Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Device Configuration Menu
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Security Configuration Menu
The Security Configuration menu that you access from the Device Configuration
menu displays settings that relate to security for the phone.
Note The phone also has a Security Configuration menu that you access directly from
the Settings menu. For information about the security options on that menu, see
the “Security Configuration Menu” section on page 4-31.
Table 4-11 describes the options on the Security Configuration menu.
Ta b l e 4-10 Ethernet Configuration Menu Options
Option Description To Change
Span to PC Port
(applies to 7911G
only)
Indicates whether the phone will
forward packets transmitted and
received on the network port to the
access port.
Enable this option if an application that
requires monitoring of the phone traffic
is being run on the access port. These
applications include monitoring and
recording applications (common in call
center environments) and network
packet capture tools that are used for
diagnostic purposes.
When Span to PC Port is enabled, the
PC attached to the Cisco Unified IP
Phone 7911 cannot authenticate using
802.1x.
Use Cisco Unified CallManager
Administration > Device > Phone >
Phone Configuration.