Installation guide

Advanced Operational Features
6-21 41-001561-00 REV00 – 10.2014
For the 6863i/6865i:
For the 6867i/6869i
IP Phone UI
1.
Press on the phone to enter the Options List.
2. Select Administrator Menu.
3. Select Network Settings->Ethernet & VLAN->802.1x Settings.
4. Select 802.1x Settings.
5. Select 802.1x Mode.
6. Select EAP-MD5 to configure the phone to use MD5 authentication;
or
Select EAP-TLS to configure the phone to use TLS authentication.
Note:
The 802.1x Protocol is disabled by default. If you select EAP-TLS authentication, you must use the configuration files or the Mitel Web UI to
configure the certificates and private key for the phone.
7. Press Set.
8. To configure MD5, select EAP-MD5 Settings.
9. Select Identity.
10. Enter the identity or username used for authenticating the phone.
11. Press Set.
12. Enter the password used for authenticating the phone.
13. Press Set.
IP Phone UI
1.
Press to enter the Options List.
2. Press the Advanced softkey.
3. Enter the Administrator password using the keypad. Default is “22222”.
4. Select Network > 802.1x.
5. Press Network.
6. In the Basic Settings > EAP Type select one of the following:
• Disable (Default)
• EAP-MD5 (phone uses MD5 authentication)
• EAP-TLS (phone uses TLS authentication)
Note:
The 802.1x Protocol is disabled by default. If you select EAP-TLS authentication, you must use the configuration files or the Mitel Web UI to
configure the certificates and private key for the phone.
7. In the EAP-TLS Settings > Identity field, enter a username used for authenticating the phone.
8. In the EAP-TLS Settings > MD5 Password field, enter the password used for authenticating the phone.
Note:
You must restart the phone for the 802.1x authentication parameters to take affect.
9. Press the Save softkey.
10. Restart the phone for the selection to take affect.