X Authentication And Status - Cisco 7945G Administration Manual

Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

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
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
Device Determines whether 802.1X authentication is
Authentication enabled:
•
•
EAP-MD5 Specifies a password for use with 802.1X
authentication using the following menu options
(described in the following rows):
•
•
•
Device ID—Derivative of the phone's model
number and unique MAC address displayed in this
format: CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
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
Realm—Indicates the user network domain,
always set as Network
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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.
Device ID
Shared Secret
Realm
If you disable 802.1X authentication or
perform a factory reset of the phone, the
shared secret is deleted.
Security Configuration Menu
Table 4-22
To Change
Choose Settings > Security Configuration
1.
> 802.1X Authentication > Device
Authentication.
2. Set the Device Authentication option to
Enabled or Disabled.
3. Press the Save softkey.
Choose Settings > Security Configuration >
802.1X Authentication > EAP-MD5.
Display only—Cannot configure.
1. Choose EAP-MD5 > Shared Secret.
Enter the shared secret.
2.
Press Save.
3.
See the "Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP
Phone Security" section on page 9-8
assistance in recovering from a deleted shared
secret.
Display only—Cannot configure.
and Table 4-23.
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