{"id":194,"date":"2019-06-21T19:16:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T19:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.1.214\/?p=194"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:16:48","slug":"business-telephony-how-to-connect-analog-pots-phones-to-an-all-ip-system-with-cloud-orchestration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/21\/business-telephony-how-to-connect-analog-pots-phones-to-an-all-ip-system-with-cloud-orchestration\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Telephony: How to Connect Analog POTS Phones to an ALL-IP System with Cloud Orchestration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So you took the leap. You went ALL-IP with your business communications. Congratulations! But wait&#8230;&nbsp; you have a business-critical analog phone or two\u2014or four\u2014that you still need to keep alive. What now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does your unified-communications solution support analog communications? Or is it limited&nbsp;exclusively&nbsp;to IP endpoints?&nbsp; Do you have essential legacy telephony devices that are now excluded by your unified communications (UC) system\u2014things like analog phones, fax machines, intercom speakers, and so on?&nbsp; What can you do about it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, since 1984\u2014that&#8217;s like 35 years ago\u2014Patton has been connecting legacy communications technologies with the next new thing, whatever that happens to be at the time.&nbsp; Lately, the &#8220;new thing&#8221; has been integrating legacy telephony with ALL-IP communications. Or most recently,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patton.com\/cloud\">THE CLOUD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a solution that addresses the challenge we outlined in the title of this post&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/voip-gateway\/sn200\/?tab=Apps\">SmartNode 200 Series of Analog Telephone Adapters and Gateways<\/a>&nbsp;can support one, or up to four, analog connections. These intelligent little guys are perfect for integrating legacy Phones into a unified communications and collaboration (UCC) Environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, using the SN200 family, you can actually have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/solution\/Fax-Modem-over-IP\/\">fax-over-IP (FoIP) that WORKS!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s an example how it looks for a single analog phone in a private company IP network like yours. . .<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sn200-app.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sn200-app.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sn200-app-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sn200-app-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>EXAMPLE 1: Integrating Analog\/POTS phone with ALL-IP Telephony<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s another example that shows a four-line solution, including a fax-over-IP connection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SN200_app21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SN200_app21.jpg 743w, https:\/\/blog.patton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SN200_app21-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>EXAMPLE 2:\u00a04-Port SN200 ATA application<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now your little (or large) business can have high-quality voice and <strong>reliable fax<\/strong> <em>over any IP network\u2014w<\/em>ith all sorts of state-of-the art <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/netprotection\/\">security features for business-class ALL-IP communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/voip-gateway\/sn200\">SN200<\/a>&nbsp;enables fast, secure,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/products\/product_detail.asp?id=479\">zero-touch, auto-provisioning<\/a>&nbsp;as a standard feature.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/cloud\">The Patton Cloud<\/a>&nbsp;edge-orchestration service provides operation, administration, monitoring, management, alerting, troubleshooting, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two services, combined with legendary SmartNode quality and reliability, make the SN200 the ATA with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more about all that stuff in this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patton.com\/press\/Pattons-New-ATA-Integrates-Analog-POTS-with-ALL-IP-and-Cloud-Orchestration\/\">press release&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What did you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you need to integrate your POTS terminals with an ALL-IP system?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is your unified communications system limited to IP endpoints, or can your analog devices be integrated with your UC system?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you took the leap. 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