M4300-8X8F comes with 8 ports 10GBASE-T and 8 ports 10GBASE-X SFP+ in a half-width form factor. All 16 ports are independent and 1G backward compatible for progressive transition to 10G speeds. Ideal for server and storage aggregation: two half-width M4300 switches can be installed in a single rack space. M4300-8X8F is line-rate with 320Gbps fabric for SMB core applications as well as spine and leaf stacking architectures.
The NETGEAR® M4300-8X8F Stackable Switch delivers L2/L3/L4 and IPv4/IPv6 cost-effective services for mid-enterprise edge and SMB core deployments with unrivalled ease of use: This 10 Gigabit model can seamlessly stack with 1 Gigabit models within the series, enabling spine and leaf line-rate stacking topologies. Non-stop forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architectures provide advanced High Availability (HA) with hitless failover across the stack. Layer 3 feature set includes static, dynamic and policy-based routing – as standard. Perfect for wireless access, unified communications and IP video, the M4300-8X8F Switch is also ready for the future, with Software-defined Network (SDN) and OpenFlow 1.3 enabled for your network.
NETGEAR Intelligent Edge Switch solutions combine the latest advances in hardware and software engineering for higher flexibility, lower complexity and stronger investment protection, at a high-value price point.
Key features:
The M4300-8X8F half-width switch provides 8-port 10GBASE-T and 8-port 10GBASE-X SFP+
All (16) 10G ports are independent and 1G backward compatible for progressive transition to 10G speeds
Cost effective 1G access layer in campus LAN networks, and high performance 10G distribution layer for midsize organisations networks
Zero Touch AV-over-IP with pre-configured L2 Multicast on all 1G models (1G AV encoders and decoders) and 10G models (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 and 10G stacking with nonstop forwarding and hitless failover redundancy
Low acoustics, can be paired in a single rack space for redundant Top of Rack
Up to 384 (Gigabit) ports, 768 (10 Gigabit) ports or a combination in a stack seen as one “logical” switch
Hot swap, redundant power supplies and full provisioning
Mixed Stack of 1G and 10G models provides 16K MAC, 2K ARP/NDP, 4K VLANs and 512 routes
SDN-Ready OpenFlow 1.3 support for maximum investment protection
Half Width Form Factor
8 ports (independent) 100M; 1G; 10G RJ45 Ports
8 ports (independent) 1G; 10G SFP+ Ports
320 Gps Switcing Fabric
Modular 1 bay 1 PSU included: APS250W
Fixed Fan Front-to-back 36.9dB
Highlights
Best-in-class stacking
M4300 is flexible enough for mixed stacking between 10/40 Gigabit and 1 Gigabit models, using any 10G/40G port with any media type (RJ45, SFP+, DAC cables)
High-availability is another key differentiator for stackable solutions: in case of a master switch failure, NSF and hitless failover ensure the standby switch takes over while forwarding plane continues to forward traffic on the operational stack members without any service interruption
Higher flexibility
Two half-width M4300 switches can be paired in a single rack space for redundant Top of Rack installations with Auto-iSCSI prioritisation
10 Gigabit ports are all independent and 1G backward compatible for progressive transition to 10G speeds
Lower complexity
Entire feature set including L2 switching (multi-tiered access control) and L3 routing (static, RIP, OSPF, VRRP, PIM, PBR) is available without license
DHCP/BootP innovative auto-installation including firmware and configuration file upload automation
Investment protection
Line-rate spine and leaf stacking topologies offer multiple possibilities in server rooms, in branch collapsed cores or at the edge of growing networks
Even if an organisation is not ready for SDN, OpenFlow support offers future-ready design for maximum investment protection
Secure services
With successive tiering, the Authentication Manager allows for authentication methods per port for a tiered authentication based on configured time-outs
With BYOD, tiered Dot1x -> MAB -> Captive Portal authentication is powerful and simple to implement with strict policies
Industry standard management
Industry standard command line interface (CLI), functional NETGEAR web interface (GUI), SNMP, sFlow and RSPAN
Single-pane-of-glass NMS300 management platform with centralised firmware updates and mass-configuration support
Industry leading warranty
NETGEAR M4300 series is covered under NETGEAR ProSAFE 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
