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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Security Configuration Menu
Table 4-24 802.1X 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—A derivative of the phone model number and
unique MAC Address displayed in this format:
CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC Address>
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 Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP
Phone Security, page 9-8 for assistance
in recovering from a deleted shared
secret.
Realm—Indicates the user network domain, always set as
Network.
Display only—Cannot configure.