66 Matrix ETERNITY NE System Manual
PCAP
To capture packets sent and received from and by the phone for monitoring and troubleshooting, you can enable
PCAP on the phone. The phone captures up to 1 MB of packets.
• To start PCAP, when the cursor is placed on PCAP, press Start Key.
• To stop PCAP, press the Stop Key.
MAC Cloning
If you require cloning of the MAC Address, configure the following:
• Select Enable? and press the Enter key. Select Yes to enable.
•In Enter Clone MAC Address, enter the address you wish to clone.
802.1x Authentication
If you want to restrict unauthorized clients from connecting to your LAN, you need to enable 802.1x Authentication.
Using EAP MD5 protocol the PC connected to the LAN port of the IP Phone is first authenticated and then it gets
connected to LAN.
You need to configure the following 802.1x Authentication parameters:
• Select Enable? and press the Enter key. Select Yes to enable.
• Enter the 802.1x Authentication Identity provided by you network administrator.
• Enter the 802.1x Authentication MD5 Password associated with identity provided by your network
administrator.
When you change the Network Settings, the phone will restart.
Viewing Network Status
• When the phone is in idle state. You must press the Down key to access the Network Settings.
• Again press Down key to select Network Status and press the Enter key.
Use the Down/Up key to view the status of the various network parameters. The status of the following
parameters appear on your display as you scroll.
• MAC: This is the MAC Address of the phone.
• IP: The current IP Address assigned to the phone.
• MASK: The current Subnet mask assigned to the phone.
• GW: The current Gateway IP Address assigned to the phone.
• DNS: The Domain Name Server address assigned to the phone.
• Active Server: This displays the Server that is active — Primary, Secondary — with which the phone is
currently registered.