Cisco 8832 - Enable WLAN Prompt Mode; Set up a Wi-Fi Profile Using Cisco Unified Communications Manager

You can configure the number of times a Wi-Fi phone sends an authentication request to the Wi-Fi server.
The default number of attempts is 2, but you can set this parameter from 1 to 3. If a phone fails the
authentication, then the user is prompted to sign in again.
You can apply WLAN Authentication Attempts to individual phones, to a pool of phones, or to all the Wi-Fi
phones in your network.
Procedure
Step 1 In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, select Device > Phone and locate the phone.
Step 2 Navigate to the Product Specific Configuration area and set the WLAN Authentication Attempts field.
Step 3 Select Save.
Step 4 Select Apply Config.
Step 5 Restart the phone.
Enable WLAN Prompt Mode
Enable WLAN Profile 1 Prompt Mode if you want a user to sign into the Wi-Fi network when their phone
powers-up or resets.
Procedure
Step 1 In Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, select Device > Phone.
Step 2 Locate the phone that you need to set up.
Step 3 Navigate to the Product Specific Configuration area and set the WLAN Profile 1 Prompt Mode field to
Enable.
Step 4 Select Save.
Step 5 Select Apply Config.
Step 6 Restart the phone.
Set Up a Wi-Fi Profile using Cisco Unified Communications Manager
You can configure a Wi-Fi profile and then assign the profile to the phones that support Wi-Fi. The profile
contains the parameters required for phones to connect to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager with
Wi-Fi. When you create and use a Wi-Fi profile, you or your users do not need to configure the wireless
network for individual phones.
Wi-Fi profiles are supported on Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 10.5(2) or later.
A Wi-Fi profile enables you to prevent or limit changes to the Wi-Fi configuration on the phone by the user.
We recommend that you use a secure profile with TFTP encryption enabled to protect keys and passwords
when you use a Wi-Fi profile.
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