Green Ethernet 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:

  • 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.

Step 3

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