down list box and click

Go.

Step 6

To reset the gateway and apply the changes, click Reset.

Step 7

Repeat Step 1, on page 358 through Step 5, on page 358 to add additional FXS ports.