The NETGEAR M4300 Stackable Switch Series delivers cost-effective L2/L3/L4 and IPv4/IPv6 services to the edge and core of small and medium-sized businesses with unmatched ease of use: 10 Gigabit models Stack seamlessly with 1 Gigabit models within the series, enabling line-rate spine-and-leaf stacking topologies. Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architectures provide advanced high availability (HA) with hitless failover in the stack. Two redundant power modules on the full-width models contribute to business continuity management. The Layer 3 feature set includes static, dynamic, and policy-based routing by default.The NETGEAR M4300 switch series is perfect for wireless access, unified communications and IP video. It is also future-proof as it supports Software-defined Network (SDN) and OpenFlow 1.3 in your network.

• Best-in-class stacking
• The M4300 is flexible for mixed stacking with 10 Gigabit and 1 Gigabit models, using any type of 10G ports (RJ45, SFP+, DAC cable). High availability is another key differentiator for stackable solutions: In the event of a master switch failure, Non Stop Forwarding and Hitless Failover ensure that the standby switch takes over while the forwarding layer forwards traffic to the operational stack members - without interruption of service.
• Greater flexibility
• Two half-width M4300 switches can be combined in a single 1U rack space for redundant top-of-rack installation with auto iSCSI prioritization. The 10 Gigabit ports are all independent and 1G backwards compatible for gradual transition to 10G speeds.
• Less complexity
• The entire feature set including L2 switching (multi-level access control) and L3 routing (static, RIP, OSPF, VRRP, PIM, PBR) are available without a license. Innovative auto-installation with DHCP/BootP including automated firmware and configuration file upload.
• Investment protection
• Line rate spine and leaf topologies offer a wide range of possibilities in server rooms, in branch collapsed cores or at the edge of the network. Even if a company is not yet ready for SDN, OpenFlow support provides a future-ready design for maximum investment protection.
• Secure services
• With successive tiering, Authentication Manager enables per-port authentication methods for tiered authentication based on configured timeouts. For BYOD, multi-factor (Dot1x -> MAB -> Captive Portal) authentication is effective and easy to implement, including strict policies.
• Industry standard management
• Industry standard Command Line Interface (CLI), functional NETGEAR Web Interface (GUI), SNMP, sFlow and RSPAN NMS300 single-pane-of-glass management platform with centralized firmware updates and mass configuration support.
• Industry-leading guarantee
• The NETGEAR M4300 Series is covered by the NETGEAR ProSAFE Lifetime Hardware Warranty. 90-day telephone and email technical support, lifetime online chat technical support, and lifetime next-business-day hardware replacement.