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M4250 Switches Power Outages and UPSs
Hello, I am working in a new theatre that was setup in some interesting ways. We are currently working our way back through the system and altering things to follow better practices. As it is a new building we are still dealing with power shutdowns as new equipment is installed/changed. Everytime there is an outage it feels like something new breaks. We have UPSs that our "critical" devices are (sometimes) attached to. This includes our network switches. But the batteries can only supply power for ~40 minutes at current load. Our UPSs have an expansion slot that we can add an SNMP network card into. Is it possible for our network switches to monitor for outages and power off nicely? Is there such a thing as shutting down the switches nicely? What is the best practice for shutting down a NetgearAV switch? Another thing that causes outages for us is the fire alarm. We are required by the fire marshal to shutdown our whole system as soon as the fire alarm goes off. So currently everything loses power (except the UPSs which I think goes against the fire code... like I said... interesting setup) and I am trying to find better ways to manage shutting down the PA system but keeping critical equipment online long enough to shut down correctly before powering down entirely. We've had some false alarms from a poorly placed smoke detector in a catering kitchen and I would love to have a system that can shutdown according to code but do so nicely in case it is a false alarm. I've had a bad experience with shutting down the M4250 switches. Early on when we opened we had a switch catch on fire after flipping the power switch to reboot it (following instructions from the installer) I want to prevent having this happen again. I'm just interested in how people manage outages and turning equipment on and off.RANTS and rAVes Interview M4300-96X with Pro AV-over-IP Expert Laurent Masia
NETGEAR's own Pro AV-over-IP SDVoE expert LaurentMa was interviewed on RANTS and rAVes, a pro AudioVisual podcast about the M4300-96X switch. The M4300-96X is a super flexible pro switch that can be configured in nearly any way you need. Need more 10g copper, or SFP+ ports? Even if you are not looking for an AV-over-IP solution you can try the M4300-96X Configurator to design the switch that fits your own business needs. Have you deployed an AV-over-IP solution? Please post your feedback! View all our AV-over-IP SDVoE Stories and discussion.Video Webinar: How NETGEAR Helped ZeeVee Streamline Audiovisual Designs with AV-over-IP
It’s a new era for AV technology. Join us to learn about NETGEAR’s organization SDVoE Alliance and how NETGEAR has helped ZeeVee streamline audiovisual designs. Hosted by NETGEAR expert LaurentMa Laurent Masia - Senior PLM for Smart and Managed Switches. Uncompressed 4K AV over IP has come of age, assisted by the rapidly dropping cost and complexity of 10 Gigabit networking infrastructure, powered by NETGEAR M4300 Switches. We'll be posting more info about our ProAV SDVoE 10gb switching solutions from ISE2018 Integrated Systems Europe is the world´s largest AV systems integration show.
AptoVision®, Aquantia®, Christie Digital®, NETGEAR, Sony® and ZeeVee® launch SDVoE Alliance!
On Thursday Jan. 12, 2017, new Software-Defined Video over Ethernet Alliance (SDVoE) is announced with AptoVision, Aquantia, Christie Digital, NETGEAR, Sony and ZeeVee Founding Members. The SDVoE Alliance will standardize the adoption of Ethernet to transport AV signals in professional AV environments and create an ecosystem around SDVoE technology that allows software to define AV applications. Professional AV environments will be able to transition from circuit-based HDBASE-T matrix switchers to packet-based (multicast) 10G Ethernet switches for transporting Audio-Video signals in healthcare, entertainment, hospitality, retail, etc.. The Alliance will debut at Integrated Systems Europe 2017 (ISE) in Amsterdam Netherlands, February 7-10. NETGEAR offers the widest range of cost-effective 10Gbps switches from web and smart-managed 8-port devices to fully managed 48-port solutions with an ever increasing portfolio. By supporting the SDVoE standard, this is definitely our intent to make video distribution more efficient and flexible for the professional AV market! Regards,
