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Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)
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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phones
Security Configuration Menu
Ta b l e 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’s
model number and unique MAC address,
displayed in this format:
CP-<model>-SEP-<MAC>
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 9-9 for assistance in recovering
from a deleted shared secret.
Realm—Indicates the user network domain,
always set as Network.
Display only—Cannot configure.