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Chapter 2 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Cisco IOS Commands dot1x control-direction dot1x control-direction Use the dot1x control-direction interface configuration command to enable the IEEE 802.1x authentication with the wake-on-LAN (WoL) feature and to configure the port control as unidirectional or bidirectional. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting. dot1x control-direction {both | in} no dot1x control-direction Syntax Description both in Enable bidirectional control on port. The port cannot receive packets from or send packets to the host. Enable unidirectional control on port. The port can send packets to the host but cannot receive packets from the host. Defaults The port is in bidirectional mode. Command Modes Interface configuration Command History Release 12.2(25)SEF Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines Use the both keyword or the no form of this command to return to the default setting, bidirectional mode. For more information about WoL, see the "Using IEEE 802.1x Authentication with Wake-on-LAN" section in the "Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication" chapter in the software configuration guide. Examples This example shows how to enable unidirectional control: Switch(config-if)# dot1x control-direction in This example shows how to enable bidirectional control: Switch(config-if)# dot1x control-direction both You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x all privileged EXEC command. The show dot1x all privileged EXEC command output is the same for all switches except for the port names and the state of the port. If a host is attached to the port but is not yet authenticated, a display similar to this appears: Supplicant MAC 0002.b39a.9275 AuthSM State = CONNECTING BendSM State = IDLE PortStatus = UNAUTHORIZED OL-8916-01 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Command Reference 2-61