Polycom RealPresence 2000, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 23-Ultra Secure Mode
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Enabling and Configuring 802.1X Authentication
802.1X Authentication for each NIC is enabled or disabled in the Setup > Ethernet Settings
dialog box. The following additional table columns are used to modify these parameters:
•
802.1X Authentication
• User Name
• Password
Modify the Ethernet Settings table fields as set out in Table 23-12:
Table 23-12 802.1X Authentication - Configuration
Field Description
802.1x Authentication For each NIC , click the arrow to open the drop-down menu and
select (or disable) the 802.1X Authentication method:
•
Off
•
EAP-MD5
•
EAP-TLS
•
PEAPv0
•
MSCHAPv2
User Name Enter the User name that the RMX will use to register with the
802.1X Authentication Server . This must be the RMX’s DNS name
and can be up to 256 characters.
Note: If the Domain Name (DC) field was completed in the
Certificate Request , the User must be:
<Common Name (DNS)>@<Domain Name (DC)>
as set out in
the Certificate Request .
Password
(EAP-MD5, PEAPv0 and
MSCHAPv2 only) Enter the Password , that the RMX will use to register with the
802.1X Authentication Server . Up to 256 Unicode characters can
be used.
The
Password is always displayed as four asterisks.