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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Security Configuration Menu
Table 4-22
802.1X Authentication Settings
Option
Description
To Change
Device Authentication
Determines whether 802.1X authentication
is enabled:
•
Enabled
—Phone uses 802.1X
authentication to request network
access.
•
Disabled
—Default setting in which the
phone uses CDP to acquire VLAN and
network access.
1.
Choose
Settings > Security Configuration >
802.1X Authentication > Device
Authentication
.
2.
Set the Device Authentication option to
Enabled or Disabled.
3.
Press the
Save
softkey.
EAP-MD5
Specifies a password for use with 802.1X
Authentication using the following menu
options (described in the following rows):
•
Device ID
•
Shared Secret
•
Realm
Choose
Settings > Security Configuration >
802.1X Authentication > EAP-MD5
.
Device ID—A derivative of the phone’s
model number and unique MAC address
displayed in this format:
CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
Display only—Cannot configure.
Shared Secret—Choose a password to use on
the phone and on the authentication server.
The password must be between 6 and 32
characters, consisting of any combination of
numbers or letters.
Note
If you disable 802.1X authentication
or perform a factory reset of the
phone, the shared secret is deleted.
1.
Choose
EAP-MD5 > Shared Secret
.
2.
Enter the shared secret.
3.
Press
Save
.
See the
“Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP Phone
Security” section on page 9-8
for assistance in
recovering from a deleted shared secret.
Realm—Indicates the user network domain,
always set as
Network.
Display only—Cannot configure.