Table 4-17 – Cisco 7931G User Manual

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Chapter 4 Configuring Settings on the Cisco Unified IP Phone

Security Configuration Menu

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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7931G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1

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Table 4-17

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—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 the

“Troubleshooting Cisco Unified

IP Phone Security” section on page 9-12

for assistance in recovering from a
deleted shared secret.

Realm—Indicates the user network
domain, always set as Network

Display only—Cannot configure.

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