Enhancements:
The AV UI provides the following enhancements:
- Added new profiles: Birddog, Audio Basalte Multiroom, Audio Audio-Technica, and Kramer AV
- Added the Manual Trunk configuration option
- Added the option to configure STP priority on the Edit STP Network Redundancy pop-up page, which you can access from the Overview page
- Added a fanout configuration in on the Port Configuration > Port Interface Details page for model M4300-96X
- Added a new “Port Interface Setting” configuration on the Port Configuration page
- Added the Profile Name and Template fields to the pop-up window that displays when you point to the switch graphical display on the Overview page
- Added a pop-up window to the switch graphical display on various pages
- Added support of “CYP” and “IPMX” in video profiles
- PTP TC is now enabled by default for the Audio AES67 and Birddog profiles and is disabled by default on any other profiles that use PTP
- For pages that show the switch graphical display, the legend is now hidden by default
In addition, this release provides the following enhancements:
- Added a non-unicast hash configuration for LAGs
- Added support of the QDP protocol packet flood in the VLAN
- Reduced the maximum number of configurable VLANs from 4000 to 1000 on the default SDM template dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 data-center-generic to increase the amount of free memory
- Added support for an AOC cable
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the issue where an SDVoE device does not receive an IP address from the switch after the device is rebooted.
- Fixes the issue where the switch crashes in a stack deployment when multicast, PTP, video, and audio traffic passes through.
- Fixes the issue where the CLI console shows asterisks after you log in to the switch.
- Fixes the issue where a DHCP client does not receive an IP address if the client’s MAC address is in the DHCP pool and the DHCP packets for the client include a client identifier.
- Fixes the issue where the switch does not offer a lease IP address to a DHCP client after the client responds to a ping request from the switch.
- Fixes the issue where the switch reboots when you use the Q-Sys plugin.
- Fixes the issue where the AV UI displays an incorrect power usage for the SPF+ port if the highest-numbered PoE port is being used.
- Fixes the issue where the AV UI displays incorrect port statistics.
- Fixes the where issue the AV UI neighbor page shows the same IP address for all VLANs when the client device uses multiple VLANs.
- Fixes the issue where the bitrate always displays as 0 under Port Statistics.
- Fixes the issue where a parsing error occurs.
- Fixes the issue where information is not displayed for all ports.
- Fixes the issue where incorrect fiber optics information is displayed.
- Fixes the issue where a VLAN ID is not found.
- Fixes the issue where a Shure M4250 device automatically and unintendedly changes the port authentication (802.1x) mode settings when you apply the Shure Split profile.
- Fixes the issue where the Shure Designer generates an 802.1x failure when the switch is connected over an M4250 model switch.
- Fixes the issue where the neighbor table in the AV UI displays an incorrect entry for the Shure MXA Mute Button.
- Fixes the issue where you cannot power cycle a port to which a PoE++ device is connected.
- Fixes the issue where an M4300 model switch generates incorrect information for a host table.
- Fixes the issue where the VLAN IP settings are lost in the AV UI.
Known Issues:
This firmware contains the following known issues:
In the main UI, the following issue can occur:
- After upgrading from firmware release 12.0.9.x to release 12.0.11.x or a later release, when you use the Main UI and you select Routing > Multicast > Mroute Static-Multicast Configuration, the page doesn’t display automatically.
Workaround: After the firmware upgrade, clear your browser cache.
In the AV UI, the following issue can occur:
- You cannot configure fan out for a standby member of a stack of M4300-96X switches.
Workaround: Use the main UI to configure fan out. - After configuring “Force Multicast” or “Block Multicast” for a LAG, the configuration is successfully applied to the switch, but no Force or Block icon displays on the LAG port.
- After configuring “Force Multicast” or “Block Multicast” on one or several ports of an
M4300-96X switch, the port status information (such as VLAN profiles, colors, and so on) no longer displays.
Workaround: Refresh the AV UI page.
Warnings:
Read and follow these warnings before updating your firmware:
- For user passwords, line passwords, and enable passwords that are encrypted with AES in firmware release 12.0.15.7 or earlier releases, automatic migration is supported to the more secure SHA512 in release 12.0.17.6 or later releases.
- User passwords, line passwords, and enable passwords that are encrypted with MD5 (salted) in firmware release 12.0.15.7 or earlier releases are not migrated to release 12.0.17.6 or later releases, so they must be set manually.
- SNMPv3 MD5 and SHA-based passwords from firmware release 12.0.15.7 or earlier releases are not migrated to release 12.0.17.6 or later releases, so they must be set manually.
Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/M4300/GSM_XSM4300_V12.0.17.19.zip
Firmware Update Instructions:
To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual. To find your user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/, enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.
Last Updated:07/07/2025
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Article ID: 000066226