Authentication control-direction – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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authentication control-direction

authentication control-direction

Use the authentication control-direction interface configuration command to configure the port mode
as unidirectional or bidirectional. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting.

authentication control-direction {both | in}

no authentication control-direction

Syntax Description

Defaults

The port is in bidirectional mode.

Command Modes

Interface configuration

Command History

Usage Guidelines

Use the both keyword or the no form of this command to return to the default setting (bidirectional
mode).

Examples

This example shows how to enable bidirectional mode:

Switch(config)# authentication control-direction both

This example shows how to enable unidirectional mode:

Switch(config)# authentication control-direction in

You can verify your settings by entering the show authentication privileged EXEC command.

Related Commands

both

Enable bidirectional control on port. The port cannot receive packets from or
send packets to the host.

in

Enable unidirectional control on port. The port can send packets to the host but
cannot receive packets from the host.

Release

Modification

12.2(50)SE

This command was introduced.

Command

Description

authentication event

Sets the action for specific authentication events.

authentication
fallback

Configures a port to use web authentication as a fallback method for clients
that do not support IEEE 802.1x authentication.

authentication
host-mode

Sets the authorization manager mode on a port.

authentication open

Enables or disables open access on a port.

authentication order

Sets the order of authentication methods used on a port.

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