High availability (HA)
Nonstop forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architectures with hitless failover the stack
Multi-resiliency
Stacking and distributed link aggregation ensure zero downtime and load balancing capabilities
PVST+ interoperability
Per VLAN spanning tree and per VLAN Rapid spanning tree (PVSTP/PVRSTP)
Link dependency
Enables or disables ports based on the connection status of different ports
Advanced IPv4/IPv6 security
Malicious code detection, DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard protection and DOS attack mitigation
Half-width ToR
Combine two half-width models in one rack space for redundant Top-of-Rack models (select m4300 models)
Simple GUI
Fully functional web console (GUI) for IT administrators who prefer an intuitive graphical interface
Flexible and efficient
Line-rate Spine and Leaf topologies offer many opportunities for server rooms, collapsed cores, or at the edge of growing networks.
Mix & Match stacking
stack between 10/40 Gigabit and 1 Gigabit models with any 10G/40G port, with any media type (RJ45, SFP+, DAC cables). Vertical, horizontal, manage as one unit
Room to grow
With PoE+ (30 watts per port), plug-and-play ports and hot-swappability, you're ready to grow whenever you need to.
Zero Touch AV-over-IP
Pre-configured for out-of-Box L2 Multicast (SDVoE-ready)
No latency
Non-blocking architecture for near zero switch latency
NETGEAR IGMP Plus™
Prevent network "flooding" with simple multicast implementation of Layer 2 Multicast