diff --git a/packages/ti/board/src/j721e_evm/board_ethernet_config.c b/packages/ti/board/src/j721e_evm/board_ethernet_config.c
index 2ffebce8..322f9c93 100755
--- a/packages/ti/board/src/j721e_evm/board_ethernet_config.c
+++ b/packages/ti/board/src/j721e_evm/board_ethernet_config.c
@@ -721,7 +721,9 @@ Board_STATUS Board_ethConfigCpsw9g(void)
         {
             if (1U == portNum)
             {
-                status = Board_cpsw9gEthConfig(portNum, QSGMII);
+                /* port 1 SGMII setting */^M
+                //status = Board_cpsw9gEthConfig(portNum, QSGMII);^M
+                status = Board_cpsw9gEthConfig(portNum, SGMII);^M
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/packages/ti/drv/cpsw/examples/cpsw_apputils/V1/cpsw_appboardutils_j721e_evm.c b/packages/ti/drv/cpsw/examples/cpsw_apputils/V1/cpsw_appboardutils_j721e_evm.c
index 75c70cf8..d8d46bc3 100644
--- a/packages/ti/drv/cpsw/examples/cpsw_apputils/V1/cpsw_appboardutils_j721e_evm.c
+++ b/packages/ti/drv/cpsw/examples/cpsw_apputils/V1/cpsw_appboardutils_j721e_evm.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ static void CpswAppBoardUtils_enetExpCfg(void)
     Board_STATUS boardStatus;
 
     /* Release PHY reset. Note this is needed for both SGMII and QSGMII boards */
-    boardStatus = Board_cpsw9gEnetExpPhyReset(0U);
+    /* bypass Phy reset */
+    //boardStatus = Board_cpsw9gEnetExpPhyReset(0U);
+    boardStatus = Board_ethConfigCpsw9g();
     CpswAppUtils_assert(BOARD_SOK == boardStatus);
 
     if (Board_detectBoard(BOARD_ID_ENET))
@@ -249,6 +251,10 @@ void CpswAppBoardUtils_initEthFw(void)
         status = Board_serdesCfgQsgmii();
         CpswAppUtils_assert(status == BOARD_SOK);
     }
+
+    /* SERDES config */
+    status = Board_serdesCfgSgmii();
+    CpswAppUtils_assert(status == BOARD_SOK);
 #endif
 #endif

@@ -682,6 +688,19 @@ void CpswAppBoardUtils_getMacAddrList(uint8_t macAddr[][CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN],
         allocMacEntries += macAddrCnt;
     }
 
+    /* MAC setting */
+    uint8_t macAddr_0[CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN] = {0x70U, 0xffU, 0x76U, 0x1dU, 0x91U, 0xccU};  /* eth1 MAC address */
+    uint8_t macAddr_1[CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN] = {0x70U, 0xffU, 0x76U, 0x1dU, 0x91U, 0xcdU};  /* host MAC address */
+    uint8_t macAddr_2[CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN] = {0x00U, 0x11U, 0x22U, 0x33U, 0x44U, 0x57U};  /* unknown usage */
+    uint8_t macAddr_3[CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN] = {0x00U, 0x11U, 0x22U, 0x33U, 0x44U, 0x58U};  /* unknown usage */
+
+    memcpy(macAddr[0], macAddr_0, CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN);
+    memcpy(macAddr[1], macAddr_1, CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN);
+    memcpy(macAddr[2], macAddr_2, CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN);
+    memcpy(macAddr[3], macAddr_3, CPSW_MAC_ADDR_LEN);
+
+    allocMacEntries = 4;
+
     *pAvailMacEntries = allocMacEntries;
 
     if (allocMacEntries == 0U)