Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Security Configuration Menu
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Table 4-17 802.1X Authentication Settings
Option Description To Change
Device
Authentication
Determines whether 802.1X
authentication is enabled:
• 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.
1. Choose Settings > Security
Configuration > 802.1X
Authentication > Device
Authentication.
2. Set the Device Authentication option
to Enabled or Disabled.
3. Press the Save softkey.
EAP-MD5 Specifies a password for use with 802.1X
authentication using the following menu
options (described in the following
rows):
• Device ID
• Shared Secret
• Realm
Choose Settings > Security
Configuration > 802.1X
Authentication > EAP-MD5.
Device ID—Derivative of the phone’s
model number and unique MAC address
displayed in this format:
CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
Display only—Cannot configure.
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 If you disable 802.1X
authentication or perform a
factory reset of the phone, the
shared secret is deleted.
1. Choose EAP-MD5 > Shared
Secret.
2. Enter the shared secret.
3. Press Save.
See the “Troubleshooting Cisco Unified
IP Phone Security” section on page 9-12
for assistance in recovering from a
deleted shared secret.
Realm—Indicates the user network
domain, always set as Network
Display only—Cannot configure.
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