Introducing the NETGEAR AV Line of M4250 Switches, developed and engineered for audio/video professionals with dedicated service and support. M4250 has been built from the ground up for the growing AV over IP market, combining years of networking expertise in AV with M4300 and M4500 series with best practices from leading experts in the professional AV market. AV codecs generally use 1Gbps or 10Gbps per stream and the AV Line of M4250 targets the widespread 1Gbps codecs. PoE+, Ultra90 PoE++ and rear-facing ports ensure a clean integration in AV racks. M4250 switches come pre-configured for standard audio and video signals. When requirements are more specific, an AV user interface offers customization with port-based profiles. For audio Dante, Q-SYS and AES67 profiles are available, as well as an AVB profile requiring an AVB license sold separately. For video the M4250 offers profiles for NVX, AMX, Q-SYS, NDI, Dante etc. as well as audio/ video/control mixed profiles. When multiple switches are used, NETGEAR IGMP PlusTM brings automation for you to just connect them together, or with M4300 and M4500 switches. Dedicated AV web-based GUI interface for more specific AV installations Color-based AV profiles can be applied to the different ports Dante, Q-SYS, AES67 and AVB audio profiles AVB requires a license (sold separately NVX, SVSI, Q-SYS, NDI and Dante video profiles Audio / video / control mixed profiles Automatic switch interconnect with NETGEAR Auto-Trunk, Auto-LAG and IGMP Plus
| Switch type | Managed |
| Switch layer | L2/L3/L4 |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes |
| Web-based management | Yes |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity | 48 |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type | Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) |
| Installed SFP+ modules quantity | 8 |
| Switching capacity | 240 Gbit/s |
| Rack mounting | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes |
| Product colour | Black |
| Power supply included | Yes |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) | Yes |
| Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget | 960 W |
| Width | 440 mm |
| Depth | 43.2 mm |
| Height | 400 mm |
| Weight | 6.31 kg |
