Aastra Telecom RN-001029-00, REV 06 manual Security Features, 802.1x Support

IP Phone Release Notes 2.2

Features in Release 2.2

Security Features

802.1x Support

The IP phones now support the IEEE 802.1x protocol. The 802.1x protocol is a standard for passing Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over a wired or wireless Local Area Network (LAN).

The 802.1x protocol on the IP phone facilitates media-level access control, and offers the capability to permit or deny network connectivity, control LAN access, and apply traffic policy, based on user or endpoint identity. This feature supports both the EAP-MD5 and EAP-TLS protocols.

If 802.1x on the phone is enabled, the following screen displays during startup of the phone.

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802.1x Authenticating....

If the 802.1x failed to authenticate with the server, the phone continues it's normal startup process using DHCP. However, the network port on the phone may or may not be disabled, depending on the switch configuration.

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