Enable 802.1X Authentication
You can enable 802.1X authentication on the phone. When 802.1X authentication is enabled, the phone uses
802.1X authentication to request network access.When 802.1X authentication is turned off, the phone uses
CDP to acquire VLAN and network access. You can also view the transaction status on the phone screen
menu.
Procedure
Step 1
Perform one of the following actions to enable 802.1X authentication:
• In the phone web interface, select
Voice
>
System
and set the
Enable 802.1X Authentication
field to
Yes
. Then, click
Submit All Changes
.
• In the configuration file (cfg.xml), entering a string in this format:
<Enable_802.1X_Authentication ua="rw">Yes</Enable_802.1X_Authentication>
• On the phone, press
Applications
>
Network configuration
>
Ethernet configuration
>
802.1X
authentication
. Then, toggle the
Device authentication
field to
On
with the
Select
button and press
Submit
.
Step 2
(Optional)Select
Transaction status
to view the following:
•
Transaction status
: Displays the state of 802.1x authentication. The state can be
•
Authenticating
: Indicates that the authentication process is in progress.
•
Authenticated
: Indicates that the phone is authenticated.
•
Disabled
: Indicates that 802.1x authentication is disabled on the phone.
•
Protocol
: Displays the EAP method that is used for 802.1x authentication. The protocol can be EAP-FAST
or EAP-TLS.
Step 3
Press
to exit the menu.
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