ByteBlower Ports are actually logical ports, that need to be created on a physical location before they can be used.
In the Configuration View, you can link, or "dock" as we call it, each ByteBlower Port to a physical location on a ByteBlower Server.

On the left side of this view, all available ByteBlower Servers are displayed.
After refreshing a server, you can see the available interfaces : Trunking interfaces, which are connected to a switch, and Non-Trunking interfaces.
ByteBlower ports can only be docked to Non-Trunking interfaces, and on the ports of a switch, behind a Trunking interface.

On the right side of the Configuration View, you get an overview of all ByteBlower Ports in the current project.

By default, the "Hide docked ByteBlower Ports" option is enabled. This means that only ByteBlower Ports that still need docking will be visible here.

Docking can be done in several ways:
 * Using the Docking buttons : Use the arrow to the left to dock, and the arrow to the right to undock.
    Select a physical location on a ByteBlower Server
    Select the ByteBlower Port that you want to dock on it
    Then click on the "<-" arrow to dock the ByteBlower Port on the selected location.
    When the "Hide docked ByteBlower Ports" option is enabled, the ByteBlower Port will disappear from the list at the right side.
    The ByteBlower port will appear at the left side, as a sub-item under the selected location
    Also, in the Port View, you will see that the "Docked" status becomes "OK"
    The ByteBlower Port is now ready to be used in a test Scenario
 * Drag - Dropping
    Drag the ByteBlower Port that you want to dock to a Physical location, and drop it there.
    When the "Hide docked ByteBlower Ports" option is enabled, the ByteBlower Port will disappear from the list at the right side.
    The ByteBlower port will appear at the left side, as a sub-item under the selected location
    Also, in the Port View, you will see that the "Docked" status becomes "OK"
    The ByteBlower Port is now ready to be used in a test Scenario

Tips 'n Tricks
 * Only while a test Scenario is running, are ByteBlower Ports "alive" on the specified Physical Ports.
 * ByteBlower Ports can not be docked directly on a ByteBlower Server or on a Trunking Interface.
 * ByteBlower Ports can only be docked on a Non-Trunking Interface or on the Physical Ports of a switch behind a Trunking Interface.
 * When you dock ByteBlower Ports directly on a ByteBlower Server, they will be docked on the physical locations found in the sub-tree.

This is demonstrated here:

 * Multiple ByteBlower Ports can be docked in one action !
    Use the <Shift> and <Ctrl> keys to select multiple ByteBlower Ports.
    You can also use <Ctrl-A> to select all ByteBlower Ports
    Then select a Physical location at the left side, and click on the "Dock"-button
 * Multiple ByteBlower Ports can also be drag-dropped together !
 * Typically, you don't want all ByteBlower Ports to be docked on the same Physical location. Instead, most of the time, you want each ByteBlower Port to be docked on the next available Physical Port.
    This can be done by selecting multiple objects, both at the right and at the left side.

This is demonstrated here:

Hint: Enable or disable Quick select

The quick select button (green, fiigure) in the menubar is an aid to quickly find the network interface a ByteBlower port has been docked to. This very useful when you want to undock a ByteBlower port or dock a new one close an existing docked port.

The gif below shows it's behavior when enabled.

This option is can be very useful when working with multiple ports, but for single ports you might want to disable it. We have a couple hints below, but of course do experiment and see what works best for you.

Quickly Undock all ports

• Enable the quick select
• Select all ports
• Press the right arrow ( )

Quickly Dock to a nearby interface

• Enable the quick select
• Select port you'd like to use as template
  • The associated ByteBlower interface is now focused. The left part of the ServerView jumps at the docked interface
• Select the interface you wish to dock the ByteBlower Port to and use the arrow pointing left ()

Cherry-picking the interface

A disadvantage of the quick select is that can change your selection by accident. This can be especially annyoing when you wish to redock a single port,  in thi case you might want to disable the quick select.