NETGEAR, a leading provider of networking products for businesses of all sizes, is set to showcase its advanced AV solutions at InfoComm Asia 2024. Visitors to Booth L10 will have the opportunity to experience the latest innovation from NETGEAR’s Pro AV team: the M4350 series of fully managed AV switches. The Pro AV Design Services Team will also be on hand to answer questions and provide expert insights.
Introducing the M4350 Series
Designed to meet the demands of even the most complex AV-over-IP installations, the M4350 series combines enterprise-class hardware with the simplicity of out-of-the-box multicast functionality and profile-based configuration. The M4350 series features redundant power supply options, PoE++, larger switching fabrics, 25G and 100G uplinks, and port speeds ranging from 1G to 100G. All of these features are centrally managed by the NETGEAR Engage™ Controller, making it an ideal solution for AV professionals.
Showcasing Advanced Networking Solutions
In addition to the M4350 series, NETGEAR will be showcasing the PR60X multi-WAN cloud-managed router. The PR60X ensures ultra-fast connections with multi-gig and 10GbE ports, along with dual-WAN failover. Visitors will also see the M4250 AV switches, the Engage Controller, and Pro WiFi Access Points in action, highlighting NETGEAR’s comprehensive AV networking solutions.
M4350: Purpose-Built for the Pro AV Community
Building on the success of the M4250 line of AV switches, the M4350 series introduces greater scale and redundancy. Whether used on their own or at the aggregation layer in concert with M4250 switches, the M4350 models offer robust solutions for AV installations.
Marthesh Nagendra, Senior Sales Director Commercial, NETGEAR APAC, expressed enthusiasm for the new product line: “We are excited to showcase our latest advancements in AV networking technology at InfoComm Asia this year. Our groundbreaking AV-centric user interface simplifies the installation and configuration process, featuring pre-configured AV profiles certified by 250+ AV manufacturers. This ensures seamless integration across major audio, video, and lighting protocols, offering unmatched ease and reliability for our customers.”
Simplifying AV Networking
Traditionally, AV professionals have faced challenges using IT-designed switches that require complex configuration and specialized knowledge. The M4350 series addresses these challenges with an AV-centric user interface and the Engage controller, providing easy, port-based AV profiles that eliminate the guesswork. This user-friendly approach allows for quick and efficient setup, making the M4350 series an ideal choice for both small to medium and large-scale AV installations.
Additional M4350 Features
The M4350 series boasts several advanced features to enhance performance and ease of use:
- Compact Form Factor: Standard 40cm depth with front-to-back cooling, fitting any network rack without requiring a server rack.
- Redundant PSUs: One internal power supply can be supplemented by one or several modular power supplies, depending on the model.
- High Availability: Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) offers advanced High Availability (HA) with hitless failover across the stack.
- SMPTE ST 2110: Select models offer grandmaster and boundary clock mode for PTP, including profiles for SMPTE 2059-2 PTP, AES67 PTP, and AES-R16-2016 PTP.
- NETGEAR IGMP Plus™: Facilitates multicast setup to prevent network flooding with AV-over-IP streams, allowing easy switch connections without additional configuration.
- Automatic Configuration: Auto-LAG and Auto-Trunk features simplify the process of connecting multiple switches.
- Quiet Operation: Intelligent fans can be configured in Quiet Mode to minimize noise or Cool Mode to minimize heat.
- Speed Flexibility: Uplink options include 10G for midsize audio or compressed video installations and 25G and 100G for larger scale uncompressed video deployments.
- Plenty of Power over Ethernet (PoE): Various options for PoE+ and PoE++ including 10G Copper ports providing up to 3,000W of PoE budget for AV-over-IP endpoints and other devices.
- Full Control: Standard web-based and command line interfaces allow for full switch configuration for setups requiring special attention.
NETGEAR’s presence at InfoComm Asia 2024 highlights its commitment to advancing AV networking technology. With the launch of the M4350 series, NETGEAR continues to provide innovative and user-friendly solutions for AV professionals, ensuring seamless and reliable AV-over-IP installations. Visit Booth L10 to experience the future of AV networking with NETGEAR.
Also read – NETGEAR Launches Top-of-the-line Cloud Manageable Smart Switch Series Designed for 10 Gig Connectivity
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