Cisco 7941G

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To view the transaction status of your 802.1x authentication, choose Security Configuration > 802.1X
Authentication Status.
To exit these menus, press Exit.
Table 31: 802.1X Authentication Settings
To ChangeDescriptionOption
Set Device Authentication Field,
on page 115
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.
Device Authentication
Choose Settings > Security
Configuration > 802.1X
Authentication > EAP-MD5.
Specifies a password for use with
802.1X Authentication using the
following menu options:
•
Device ID
•
Shared Secret
•
Realm
EAP-MD5
Display only—Cannot configure.Device ID—A derivative of the phone’s
model number and unique MAC address,
displayed in this format:
CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
Set EAP-MD5 Shared Secret
Field, on page 115
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.
If you disable 802.1X
authentication or perform a
factory reset of the phone, the
shared secret is deleted.
Note
Display only—Cannot configure.
Realm: Indicates the user network
domain, always set as Network.
The following table describes the 802.1X Authentication Real-Time Status.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7941G, 7941G-GE, 7942G, 7961G, 7961G-GE, and 7962G Administration Guide for Cisco
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Cisco Unified IP Phone Settings
802.1X Authentication and Status