Properties

The Properties page displays and enables configuration of the Green Ethernet mode for the device. It also displays the current power savings.

To enable Green Ethernet and EEE and view power savings, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Click Port Management > Green Ethernet > Properties.

Step 2

Enter the values for the following fields:

Energy Detect Mode—Click the checkbox to enable this mode. This setting isn’t supported for some of the XG devices.
Short Reach—(For non-XG devices) Click the checkbox to enable this feature.
Port LEDs—Select to enable the port LEDs. When these are disabled, they don’t display link status, activity, etc.

802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)—Globally enable or disable EEE mode. 802.3az EEE is designed to save power when there is no traffic on the link. In Green Ethernet, power is reduced when the port is down. With 802.3az EEE, power is reduced when the port is up, but there is no traffic on it.

Note	On Green Ethernet interfaces, the 802.3 EEE is supported for a link speed of 100Mbps and higher. On the 10G interfaces, the 802.3 EEE is supported for a link speed of 1Gbps and higher.

Step 3

Click Reset Energy Saving Counter—To reset the Cumulative Energy Saved information.

Step 4

Click Apply. The Green Ethernet Properties are written to the Running Configuration file.