NETGEAR AV M4250-16XF
Managed SFP+ 16 Port Gigabit Switch
£1,250.00
The NETGEAR M4250-16XF AV Line 16-Port Managed Rackmount 10-Gigabit SFP+ Switch was developed and engineered for audio/video professionals with dedicated service support.
AV codecs generally use 1Gbps or 10Gbps per stream and the AV Line of the M4250-16XF targets the widespread 1Gbps codecs. The rear-facing ports ensure a clean integration in AV racks. This switch comes pre-configured for standard audio and video signals.
When requirements are more specific, an AV user interface offers customisation with port-based profiles. For audio, Dante, Q-SYS and AES67 profiles are available, as well as an AVB profile. For video, the M4250-16XF offers profiles for NVX, SVSI, Q-SYS, NDI, Dante, etc. as well as audio/video/control mixed profiles.
One of the many features designed into the M4250-16XF is full support for Audio Video Bridging (AVB), an industry standard for transporting content over a network. AVB is used most often when very low latency is required such as in live performances when lip sync is critical. AVB features can be accessed without the need for a separate licence (as of firmware version 13.0.4.17).
Key Features
- Sixteen (16) 1G/10G fibre SFP+ ports.
- Fibre ports for 1G/10G aggregation in M4250 star topologies (spine and leaf).
- Fanless mode possible with max 25ºC ambient, 75ºC internal sensor and eight (8) ports SFP+ used.
- Quiet mode acoustic noise 27.44dBA@25ºC when all ports used.
- 1U 200mm deep rackmount with front black display panel and all ports in the back.
- Possible reversed mounting with ports in the front including recessed mounting.
- Universal mounting options outside the rack with bottom M5 and front M10 threaded holes.
- Pre-configured for Audio and Video over IP out of the box.
- AVB features can be accessed without the need for a separate licence (as of firmware version 13.0.4.17).
NETGEAR IGMP Plus
NETGEAR IGMP Plus automatically multicasts across a M4250/M4300/M4500 L2 network (Spine and Leaf topologies), removing the need for L3 PIM routing.
- IGMP Plus is pre-configured on default VLAN 1 out of the box.
- IGMP Plus can be configured on another VLAN for automatic IGMP across switches on that VLAN (uplinks can make part of that VLAN in trunk mode).
- IGMP Plus allow AV-over-IP devices (TX/Encoders and RX/Decoders) to be connected across multiple switches in a star topology.
- The show igmpsnooping group command in CLI and GUI displays the Source and Group IP addresses along with their corresponding MAC addresses that are learnt through IGMP Snooping in a given VLAN on a given interface.
Extended Features
- Dedicated AV web-based GUI interface for more specific AV installations
- Colour-based AV profiles can be applied to the different ports
- Dante, Q-SYS, AES67 and AVB audio profiles.
- NVX, SVSI, Q-SYS, NDI and Dante video profiles
- Audio / video / control mixed profiles
- Automatic switch interconnect with NETGEAR IGMP Plus
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching engine
- Built-in IT web GUI, console, telnet and SSH consistent with other NETGEAR M4XXX series
- Feature set includes static, RIP and PIM routing, DHCP Server and PTPv2
