Data Sheet

Highlights
A 10G to 100G solution
•TheM4500-32Coers32-portQSFP28
preconguredfor100Gandcansupport
40GQSFP+and50GQSFP28opticsorDAC
cables
•TheM4500-48XF8Coers48-portSFP28
preconguredfor10Gwith8-port100G
QSFP28uplinks,andtheSFP28portscan
support10Gand25G
For Pro AV installations
•InstallersoptingtouseM4500switchesin
theirinstallationwillndthatitisalready
preconguredoutofthebox
•TrueAVandmulticastZeroTouchnetwork
conguration:ConnectAV-over-IP
encodersanddecoders,andpoweronthe
switch.Itjustworks!
Intelligent IGMP Plus
•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conguredonanotherVLAN
forautomaticIGMPacrossM4500and
M4300switchesonthatVLAN
Higher availability
•Meettherequirementsofhigh
performance,highavailability,fast
scaleout,lowlatencyperformance,
andcontinuousserviceabilityinsensible
applications
•TheM4500switchesoer1+1powerand
4+2fanredundancy,anx86IntelAtom®
ProcessorC3558with8GBDDR3/ECC
RAMand128GBSSDstorage
Industry standard management
•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simplied
macro-commandsforAV-over-IP
conguration
Industry leading warranty
•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
Page 2-3 Models at a glance
Page 4 Product brief
Page 5-13 Features highlights
Page 14 Target Application (SDVoE)
Page 15-19 Components and modules
Page 20-29 Tech specs and ordering information
100GE-Enabled Managed Switches Data Sheet
M4500 series
Page 1 of 29
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 oer 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.