Cisco 7920 - Unified Wireless IP Phone VoIP Administration Manual page 109

Chapter 4 Using the Cisco 7920 Configuration Utility
Step 6
Configuring Network Security Settings
Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920 Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager Release 4.0 and 4.1
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To enter a WPA Pre-shared Key, click the radio button for the password format
(Hex or ASCII) and enter the password phrase:
Hexadecimal—Requires 64-hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F)
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ASCII—Requires 8 to 63 ASCII characters. You can use 0-9 , A-Z (upper and
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lower case), and any symbol such as /, *, %)
To configure WPA Pre-shared key, you must also set the Authentication
Note
Type as AKM. See the
on page 4-23.
Use the Network Security section in the Network Profile window to select the
authentication type and encryption for the security settings. For more details
about configuring these options, see the
Encryption Settings" section on page
Authentication Type
You can configure the following types of authentication:
Open—Allows open access to access points. You have the option to set the
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encryption type to static Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key, if desired.
Shared Key—Enables the Shared Key security option on the local access
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points. It is mandatory that you set the encryption type as static WEP Key
once you set the Shared Key authentication type.
• LEAP—Enables Cisco Light Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP), a
proprietary Cisco protocol, designed for authenticating wireless devices by
using a central RADIUS server in a WLAN environment.
AKM—Enables Authenticated Key Management (AKM) that allows the
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phone to select the access point and type of key management scheme (WPA,
CCKM, or WPA Pre-shared Key) based on a choice by the access point.
Overview of the Application Windows
"Configuring Network Security Settings" section
"Choosing Authentication and
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