- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Netgear, Inc
- Manufacturer Website Address
- http://www.netgear.com.au
- Brand Name
- Netgear
- Product Series
- M4500
- Marketing Information
- The trend of moving matrix switching into the Ethernet network is accelerating and AV over IP already delivers capabilities far beyond that of a traditional matrix switch. Historically it has been simple to design AV over IP systems of up to 96 I/Os using a single switch and Layer-2 Multicast IGMP. However, larger installations required data center-class 100G Ethernet switches with more complex Layer-3 multicast routing techniques, adding complexity and cost to the Ethernet infrastructure. As networked AV systems become ever larger, a new class of switches has come to market. They combine the configurability of a matrix switch with the power and scalability of Ethernet to support hundreds of AV over IP endpoints, at a price point dramatically cheaper than comparable matrix switches. Introducing two new 100GE enabled switches for ProAV, the M4500 series. Removing the need for Layer-3 PIM routing, these new switches offer IGMP Plus and greatly simplify system architectures with the same well-known Layer-2 techniques across the entire AV over IP network. Installers opting to use M4500 switches in their installation will find that it is already preconfigured out of the box.
Highlights | A 10G to 100G solution
- The M4500-32C offers 32-port QSFP28 preconfigured for 100G and can support 40G QSFP+ and 50G QSFP28 optics or DAC cables
- The M4500-48XF8C offers 48-port SFP28 preconfigured for 10G with 8-port 100G QSFP28 uplinks, and the SFP28 ports can support 10G and 25G
- Installers opting to use M4500 switches in their installation will find that it is already preconfigured out of the box
- True AV and multicast Zero Touch network configuration: Connect AV-over-IP encoders and decoders, and power on the switch. It just works!
- IGMP Plus multicast allows for scalable Pro AV installations at Layer 2 without the PIM (Protocol Independent Multicast) complexity
- IGMP Plus is default on VLAN 1 out of the box and can be configured on another VLAN for automatic IGMP across M4500 and M4300 switches on that VLAN
- Meet the requirements of high performance, high availability, fast scale out, low latency performance, and continuous serviceability in sensible applications
- The M4500 switches offer 1+1 power and 4+2 fan redundancy, an x86 Intel Atom® Processor C3558 with 8GB DDR3/ECC RAM and 128GB SSD storage
- The M4500 switches come with an industry standard command line interface (CLI), SSH, SNMP, sFlow, and MLAG
- An out of band 1 Gigabit Ethernet port facilitates management, with simplified macro-commands for AV-over-IP configuration
- NETGEAR M4500 series is covered under NETGEAR ProSAFE Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty
- 90 days of Technical Support via phone and email, Lifetime Technical Support through online chat and Lifetime Next Business Day hardware replacement
- Product Type
- Ethernet Switch
- Interfaces/Ports
- Uplink Port
- Yes
- Modular
- Yes
- Port/Expansion Slot Details
- 48 x 25 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot
- 8 x 100 Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Slot
- Media & Performance
- Media Type Supported
- Optical Fiber
- Ethernet Technology
- 25 Gigabit Ethernet
- 100 Gigabit Ethernet
- Network Technology
- 25GBase-X
- 100GBase-X
- I/O Expansions
- Total Number of Expansion Slots
- 56.0
- Expansion Slot Type
- SFP28
- QSFP28
- Network & Communication
- Layer Supported
- 3
- Networking Standards
- IEEE 802.3ad
- IEEE 802.1Q
- IEEE 802.1AX
- IEEE 802.1D
- IEEE 802.3x
- IEEE 802.1ab
- IEEE 802.1x
- IEEE 802.1v
- IEEE 802.1w
- IEEE 802.1s
- IEEE 802.1p
- Management & Protocols
- Manageable
- Yes
- Power Description
- Power Source
- Power Supply
- Redundant Power Supply Supported
- Yes
- Number of Power Supplies Supported
- 2
- Number of Power Supplies Installed
- 2
- Power Consumption
- 394 W
- Physical Characteristics
- Compatible Rack Unit
- 1U
- Form Factor
- Rack-mountable
- Rail-mountable
- Height
- 43.2 mm
- Width
- 439.9 mm
- Depth
- 508 mm
- Weight (Approximate)
- 9.72 kg