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splud
Dec 01, 2022Aspirant
GS308EP - turning off EEE
Hi Does anyone know if it's possible to turn off 'Energy Efficient Ethernet' on a GS308EP switch? Thanks Splud
- Dec 01, 2022
Welcome to the Community!
You can disable Power saving mode, the power saving mode enables the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) function.
You can disable this feature by going to the Settings and then go to Power Saving mode.
From the menu at the top of the page, select SETTINGS.
From the menu on the left, select POWER SAVING. The POWER SAVING pop-up window opens.
you can check the User manual here.
HTH
Marc_V
Dec 01, 2022NETGEAR Employee Retired
Welcome to the Community!
You can disable Power saving mode, the power saving mode enables the IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) function.
You can disable this feature by going to the Settings and then go to Power Saving mode.
From the menu at the top of the page, select SETTINGS.
From the menu on the left, select POWER SAVING. The POWER SAVING pop-up window opens.
you can check the User manual here.
HTH
- spludDec 07, 2022AspirantThanks Marc
That’s great, it looks like it defaults out of the box to EEE off, so nothing to change.
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