I already own a Netgear GS724Tv4 with license for AVB.
Can I use this license for the new M4250 serie too?
If not:
Is the license for all switches out of the serie M4250 the same?
Is the license valid per switch (HW unit)? Or per infrastructure? Or per user?
Is the license valid for lifetime? Or annually/limited time only? Are these licenses for professionals only? Or also for private users? Are there different licenses available for home users? Are there licenses for AVB when the switch is not used for commercial purposes (home use only)?
I already own a Netgear GS724Tv4 with license for AVB.
Can I use this license for the new M4250 serie too?
No. It is NOT possible to use the AVB license for the GS724Tv4 to the M4250 series switch models and vice versa.
Is the license for all switches out of the serie M4250 the same?
Is the license valid per switch (HW unit)? Or per infrastructure? Or per user?
The AVB license is NOT the same for all M4250 series switch models. The AVB licenses are model specific which means the customer should purchase the appropriate AVB license for their M4250 specific switch model.
Is the license valid for lifetime? Or annually/limited time only? Are these licenses for professionals only? Or also for private users? Are there different licenses available for home users? Are there licenses for AVB when the switch is not used for commercial purposes (home use only)?
The AVB licenses for the M4250 series switch models are lifetime to the unit itself and not to the customer (either professional, private user, home user). Also, there is no such category whether commercial or home purpose on the AVB license.
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I can confirm this is only a one-time license fee (the M4250 AVB licenses are perpetual, so one license is equipping one switch for its entire lifetime). Please send an email to ProAVDesign@netgear.com as soon as you can with your details, and I'm going to take care of your situation with the local NETGEAR Sales and Distribution teams - we will update the distributors accordingly asap.
My dealer digitec.ch told me that the licenses for AVB are for one year only.
This isn't Digitec's mistake - they feed thier systems based on data feeds (more or less - the licenses for the new AV systems are not up on thier site...) they receive from Netgear and/or their distributors.
My dealer now checked this and insists that two different distributors confirm that the licenses for AVB are for one year only.
The times where these big distis offered any added value services or even product specific know-how beyond of logistics are history - for decades. The data feed says "one year" so the disti will state it's one year. If the reseller and finally we customers are lucky, we get a Swiss power cord added by the distributor for the new switches (as NTGR does provide C13 cables with Schuko and UK prongs from the factory with the European -x00EUS SKU part number).
@LaurentMa To make things even more confusing, these licenses are listed in the data feeds under the designation "NETGEAR Ethernet Audio/Video (EAV)" - while all the data sheets and documentation does talk of AVB all over. (e.g. AVB License SKU AVBxxxxx-10000S).
