Usage Notes
Purpose
Networking Protocol
Cisco Unified IP Phones use HTTP for
troubleshooting purposes.
HTTP is the standard way of
transferring information and moving
documents across the Internet and
the web.
Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (HTTP)
The Cisco Unified IP Phone implements the
IEEE 802.1X standard by providing support
for the MD5 authentication method.
When 802.1X authentication is enabled on
the phone, you should disable the voice
VLAN. See the
Security Configuration
Menu, on page 44
for additional
information.
The IEEE 802.1X standard defines
a client-server-based access control
and authentication protocol that
restricts unauthorized clients from
connecting to a LAN through
publicly accessible ports.
Until the client is authenticated,
802.1X access control allows only
Extensible Authentication Protocol
over LAN (EAPOL) traffic through
the port to which the client is
connected. After authentication is
successful, normal traffic can pass
through the port.
IEEE 802.1X
To communicate using IP, network devices
must have an assigned IP address, subnet,
and gateway.
IP addresses, subnets, and gateways
identifications are automatically assigned if
you are using the Cisco Unified IP Phone
with Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP). If you are not using DHCP, you
must manually assign these properties to each
phone locally.
IP is a messaging protocol that
addresses and sends packets across
the network.
Internet Protocol (IP)
The Cisco Unified IP Phone supports LLDP
on the switch and PC port.
LLDP is a standardized network
discovery protocol (similar to CDP)
that is supported on some Cisco and
third-party devices.
Link Layer Discovery
Protocol (LLDP)
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Supported Networking Protocols
