Port Management
Configuring Green Ethernet
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- EEE Support on Remote—Displays whether EEE is supported on the link 
partner. EEE must be supported on both the local and remote link 
partners.
NOTE The window displays the Short Reach, Energy Detect and EEE 
settings for each port; however, they are not enabled on any port unless they 
are also enabled globally by using the Properties page. To enable Short 
Reach and EEE globally, see Setting Global Green Ethernet Properties.
STEP  2 Select a Port and click Edit.
STEP  3 Select to enable or disable Energy Detect mode on the port. 
STEP  4 Select to enable or disable Short Reach mode on the port if there are GE ports on 
the device.
STEP  5 Select to enable or disable 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) mode on the port 
if there are GE ports on the device. 
STEP  6 Select to enable or disable 802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) LLDP mode on 
the port (advertisement of EEE capabilities through LLDP) if there are GE ports on 
the device.
STEP  7 Click Apply. The Green Ethernet port settings are written to the Running 
Configuration file.