802.1X Support - Aastra 9000i Series Administrator's Manual

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802.1x Support

The IP phones support the IEEE 802.1x Protocol. The 802.1x Protocol is a standard for passing

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over a wired or wireless Local Area Network (LAN).

The 802.1x Protocol on the IP phone facilitates media-level access control, and offers the

capability to permit or deny network connectivity, control LAN access, and apply traffic policy,

based on user or endpoint identity. This feature supports both the EAP-MD5 and EAP-TLS

An Administrator can configure the following parameters for the 802.1x Protocol.

Parameter in

Aastra Web UI

MD5 Password

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Note: If configuring 802.1x using the IP Phone UI, the certificates

and private keys must already be configured and stored on the phone.

Use the configuration files or the Aastra Web UI to load certificates

and private keys.

Parameters in

Configuration Files

md5 password

Specifies the type of authentication to use on the IP Phone.

For more information, see Chapter 6, the section,

Specifies the identity or username used for authenticating

Note: The value you enter for this parameter also displays

in the Aastra Web UI at the path Advanced Settings->

802.1x Support->General->Identity

For more information, see Chapter 6, the section,

Specifies the password used for the MD5 authentication of

Note: The value you enter for this parameter also displays

in the Aastra Web UI at the path Advanced Settings->

802.1x Support->EAP-MD5 Settings->MD5 Password. The

password displays as "*******".

For more information, see Chapter 6, the section,

Specifies the type of authentication to use on the IP Phone.

For more information, see Chapter 6, the section,

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