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boe
Feb 11, 2022Tutor
Stackable POE switches that support 2.5gbps?
Hello,
One of my clients has S3300 switches. We need to add 1 more switch with 2.5Gbs switch to each stack for new wireless APs. We'd like them to be managed as part of the stack and seen under device view. We'd connect them with the 10gbps port. Each switch needs about 12 ports 2.5gbs - can you tell me what switches we can use?
Hi boe,
Yes, it should work. However, the M4300 loses some of its functions and matches those with the S3300 when stacked.
A cheaper alternative would be the M4250-12M2XF that uplinks to the S3300 but this will not stack with the S3300.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
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- JeraldMNETGEAR Employee Retired
- boeTutor
Thanks I saw that but it also only says some of the M4 series stacks with the S3 series. It may or may not work - do you know?
- JeraldMNETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi boe,
Yes, it should work. However, the M4300 loses some of its functions and matches those with the S3300 when stacked.
A cheaper alternative would be the M4250-12M2XF that uplinks to the S3300 but this will not stack with the S3300.
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team- boeTutor
Thanks - not to give you a hard time, just making sure, I don't see it mentioned here - https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/switches/smartswitches/S3300-M4300-Mixed-Stacking-Application-Note.pdf
"S3300 switches can stack with M4300 select 10G models" I'm concerned it isn't in that select group and I need to run the S3300 firmware on it - not sure where to get that version of the firmware for that model.
I spent 30minutes on hold trying to ask about mixing the two and he said let me check on that - 5 minutes later - you can't mix and match any of the S3300 series with the M4300 series - I told him about the article - another 5 minutes - I see it is possible. I said how about those specific models - let me check.
Not exactly filling me with confidence in tech supports ability to answer the question. I asked as nicely as I could without trying to offend him if there was another tier or group that might be more familiar with this category of question - nope, I'll handle it.
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