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Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide  86
 
Port Management
This chapter describes port configuration, link aggregation, and the Green 
Ethernet feature. 
It contains the following topics:
• Setting the Basic Port Configuration
• Configuring Link Aggregation
• Static and Dynamic LAG Workflow
• Defining LAG Management
• Configuring LACP
• Green Ethernet
Port Management Workflow
To configure ports, perform the following actions:
1. Configure port by using the 
Port Settings Page
.
2. Enable/disable the Link Aggregation Control protocol, and configure the 
potential member ports to the desired Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) by using 
the 
LAG Management Page
. By default, all LAGs have no port members. 
3. Configure the Ethernet parameters, such as speed and auto negotiation for the 
Link Aggregation Groups by using the LAG Settings Page.
4. Configure the LACP parameters for the ports that are members or candidates 
of a Link Aggregation Group by using the 
LACP Page.
5. Configure global Green Ethernet settings by using the 
Properties Page
.
6. Configure per port Green Ethernet energy mode by using the Port Settings 
Page.