M4350 Network Switches
NETGEAR AV
Category IP Broadcast Solutions
Configuring an AV-over-IP network switch, especially SMPTE ST 2110, is not easy. You shouldn't have to go to school or read a 100 page manual to be able to configure your network switch. NETGEAR has directly addressed this problem with the unique NETGEAR AV OS™ allowing certified, reliable, and consistent profiles for any type of AV over IP. NETGEAR AV has several lines of switches purpose-built for broadcast and AV. The M4250 series hit the AV market and have taken it by storm for many types of AV over IP. However, an enterprise-class of switching with redundant power supplies and support for the grandmaster and boundary clocks of SMPTE ST 2110 was still needed.
The M4350 switches represent hours of conversations with actual customers and hours of engineering and testing to ensure they are ready for the rock-solid performance required in broadcasting environments. And these switches are made for the AV/broadcast equipment distribution channel and not sold on the NETGEAR.com store.
Plus, NETGEAR offers free network design, configuration, and troubleshooting with a dedicated team of broadcast and AV networking staff engineers. These queries are ticketed and typically responded to within 2 hours, worldwide.
NETGEAR has not simply made a dumbed-down switch that "speaks broadcast", but rather kept the robust networking they have been known for nearly 30 years and added a new OS option for broadcast and AV configuration. This groundbreaking way of configuring a switch not only makes it easier for AV people to set up a switch, but, even for the advanced networking professional, it guarantees a consistent application of settings across the network. That is some great peace of mind.
