To change
Description
Option
Choose
Settings
>
Security
Configuration
>
802.1X
Authentication
>
EAP-MD5
.
Specifies a password for use with 802.1X
authentication using the following menu
options that are described in the following
rows:
•
Device ID
•
Shared Secret
•
Realm
EAP-MD5
Display only. Cannot configure.
Device ID: Derivative of the phone model
number and unique MAC address displayed
in this format: CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
Set EAP-MD5 Shared Secret Field,
on page 118
See
Cisco Unified IP Phone Security
Problems, on page 222
for recovery
of a deleted shared secret.
Shared Secret: Choose a password to use on
the phone and on the authentication server.
The password must be between 6 and 32
characters in length and can consist of any
combination of numbers or letters.
If you disable 802.1X authentication
or perform a factory reset of the
phone, the shared secret is deleted.
Note
Display only. Cannot configure.
Realm: Indicates the user network domain,
always set as Network.
To access the 802.1X Authentication Real-Time menu, press the
Settings
button and choose
Security
Configuration
>
802.1X Authentication Status
. To exit this menu, press
Exit
.
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Settings
802.1X Authentication and Status Menus