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802.1X Authentication and Transaction Status
Table 21: 802.1X Authentication Settings
Option
Device
Authentication
EAP-MD5
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Description
Determines whether 802.1X authentication is
enabled:
• Enabled: Phone uses 802.1X authentication
to request network access.
• Disabled: Default setting. The phone uses
CDP to acquire VLAN and network access.
Specifies a password for use with 802.1X
authentication. The menu options are described
in the rows that follow::
• Device ID
• Shared Secret
• Realm
Device ID: Derivative of the phone model
number and unique MAC address. Displays 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
in length and can consist of any combination of
numbers or letters.
If you disable 802.1X authentication or
Note
perform a factory reset (reset all
settings) of the phone, the shared secret
is deleted.
Realm: Indicates the user network domain,
always set as Network.
Cisco Unified IP Phone Settings
To change
See Set Device Authentication Field,
on page 127.
See Set EAP-MD5 Fields, on page
127.
Display only. Cannot configure.
See Set EAP-MD5 Fields, on page
127.
See Cisco Unified IP Phone Security
Problems, on page 273 for assistance
in recovering from a deleted shared
secret.
Display only. Cannot configure.