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M4300 Intelligent Edge Series

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the M4300 series?

The M4300 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Series come with 40G, 10G and 1G models in a variety of form factors and PoE+ full provisioning. All

10 Gigabit ports are independent and 1G backward compatible for progressive transition to 10G speeds. The M4300 Switch Series delivers L2/

L3/L4 and IPv4/IPv6 rich services for mid-enterprise edge and SMB core with unrivalled ease of use: 10/40 Gigabit models can seamlessly stack

with 1 Gigabit models, enabling line-rate spine and leaf stacking topologies. Non-stop forwarding (NSF) virtual chassis architecture provides

advanced High Availability (HA) with hitless failover across the stack. Dual redundant, modular power supplies equipping full width models

contribute to business continuity management. M4300 is ideal for server aggregation with Auto-iSCSI prioritization: two half-width M4300

switches can be installed in a single rack space for redundant Top of Rack installations. Layer 3 feature set includes static and policy-based

routing, RIP, VRRP, OSPF, and PIM dynamic routing – as standard. Perfect for wireless access, uniﬁed communications and IP video, the NETGEAR

M4300 Switch Series is also ready for the future, with Soware-deﬁned Network (SDN) and OpenFlow 1.3 enabled for your network.

Model Name M4300-8X8F M4300-12X12F M4300-24X M4300-24X24F M4300-48X M4300-96X

Model Number XSM4316S XSM4324S XSM4324CS XSM4348S XSM4348CS

XSM4396K0 (Empty Switch)

XSM4396K1 (Starter Kit)

10GBASE-T RJ45 8 ports 12 por t s 24 ports 24 ports 48 ports Up to 96 ports (up to 48xPoE+)

1G/10G SFP+ 8 ports 12 por t s 4 shared ports 24 ports 4 shared ports Up to 96 ports

40G QSFP+ Up to 24 ports

Form Factor Half-width Full width Modular

Rack Mount 1- or 2-unit 1U 1-unit 1U 1-unit in 2U

Power Supply Modular 1 bay Modular 2 bays

Included PSU

(1) A PS250W

XSM4396K0 - no PSU

XSM4396K1 - (1) APS600W

Fans Front-to-back

Noise @25°C 36.9dB 36.9dB 37dB 35.8dB 40.3dB Without PoE - 35.8dB

Max PoE load - 66.8dB

Max Power

Consumption

49 Watts 97 Watts 125 Watts 161 Watts 237 Watts

Without PoE - 566 Watts

With 1,440W PoE - 2,006 Watts

PoE+ Budget 1xAPS600W - 0W

2xAPS600W shared - 634W

1xAPS1200W - 720W

2xAPS1200W redundant - 720W

APS600W+APS1200W shared - 1,084W

2xAPS1200W shared - 1,440W

Management Ethernet: Out-of-band 1G port Console: RJ45 RS232 and Mini-USB Storage: USB

Model Name M4300-28G M4300-52G M4300-28G-PoE+ M4300-52G-PoE+

Model Number GSM4328S GSM4352S GSM4328PA GSM4328PB GSM4352PA GSM4352PB

10/100/1000 RJ45 24 ports 48 ports 24 ports PoE+ 48 ports PoE+

10GBASE-T RJ45 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports

1G/10G SFP+ 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports 2 ports

Form Factor Full width

Rack Mount 1-unit 1U

Power Supply Modular 2 bays

Included PSU (1) A PS150W (1) A PS550W (1) APS1000W (1) A PS550W (1) APS1000W

Fans Front-to-back

Noise @25°C 30.3dB 31.5dB 39.8dB 39.8dB

Max Power Consumption 34.5 Watts 47.4 Wat t s 797 Watts 833.2 Watts 865 Watts 1,628 Watts

PoE+ Budget

@110V AC

With 1 PSU, or 2 PSUs Redundant Mode:

480 Watts 630 Watts 480 Watts 591 Watts

With 2 PSUs Shared Mode:

720 Watts 720 Watts 720 Watts 1,010 Watts

PoE+ Budget

@220V AC

With 1 PSU, or 2 PSUs Redundant Mode:

480 Watts 720 Watts 480 Watts 860 Watts

With 2 PSUs Shared Mode: 720 Watts 720 Watts 720 Watts 1,440 Watts

Management Ethernet: Out-of-band 1G port Console: RJ45 RS232 and Mini-USB Storage: USB

2. What are the available M4300 models?

Summary of content (6 pages)

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NETGEAR ProSAFE® M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the M4300 series? The M4300 Stackable L3 Managed Switch Series come with 40G, 10G and 1G models in a variety of form factors and PoE+ full provisioning. All 10 Gigabit ports are independent and 1G backward compatible for progressive transition to 10G speeds.
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3. The M4300 comes with half-width 10G models: how does it work? M4300 half-width models come with two rack-mount kits: 1-unit and 2-unit kits. To install a single half-width switch in a single rack space, you will find one regular short bracket and one long mounting bracket. To install two half-width switches in a single rack space, you will find a pair of inside and outside middle mounts.
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• Cisco 40GBASE-LR4 QSFP 40G transceiver module for Single Mode Fiber, 4 CWDM lanes in 1310nm window Muxed inside module, Duplex LC connector, 10km, 40G Ethernet rate only (QSFP-40G-LR4-S) • Cisco 40GBASE-CSR4 QSFP+ transceiver module for MMF, 4-lanes, 850-nm wavelength, 12-fiber MPO/MTP connector, 300 m reach with OM3 fiber (QSFP-40G-CSR4) • Cisco 40G QSFP Bi-Directional transceiver module, Duplex Multi-mode Fiber, LC Duplex connector, 100m reach with OM3 fiber (QSFP-40G-SR-BD) • Cisco 40GBASE-CR4 QSFP+ di
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12. What are redundant top-of-rack topologies and associated benefits? • Spine and leaf architectures deliver highest performance with every leaf switch (1G) connecting to every spine switch (10G) For midsize server installations, two half-width M4300 10GbE models can be paired in a single rack space for redundant top-of-rack. Compared with single top-of-rack switch installation, such two-unit horizontal stacking is cost-effective yet highly efficient for HA.
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15. What are the unique qualities that differentiate the M4300 from other market alternatives? • IPv4/IPv6 Policing and Convergence: Auto-VoIP; Auto-iSCSI; Policy-based routing (PBR); LLDP-MED Mixed stacking between 1G models and 10G models – using 10G ports – is an important differentiator: only high-end series with costly and complex stacking kits are available in the market as of today.
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18. What is the USB port for on front panel? 21. What is the warranty of the M4300 Switch Series? The USB port allows user to download/upload switch firmware or configuration file using USB flash device. It is also used to recover the firmware image through the utility menu during boot up. It is more effective and easier than using XMODEM serial port protocol for file transfer. Latest 12.0 enhancements allow Syslog and Packet Captures to be sent to USB storage as well.