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Netgear Engage Controller 2.4 with offline provisioning available

The new version 2.4 of Netgear’s Engage Controller runs as a portable application, so no installation is required. It can also be run from a flash drive, on both Windows and MacOS. While it works offline, connecting to the internet enables Engage to detect and apply switch firmware updates with a single click.

The headline feature of version 2.4 is offline provisioning: users can design and configure virtual switches and access points for an existing site or a new one without the physical hardware present. When devices arrive onsite, configurations are pushed via Auto-Onboard or manual assignment using serial number or MAC address. Virtual sites are saved as reusable templates.

Engage automates the complex networking tasks that have historically slowed AV-over-IP deployments: multicast configuration, VLAN setup, quality of service, and inter-VLAN routing. Built on certified profiles, it automatically applies the correct settings for Dante, NDI, SMPTE ST 2110, AES67, and many other protocols, then displays a live network topology map so teams can instantly verify their work.

Netgear Engage Controller version 2.4 is available for free download for Windows and MacOS at www.netgear.com/engage-controller.

Netgear is also shipping two new M4350 managed switches this spring. The M4350-16C, expected to ship by the end of March, addresses throughput demands in large AV-over-IP environments. It provides sixteen ports of 100G connectivity and is designed for aggregation and core layers where multiple high-resolution video streams converge.

Together, these two models bring the M4350 portfolio to eighteen models spanning 1G to 100G, all with enterprise-grade management, redundant modular power options, SMPTE ST 2110 timing support with grandmaster and boundary clock functionality, and TAA-compliant SKUs for government deployments.

The M4350-16M4V, expected to ship in April, is designed for broadcast and live production environments where physical connections are critical. It features industry-standard Neutrik locking connectors throughout: EtherCon for network, OpticalCon for fiber, and PowerCon for power, to reduce the risk of accidental disconnection during load-in or live events.

The switch delivers sixteen 2.5G PoE++ ports (up to 1,130 W total), including eight EtherCon ports, plus four 25G SFP28 uplinks via a modular card slot. The optional interface cards support RJ-45, single-mode fiber, or multimode fiber. A TAA-compliant SKU is also available.

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