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<p align="center"></p><p><p>Netgear is introducing a trio of products targeting SMBs and SMEs today. The primary product is a modular switch chassis, while the second one is a new WLAN controller. Finally, we have an update in the ReadyNAS rackmount lineup. We will cover them in the reverse order.</p>

<h3>ReadyNAS 3130</h3>

<p>The RN3130 is a rackmount unit running an Intel Rangeley SoC clocking in at 1.7 GHz (likely to be the Atom C2338, which is a 2C/2T model). There are four GbE ports, and the unit runs ReadyNAS 0S 6.2 with the btrfs filesystem.</p>

<p>Netgear claims speeds of 220 MBps +. They are targeting the virtualization market - It would be interesting to see if they have the breadth of features and performance numbers that Synology provides in this market area.</p>

<p>The 4-bay RN3130 will cost $1500 diskless, a steep premium over the RN314 (based on the Atom D2700, albeit with only two GbE ports). Synology's DSxx15+ Rangeley lineup now comes with four network ports too and are priced well south of $1500 even for higher bay counts. Netgear is asking a hefty premium for the rackmount form-factor.</p>

<h3>ProSAFE WC9500 WLAN Controller</h3>

<p>Netgear already has the WC7520 and WC7600 WLAN controllers targeting small to mid-sized enterprises such as 10 - 150 and 50 - 200 room hotels / primary and secondary schools. The WC9500 is being introduced to complete this lineup. The target is mid to large-sized enterprises with high density of access points. Typical targets include 200 - 500 room hotels and schools / small universities. Each WLAN controller can support up to 300 access points, and three of them can be stacked (with one additional for redundancy). Netgear adopts a licensing model in increments of 10 access points. Supported APs include the WNAP 210/320, WN 370, WNDAP 350/360/660/620 and the WND930.</p>

<h3>ProSAFE M6100 Chassis Series</h3>

<p>Switches in the SMB / SME space are pretty mundane affairs. Usually, things that get talked about are the presence of 10G capabilities and/or associated pricing. Netgear is doing something different with the ProSAFE M6100 chassis series.</p>

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<p>The M6100 is a 4U rackmount chassis with three open line-card slots in the front and a PSU bay with four power supply slots. We have a fan tray in the rear. This chassis (XCM8903) has to be ordered in conjumction with one or more I/O blades with different numbers of 1GBASE-T RJ-45, 1GBASE-X Fiber SFP, 10GBASE-T RJ-45 and 10GBASE-X Fiber SFP+ ports.</p>

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<p>Accessories include daughter cards to add power-over-Ethernet (PoE) functionality, PSUs, fan trays and an additional 1U power shelf.</p>

<p>This type of modular devices allow the end user to evolve the network for the organization as the need arises. Netgear hopes to present this as a credible alternative to the HP 5400 router series by providing better features at a lower price point.</p>
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Source: AnandTech
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