Cisco says a fax machine should be connected directly to the ATA, with no extension connected to the fax machine and no splitter.

Checked 2026-09-24

Use a fax machine directly with an ATA. Don't connect an extension to a fax machine, and don't use the fax machine with a splitter.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
ATA 191
Subsystem
fax
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Analog gateways ATA and paging devices: source note analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct,
  title  = {Analog gateways ATA and paging devices: source note analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct},
  note   = {Source note analog-gateways-ata-ata19x-fax-direct, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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