Product Brief

NETGEAR M4300 series key features:
•Costeective1GaccesslayerincampusLANnetworks,andhigh
performance10G/40Gdistributionlayerformidsizeorganizationsnetworks
•ZeroTouchAV-over-IPwithpre-conguredL2Multicast(SDVoE-ready)
•AdvancedLayer2,Layer3andLayer4featureset-nolicenserequired-
includingPolicyBasedRouting,RIP,VRRP,OSPFandPIM
•Innovativemixed“SpineandLeaf”,1G,10Gand40Gstackingwithnonstop
forwarding(NSF)andhitlessfailoverredundancy
•Lowacoustics,half-width16-portand24-port10Gmodelscanbepaired
inasinglerackspaceforredundantTopofRack
•Modular12-slot2RUmodelscalingupto96-port10Gbymultipleof8
portsor24-port40Gbymultipleof2ports
•Upto768(10Gigabit)ports,192(40Gigabit)portsor384(1Gigabit)
ports,oracombinationinasinglelogicalswitch
•PoE+(30wattsperport)withhotswap,redundantpowersuppliesandfull
provisioning
NETGEAR M4300 series soware features:
•Advancedclassier-based,time-basedhardwareimplementationforL2
(MAC),L3(IP)andL4(UDP/TCPtransportports)securityandprioritization
•SelectablePort-Channel/LAG(802.3ad-802.1AX)L2/L3/L4hashingfor
faulttoleranceandloadsharingwithanytypeofEthernetchanneling
•VoiceVLANwithSIP,H323andSCCPprotocolsdetectionandLLDP-MED
IPphonesautomaticQoSandVLANconguration
•EcientauthenticationtieringwithsuccessiveDOT1X,MABandCaptive
PortalmethodsforstreamlinedBYOD
•ComprehensiveIPv4/IPv6staticanddynamicroutingincludingProxyARP,
OSPF,Policy-basedroutingandautomatic6-to-4tunneling
•ScalableProAVdeploymentswithIGMP+automaticL2multicast(only
subscribedvideosowfromoneswitchtotheotheracrosstheL2
topology)
•HighperformanceIPv4/IPv6multicastroutingwithPIMtimeraccuracyand
unhandledPIM(S,G,rpt)statemachineeventstransitioning
•AdvancedIPv4/IPv6securityimplementationincludingmaliciouscode
detection,DHCPSnooping,IPSourceGuardprotectionandDoSattacks
mitigation
•Innovativemulti-vendorAuto-iSCSIcapabilitiesforeasiervirtualization
optimization
NETGEAR M4300 series resiliency and availability features:
•Dualredundant,modularpowersuppliesequippingfullwidthmodels
contributetobusinesscontinuitymanagement
•Verticalorhorizontalexiblestackingwithmanagementunithitlessfailover
andnonstopforwarding(NSF)acrossoperationalstackmembers
•Spineandleafarchitecturewitheveryleafswitch(1Gaccessswitches)
connectingtoeveryspineswitch(distributed10G“core”switches)
•Stackinganddistributedlinkaggregationallowformulti-resiliencywithzero
downtimeandloadbalancingcapabilities
•LinkDependencynewfeatureenablesordisablesportsbasedonthelink
stateofdierentports
•PerVLANSpanningTreeandPerVLANRapidSpanningTree(PVSTP/
PVRSTP)oerinteroperabilitywithPVST+infrastructures
NETGEAR M4300 series management features:
•DHCP/BootPinnovativeauto-installationincludingrmwareand
congurationleuploadautomation
•IndustrystandardSNMP,RMON,MIB,LLDP,AAA,sFlow,RSPANandPTPv2
1-steptransparentclockimplementation(selectM4300models)
•Serviceportforout-of-bandEthernetmanagement(OOB)
•StandardRS232straight-throughserialRJ45andMini-USBportsforlocal
managementconsole
•StandardUSBportforlocalstorage,logs,congurationorimageles
•Dualrmwareimageforupdateswithminimumserviceinterruption
•Industrystandardcommandlineinterface(CLI)forITadminsusedtoother
vendorscommands
•FullyfunctionalWebconsole(GUI)forITadminswhopreferaneasytouse
graphicalinterface
•Single-pane-of-glassNMS300managementplatformwithmass-
congurationsupport
NETGEAR M4300 series warranty and support:
•NETGEARProSAFELimitedLifetimeHardwareWarranty*
•IncludedLifetimeTechnicalSupport
•IncludedLifetimeNextBusinessDay
HardwareReplacement
TheM4300StackableL3ManagedSwitchSeriescomeswith40G,10Gand1GmodelsinavarietyofformfactorsincludingPoE+fullprovisioning.M4300
SwitchSeriesdeliversIPv4/IPv6richservicesformid-enterpriseedgeandSMBcorewithmixedstackingbetween40-,10-and1-Gigabitmodels.Layer3
featuresetincludesstaticandpolicy-basedrouting,RIP,VRRP,OSPF,andPIMdynamicrouting.M4300isidealforserveraggregation,wirelessaccess,unied
communicationsandVideo-over-IP.
M4300 series
Intelligent Edge Managed Switches