2018-11-25T07:42:00Z

What do you like most about NETGEAR Switches?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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TL
Reseller
2023-12-19T09:52:00Z
Dec 19, 2023

The initial setup is easy.

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Kalyan  Chowdhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-11-30T09:02:42Z
Nov 30, 2023

The stability is good. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.

SandeepKumar22 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2023-11-01T07:11:02Z
Nov 1, 2023

The product is easy to deploy.

PS
Real User
Top 5
2023-09-06T11:40:45Z
Sep 6, 2023

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to use.

Mongezi Njaju - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-07-07T09:57:00Z
Jul 7, 2023

The solution is reliable and it is easy to setup.

Lixin Zhang - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-06-14T09:19:00Z
Jun 14, 2023

This switch is Layer 3, so it is a totally managed system.

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SB
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-23T09:14:00Z
May 23, 2023

The solution is stable.

BS
Real User
Top 20
2023-05-22T15:32:00Z
May 22, 2023

The solution is simple to use. I am also impressed with the tool's GUI and CLI.

CP
Real User
Top 5
2023-03-24T17:31:00Z
Mar 24, 2023

The solution is very powerful and versatile.

Angel Georev - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-11-10T12:35:55Z
Nov 10, 2022

Technical support is helpful and quick to respond.

Jitender_Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-06-28T16:00:00Z
Jun 28, 2022

This is a cost-effective solution.

JP
Reseller
Top 20
2022-06-28T15:53:00Z
Jun 28, 2022

The company provides a lifetime warranty.

KurhulaMaluleka - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-03-30T17:52:37Z
Mar 30, 2022

I'm satisfied with the stability of NETGEAR Switches.

KL
Reseller
2022-02-24T08:01:31Z
Feb 24, 2022

We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique.

WS
Real User
Top 20
2021-12-24T10:16:00Z
Dec 24, 2021

Its setup, usage, and access are most valuable. It is a very easy switch to set up.

JB
Vendor
2021-02-03T23:09:04Z
Feb 3, 2021

The solution is fast, even though you might not necessarily get the speed out of the internet anyway.

JC
Real User
2021-02-03T00:13:54Z
Feb 3, 2021

For what I used this switch for, it did well.

JC
Real User
2020-06-03T06:54:00Z
Jun 3, 2020

SFP, speed, and 10-Gigabit are the most valuable aspects of this solution. We're an architecture firm and we sometimes deal with large files. Anything we can do to eke out even a fraction of a second less time to get something done over the course of a year adds up. If I can get 10-Gigabit running in my server room, which I am right now, even though we're only gigabit to the desktop, due to the client computers we have, I can get more performance from everybody. I'm ready to start bringing in 10-Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop once I get the hardware to do that.

CS
Real User
2020-03-15T08:07:00Z
Mar 15, 2020

The ease of use of these switches is very good because of the Cisco CLI. If you are familiar with CLI, then you can configure the switch that way. It also has a relatively straightforward web interface. Using the web interface is good for beginners or people who aren't familiar with Cisco CLI. However, having a common command line interface method is great for some of our more advanced guys who are familiar with it.

SW
Real User
2020-02-27T06:23:00Z
Feb 27, 2020

Out-of-the-box, it works for our main use case. When passing multicast video across the network, our technicians don't have make any changes. Then, if we do need to make configuration changes for a custom scenario, the web interface is user intuitive so it's easy to use and change.

ES
Reseller
2020-02-26T05:55:00Z
Feb 26, 2020

The High Bandwidth AV-over-IP functionality of these switches has been fantastic, especially in leaf-and-spine. We've been able to build redundancy and they seem to outperform even the Cisco Catalyst, which is about twice as expensive as the M-series switches are.

KW
Reseller
2020-02-23T06:17:00Z
Feb 23, 2020

The big winner for NETGEAR is their modular switch: the 96X version. That is something that you don't see in the market anywhere else, except for Cisco who has it at a high level for a high expense. The ability to customize your own switch with their modules is a big plus for what we do in the market right now. Instead of having to piece together standardized switches, trying to make something work, or fitting the design into the mold, the modular switches are aware that you can make a mark in the industry because you purchased one switch and design with different modules added and removed later on for functionality.

MA
Real User
2020-02-19T08:48:00Z
Feb 19, 2020

The most valuable feature is definitely the fully functional IGMP snooping and querier, out-of-the-box, that the switch provides. With most if not all switches that we've worked with previously, at a minimum you have to enable a couple of different options... It's really a good feature to have that stuff enabled and fully functional out-of-the-box so that [AV techs] don't have to worry about configuring any of that stuff.

JD
Consultant
2019-06-16T07:23:00Z
Jun 16, 2019

The ability to mix and match is invaluable. So, we didn't have to run massive super extensive switches in the data closets where it wasn't necessary. Being able to manage it all from one place, as all your network configuration settings went live across your entire building from one management console was really handy.

BH
Real User
2019-03-28T08:19:00Z
Mar 28, 2019

Since it has a web interface, it is easy to set up. You don't have to take three years of training somewhere for a lot of money.

JC
Reseller
2018-12-13T11:34:00Z
Dec 13, 2018

The cloud management has just been huge for us. We have 80 clients and they all have switches... With the cloud-managed Insight ones... we know more information without having to do complicated SNMP traps. We get nice emails, we get a web interface, and we're not having to wait for our RMM tools to get SNMP traffic to notify us. We don't have to do complicated configurations.

it_user976371 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-12-13T11:34:00Z
Dec 13, 2018

The most valuable feature to me is the modular side of things, being able to replace a module and a transceiver at our beck and call. If something goes down, or a piece of equipment is broken, I don't have to replace the whole switch. I can just replace the part that's broken or the part that is no longer working. I can get them back up and working within a matter of minutes, versus having to replace everything and reprogram everything. It's a huge time-saver.

KH
Consultant
2018-12-10T08:57:00Z
Dec 10, 2018

The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular.

SB
Consultant
2018-12-10T08:57:00Z
Dec 10, 2018

The most valuable feature is the fact that Insight is cloud-managed. The whole reason behind it is that there is one central place to manage it. You can pre-configure everything and you can get access to it without having to get onto the client's network. That makes it easy to use and deploy.

JM
Reseller
2018-12-10T08:57:00Z
Dec 10, 2018

It's nice, if there is an issue, to be able to go in through the remote. The fact that the remote doesn't require a static IP... is nice. They initiate the contact to the outside world, without requiring a static to get in.

DS
Real User
2018-12-06T12:01:00Z
Dec 6, 2018

The ability to manage them is the big valuable feature. The ease of use is great.

KS
Real User
2018-12-02T07:34:00Z
Dec 2, 2018

Their online portal is one of the most useful features. The portal is very user-friendly, so even someone with not a lot of tech experience can go in and see what's going on with the switch.

HM
Reseller
2018-11-28T08:48:00Z
Nov 28, 2018

Remote management is the most important thing for us. And monitoring, of course, allows us to see when something is wrong with a client. We get notified that an access point is down, for instance, or that there are too many clients on one access point, so that we can log into the portal and manage the solution with the client instantly, from either a laptop or a cell phone, with the Insight app.

WW
Real User
2018-11-28T08:48:00Z
Nov 28, 2018

The most important feature is the failover, the LACP links. That's the dual set it allows. We have redundant core switches and, if one fails or one network adapter fails, the other one can take over without problems.

it_user646785 - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
2018-11-25T07:42:00Z
Nov 25, 2018

Valuable features include network monitoring and ease of programming for VLANs, etc. I especially like NETGEAR because it's easy to teach system administrators how to use them, how to look at them, how to make changes to them without having the complexity of CLIs, but still having a CLI should we need it.

EG
Real User
2018-11-25T07:42:00Z
Nov 25, 2018

We have one client that has three Insight switches and when we make a change to their network... we can make the configuration change and push it down to all three switches at once. We don't have to individually log on to each switch to make the change.

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