Cisco Systems 6921 Choose Applications Admin Settings, Security Config 802.1X Authentication

Chapter

Security Configuration Menu

Table 4-5	802.1X Authentication Settings
Option		Description	To Change
Device Authentication		Determines whether 802.1X authentication	1.	Choose Applications > Admin Settings >
		is enabled:		Security Config > 802.1X Authentication >
		• Enabled—Phone uses 802.1X		Device Authentication.
				Press Edit softkey.
		authentication to request network	2.
		access.	3.	Set the Device Authentication option to
		• Disabled—Default setting in which the
				Enabled or Disabled.
		phone uses CDP to acquire VLAN and	4.	Press the Save softkey.
		network access.
EAP-MD5		Device ID—A derivative of the phone’s	1.	Choose Applications > Admin Settings >
		model number and unique MAC address		Security Config > 802.1X Authentication >
		displayed in this format:		EAP/MD5 > Device ID.
		CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>	2.	Press the Edit softkey.
			3.	Set the Device ID.
			4.	Press the Save softkey.
		Shared Secret—Choose a password to use on	1.	Choose Applications > Admin Settings >
		the phone and on the authentication server.		Security Config > 802.1X Authentication >
		The password must be between 6 and 32		EAP-MD5 > Shared Secret.
		characters, consisting of any combination of	2.	Press the Edit softkey.
		numbers or letters.
			3.	Enter the shared secret.
		Note If you disable 802.1X authentication
			4.	Press the Save softkey.
		or perform a factory reset of the
		phone, the shared secret is deleted.	See the “Troubleshooting Cisco Unified IP Phone
			Security” section on page 9-8for assistance in
			recovering from a deleted shared secret.
		Realm—Indicates the user network domain,	1.	Choose Applications > Admin Settings >
		always set as Network.		Security Config > 802.1X Authentication >
				EAP-MD5 > Realm.
			2.	Press the Edit softkey.
			3.	Enter the Network.
			4.	Press the Save softkey.
Transaction Status		Displays the transaction status of your	To view the transaction status of your 802.1X
		802.1X Authentication.	Authentication, choose Applications > Admin
			Settings > Security Configuration > 802.1X
			Authentication Status.

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