Source note · Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones
On Catalyst 9300 802.1X is globally disabled by default and ports default to force-authorized in single-host mode.
Checked 2026-10-02
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco Catalyst 9300
- Subsystem
- 802.1X configuration
- Deployment
- on-premises
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- IOS XE 17.18.x
- Checked
- 2026-10-02
Sources
- Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE 17.18.x (Catalyst 9300 Switches) - Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication — Cisco Systems · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication > Default 802.1x Authentication Configuration
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults,
title = {Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults},
note = {Source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-switch-defaults, checked 2026-10-02}
}