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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 7.0 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Security Configuration Menu
802.1X Authentication and Status
The 802.1X Authentication and 802.1X Authentication Status menus allow you to enable 802.1X
authentication and monitor its progress. These options are described in
Table 4-22
and
Table 4-23
.
You can access the 802.1X Authentication settings by pressing the
Settings
button and choosing
Security Configuration > 802.1X Authentication
and
Security Configuration > 802.1X
Authentication Status
.
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—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 9-9
for
assistance in recovering from a deleted shared
secret.
Realm—Indicates the user network domain,
always set as
Network
Display only—Cannot configure.