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802.1X
IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is
part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication
mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN, either establishing a point-to-point
connection or preventing it if authentication fails. It is used for securing wireless 802.1x
access points and is based on the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP).
This phone supports 802.1X. For the details, please consult your system administrator
or technical support.
Maintenance Tasks
User levels
The phone allows three modes to configure the phone:
User Mode
VAR mode
Administrator Mode
Administrator mode grants unlimited access to the phone configuration on both Web
and Phone interface. User Mode is not able to access the settings on the Phone interface
such as: Accounts, Network, Reset to Factory, other advance phone settings. VAR mode
grants access to subset of Administrator functions (Login and password are var/var).
Administrator Mode
Administrator mode grants unlimited access to the phone configuration on both web
and phone user interface. The administrator/user password is used to access:
• Web interface.
• The advanced settings of the phone such as Network, Account, Reset to Factory
Settings via the Phone interface.
The default administrator password is admin . Meanwhile the user name for Web
interface access is admin .
To change the administrator password via Phone interface:
1) Make sure active User Type is admin