Netgear XSM4396K1 (M4300-96X)

As a new member of the M4300 Family, the NETGEAR M4300-96X is a 2RU modular switch that comes either empty or pre-populated with 48 SFP+ ports and supporting up to 96-port 10GBASE-T copper (RJ-45) with first 48 ports capable of PoE+, 96-port 10GBASE-X fibre (SFP+), 24-port 40GBASE-X fibre (QSFP+), or a combination. The M4300-96X is the world’s only modular solution starting at $100 per port (this is the street price when 96 SFP+ fibre ports and one PSU) and scaling up to 96 ports of 10G Ethernet by multiple of 8 ports, or up to 24 ports of 40G Ethernet by multiple of 2 ports. M4300 Spine and Leaf stacking technology with NSF provides world-class services for server and storage interconnect, mid-enterprise edge and SMB core. SDVoE-Ready, M4300 switches streamline AV-over-IP deployments with Zero Touch multicast. From a software standpoint, Layer 3 feature set includes static and policy-based routing, RIP, VRRP, OSPF, and PIM dynamic routing – as standard. The NETGEAR M4300 Switch Series is ready for the future, with Software-defined Network (SDN) and OpenFlow 1.3 enabled for your network. M4300-96X is backed by NETGEAR ProSAFE Lifetime Limited Warranty and 24/7 support including lifetime chat.

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

10G/40G modular solution

• The M4300-96X scales from 8 to 96 ports of 10G Ethernet by multiple of 8 ports, and from 2 to 24 ports of 40G Ethernet by multiple of 2 ports
• Better than a fixed port solution, the 96X lets you start small with maximum granularity between copper and fibre, including PoE+ over 10G, and grow later in “non-blocking” mode just by adding port expansion cards

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