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Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator's Guide (H.323)

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Password Recovery
-If you have lost or don't know your password, you can reset the ATA to factory defaults.

These are the instructions for resetting a Cisco ATA 186 to factory defaults. These instructions were sent in a message from CISCO TAC.
It is interesting to note that 322873738 can be made to spell FACTRESET using the letters on a telephone keypad.

CAUTION: The following procedure will reset the ATA to its default config, and you'll looses all your settings:

a) Take the phone off hook.

b) The red button on the top of the ATA-186 will illuminate.

c) Press the illuminating red button on the ATA and dial 322873738#.

d) Voice prompt will ask you to dial * to save changes you have just made.

e) Press * on your phone's keypad.

f) Hang up the phone.