Advanced Features - Controlling the ATA from Your
Phone
Your ATA has a number of features that relate to calls traveling
through the Internet. These features can be controlled from the
phone plugged into your ATA as described below. For all these
commands you first take the phone off-hook and then enter
the command.
*55
Enable call waiting on all calls. When a call is waiting, you will hear a
tone. You can then do a hook-flash to go back and forth between your
2 callers.
*56
Disable call waiting on all calls.
*59
Disable caller ID for call waiting calls.
*70
Turn off call waiting for the next call.
*71
Turn on call waiting for the next call.
*72
Forward all calls to <phone number> After you dial *72, dial 8, then
enter the phone number, then press #.
*73
Disable call forwarding.
*82
Enable caller ID for all outbound calls.
*62
Block caller ID on all outbound calls.
*65
Enable caller ID on all inbound calls.
*85
Disable caller ID for all inbound calls.
*67
Enable caller ID for the next outbound call.
*68
Block caller ID for the next outbound call.
*66
Redial the last number you dialed.
*69
Call the last person who called you.
*77
Block all calls that don't have a caller ID.
*87
Stop blocking calls that don't have a caller ID.
*78
Do not disturb. Your phone won't ring!
*79
Turn off "Do not Disturb." Lets your phone ring.
The commands above let you use a phone to directly control the
ATA. Note that some VoIP service providers also let you control
some of these features by using the setup screens for your account.
Note also that these features apply only to VoIP calls, not calls
that travel through the traditional phone network by way of your
TELCO jack. Features for the traditional phone network are
normally available from your traditional phone company.
Resetting Your ATA
You can reset your ATA by pressing the RESET switch. You can
do this by putting the end of a pin or paper clip into the small
round RESET hole in the back panel of the ATA. If you press the
RESET switch for 5 seconds or more, your ATA's configuration
settings will return to the last ones provided by your service
provider.. If you press the RESET switch for a much shorter
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