Chapter 1 Introduction - NETGEAR M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Introduction
The NETGEAR M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches are
high-performance, IEEE-compliant, stackable, intelligent edge switches that support
non-stop forwarding. In this manual, all models of the M4300 Intelligent Edge Series
Fully Managed Stackable Switches are referred to as the switch.
Note: All non-modular M4300 switch models are described in this hardware installation
guide. NETGEAR provides a separate hardware installation guide for modular model
M4300-96X.
This hardware installation guide complements the installation guide that came with your
switch.
This chapter serves as an introduction and includes the following sections:
• Overview
• Hardware features
• About stacking
• Safety instructions and warnings
Note: For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note: For technical specifications, see the data sheet at
netgear.com/business/products/switches/managed. For switch documentation, visit
netgear.com/support/download/.
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