The NETGEAR M4300 Stackable Switch Series delivers L2/L3/L4 and IPv4/IPv6 cost-effective services for mid-enterprise edge and SMB core deployments with unrivalled ease of use: 10/40 Gigabit models can seamlessly stack with 1 Gigabit models within the series, enabling spine and leaf line-rate topologies. Nonstop forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architectures provide advanced High Availability (HA) with hitless failover across the stack. Intelligent NETGEAR IGMP Plus™ multicast allows for scalable Pro AV installations at Layer 2 without the PIM complexity. Dual redundant, modular power supplies equipping full width models contribute to business continuity management. Layer 3 feature set includes static, dynamic and policy-based routing – as standard. The NETGEAR M4300 Switch Series is perfect for wireless access, unified communications and professional AV-over-IP installations.

NETGEAR Intelligent Edge Switch solutions combine latest advances in hardware and software engineering for higher flexibility, lower complexity and stronger investment protection, at a highvalue price point.

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
• The 96X lets you start small with copper and fiber, including Multi-Gigabit 2.5G/5G and 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 prioritization
• Removing the need for Layer-3 PIM routing, IGMP Plus greatly simplifies system architectures with automated IGMP techniques across the entire AV over-IP network

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 organization is not ready for high-speed backbone, 10G and 40G models can be added later to stacks of 1G models

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 centralized 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 Stackable Managed Switch
  • 24-port 1000BASE-T (RJ45) PoE+
  • 2-port 10GBASE-T (RJ45) all independent
  • 2-port 10GBASE-X (SFP+) all independent
  • 128Gbps non-blocking fabric across 28 ports
  • Out-of-band 1G Ethernet Management port
  • Mini-USB and RJ45 RS232 console ports and USB storage port
  • Full L3 feature set and non-stop forwarding (NSF) stacking
  • Full width form factor with one-unit rack mount kit
  • (GSM4328PA) Ships with one modular APS550W PSU in first power supply slot
  • (GSM4328PB) Ships with one modular APS1000W PSU in first power supply slot
  • Ship with a blank cover in the second power supply slot
  M4300-28G-PoE+ SpecificationsHardwareForm FactorFull width
  1-unit 1U rack mountSwitching Fabric128 Gps10/100/ 1000 BASE-T RJ45 ports24 ports PoE+ (No 10M/ half on ports 17-24)
  100/1000/ 10G BASE-T RJ45 ports2 ports (independent): 100M; 1G; 10G1000/10G BASE-X SFP+ ports2 ports (independent): 1G; 10G
  PSUModular 2 bays
  1 PSU included: APS550W
  110V/220V AC input:
  480W PoE Budget with 1 PSU
  480W PoE Budget with 2 PSUs in RPS mode
  720W PoE Budget with 2 PSUs in EPS mode
  
  1 PSU included: APS1000W
  110V AC input:
  630W PoE Budget with 1 PSU
  630W PoE Budget with 2 PSUs in RPS mode
  720W PoE Budget with 2 PSUs in EPS mode
  
  220V AC input:
  720W PoE Budget with 1 PSU
  720W PoE Budget with 2 PSUs in RPS modeFansFixed Front-to-back
  39.8dBOut-of-band ConsoleEthernet: Out-of-band 1G port (Front)
  Console: RJ45 RS232 (Back)
  Console: Mini-USB (Front)
  Storage: USB (Front)SoftwareManagementOut-of-band; Web GUI; HTTPs; CLI; Telnet; SSH
  SNMP, MIBs RSPAN
  Radius Users, TACACS+Usability EnhancementsStacking NSF witth Hitless Failover
  Link Dependency (Enable or Disable one or more ports based on the link state of one or more different ports)
  Syslog and Packet Captures can be sent to USB storageIPv4/IPv6 ACL and QoS, DiffServIngress/ egress
  1 Kbps shaping Time-based
  Single Rate PolicingIPv4/IPv6 Multicast filteringNETGEAR IGMP Plus™ for automatic IGMP
  IGMPv3 MLDv2 Snooping, Proxy ASM & SSM
  IGMPv1,v2 Querier (compatible v3)
  Control Packet FloodingIPv4 / IPv6 Policing and ConvergenceAuto-VoIP
  Auto-iSCSI
  Policy-based routing (PBR)
  LLDP-MED
  IEEE 1588 PTPv2**
  1-Step Endto-End Transparent ClockSpanning Tree Green EthernetSTP, MTP, RSTP
  PV(R)STP1
  BPDU/STRG Root Guard
  EEE (802.3az)VLANsStatic, Dynamic, Voice, MAC
  GVRP/ GMRP
  Double VLAN mode
  Private VLANsTrunking Port ChannelDistributed LAG across the stack
  Static or Dynamic LACP (LACP automatically reverts to and from Static LAG)
  Seven (7) L2/ L3/L4 hashing algorithmsIPv4/IPv6 Authentication SecuritySuccessive Tiering (DOT1X; MAB; Captive Portal)
  DHCP Snooping Dynamic ARP Inspection
  IP Source GuardIPv4/IPv6 Static RoutingPort, Subnet, VLAN routing, DHCP Relay;
  Multicast static routes;
  Stateful DHCPv6 ServerIPv4/IPv6 Dynamic RoutingIPv4: RIP, VRRP
  IPv4/IPv6: OSPF, Proxy ARP, PIM-SM, PIM-DM, 6-to-4 tunnelsPerformanceMAC ARP/ NDP16K MAC
  888 ARP/ NDPRouting / Switching CapacityUp to 480 Gbps
  Line-rateThroughputUp to 357 MppsApplication Route ScalingStatic: 64v4/ 64v6
  RIP: 512
  OSPF: 512Packet Buffer16MbLatency<2.76µs 10G RJ45
  <1.83µs 10G SFP+IP Multicast Forwarding Entries96 IPv4
  32 IPv6CPUCPU 800 Mhz
  1GB RAM
  256MB FlashMulticast IGMP Group membership2K IPv4
  2K IPv6VLANs4K VLANsDHCPDHCP Server: 2K leases
  IPv4: 256 pools
  IPv6: 16 poolssFlow416 samplers
  416 pollers
  8 receivers