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AV Line Managed Switches
Datasheet | M4250 series
AV Line Managed Switches
Switching
Engineered
for AV over IP
Introducing the NETGEAR AV Line
of M4250 Switches, developed and
engineered for audio/video professionals
with dedicated service and support.
M4250 has been built from the ground
up for the growing AV over IP market,
combining years of networking expertise
in AV with M4300 and M4500 series with
best practices from leading experts in
the professional AV market. AV codecs
generally use 1Gbps or 10Gbps per
stream and the AV Line of M4250 targets
the widespread 1Gbps codecs.
PoE+, Ultra90 PoE++ and rear-facing ports
ensure a clean integration in AV racks.
M4250 switches come pre-configured for
standard audio and video signals. When
requirements are more specific, an AV
user interface offers customization with
port-based profiles. For audio Dante,
Q-SYS and AES67 profiles are available,
as well as an AVB profile requiring an
AVB license sold separately. For video
the M4250 offers profiles for NVX, AMX,
Q-SYS, NDI, Dante etc. as well as audio/
video/control mixed profiles. When
multiple switches are used, NETGEAR
IGMP Plus
TM
brings automation for you to
just connect them together, or with M4300
and M4500 switches.
Highlights
Extended AV features
• DedicatedAVweb-basedGUI
interface for more specific AV
installations
• Color-basedAVprolescanbe
applied to the different ports
• Dante,Q-SYS,AES67andAVBaudio
profiles
• AVBrequiresalicense(soldseparately)
• NVX,SVSI,Q-SYS,NDIandDante
video profiles
• Audio/video/controlmixedproles
• Automaticswitchinterconnectwith
NETGEAR Auto-Trunk, Auto-LAG and
IGMP Plus
• CommonLayer2andLayer3
switching engine across all M4250
models
• Built-inITwebGUI,console,telnet
and SSH consistent with other
NETGEAR M4300 and M4500 series
• Featuresetincludesstatic,RIPandPIM
routing,DHCPServerandPTPv2
Audio Video Bridging (AVB) services
• AVBisoneofthemanyfeatures
designed into the M4250 product line
• AVBisanindustrystandardfor
transporting content over a network
• AVBisusedmostoftenwhenvery
low latency is required such as in live
performances when lip sync is critical
• AlloftheAVLineM4250switchescan
be optionally licensed for AVB support
Other IT use cases
• Standardorrecessedmountingwithall
ports in the back, or all ports in the front
• FullyfeaturedL2/L3/L4platformfor
midsize Enterprise campus networks,
IoT and IPTV
Industry standard management
• Industrystandardcommandline
interface(CLI),mainNETGEARITweb
interface(GUI),SNMP,sFlowandRSPAN
• Single-pane-of-glassNMS300
management platform with centralized
firmware updates and mass-
configuration support
Industry leading warranty
• NETGEARM4250seriesiscovered
under NETGEAR ProSAFE Limited
Lifetime Hardware Warranty*
• 90daysofTechnicalSupportviaphone
and email, Lifetime Technical Support
through online chat and Lifetime Next
Business Day hardware replacement