NETGEAR M4250-26G4F-POE+ 24x1G Managed Switch
A 30-port, fully managed Gigabit PoE+ switch from NETGEAR's AV Line, purpose-built for AV-over-IP deployments with pre-configured multicast handling.
| Ports | 24x 1G PoE+, 2x 1G, 4x SFP |
|---|---|
| PoE budget | 300W (up to 30W per PoE+ port) |
| Switching fabric | 60 Gbps non-blocking across 30 ports |
| IGMP support | Enhanced (NETGEAR IGMP Plus) |
| Jumbo frame support | Up to 12 KB |
| Power consumption (with PoE) | 401W |
| Acoustics | Fanless, or 34 dB @ 25°C with fan |
| Dimensions | 440 x 257 x 43.2 mm, 1U rackmount |
The M4250-26G4F-POE+ belongs to NETGEAR’s AV Line — managed switches designed specifically around the demands of AV-over-IP systems, where video and audio are transported as network multicast traffic rather than dedicated HDMI or analog runs. Unlike a general-purpose IT switch, it ships pre-configured with enhanced IGMP (NETGEAR IGMP Plus) handling, which is what keeps multicast video streams routed only to the ports that need them instead of flooding the whole network.
With 24 PoE+ ports across a 300W budget, it can power a meaningful number of PoE-driven AV endpoints — encoders, decoders, cameras, or Ethernet-connected control surfaces — directly off the switch. The 4 SFP uplink ports are typically used for fiber trunk links between switches in larger, multi-rack AV-over-IP deployments, and the rear-facing port layout (on the physical unit) is intended to keep cabling tidy inside an AV equipment rack rather than a standard IT closet.
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