Out of the box, Cisco IP Phones are capable of 802.1X but are not enabled for it.

Checked 2026-10-02

Out of the box, Cisco IP phones are capable of 802.1X but they are not enabled for 802.1X.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco TrustSec
Subsystem
802.1X design
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
2014 design guidance
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default,
  title  = {Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default},
  note   = {Source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-off-by-default, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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