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“This validation from the AV industry recognizes our efforts in bringing to market a product designed for AV professionals,” -Laurent Masia

Traditionally, Pro AV installers and their customers bought IP switches originally developed for IT. These work fine and have supported the growth of AV over IP, but they have their limitations. Apart from often being complicated and expensive, the fact that they are not specifically designed for AV has caused some serious issues that users have had to workaround. For instance, IT switches have cabling at the front, which is acceptable when hidden in a comms room, but not so good when in full view of customers in an upscale car showroom. Plus, IT switches speak IT language, and most AV users are not network technology experts.

Technology engineers first introduced Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology in 2003 as a clever way to push a little bit of electrical power through new and existing Ethernet cabling. Devices supporting PoE launched in parallel since it was an incredibly handy way to simultaneously power and transfer data to devices. Version 1 of PoE was capable of delivering about 15 Watts of power to low-powered tech such as early 802.11g WiFi Access points, simple VoIP phones, and a few other PDs (Ethernet powered devices). It quickly caught on, and NETGEAR was one of the hardware manufacturers at the forefront of delivering PoE switches to customers. It wasn’t long until PD and IT tech called for more power to enable next-generation technology; hence, in 2009, PoE+ was delivered supplying about 30 watts to even more powerful devices. Now, the industry is calling for even more power via Ethernet!

Now you can experience these tools in your home too for consistent user experience, and the same intuitive management from anywhere.

San Jose, CA — June 16th, 2020 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), the leading provider of WiFi 6 products that drive connectivity for today's smart homes, is announcing that the advanced cyber protection, NETGEAR Armor™ powered by Bitdefender® , is now available on Orbi WiFi 6 Mesh Systems and a number of NETGEAR WiFi 6 routers.

San Jose, CA – April 27, 2020 - NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), the leading provider of networking products that power businesses both large and small, today announced the inclusion of a free one-year Insight subscription with the registration of select list of Insight Managed switch, Insight wireless Access Point and router.