1. Introducing New Additions to ProSafe Advanced Smart Switch Family: GS724TR and GS748TR (ProSafe 24 and 48-port Gigabit Smart Switches with Static Routing) GS724AT (ProSafe 24-port Gigabit Smart Switch with Advanced Features

2. 2. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Introducing ProSafe™ Advanced Smart Switches »NETGEAR introduces innovations to ProSafe Advanced Smart Switch family: Advanced features provide robust security (ACL, 802.1x) and enhanced traffic management (Layer 2-4 based QoS) and availability (RSTP) Easily managed through intuitive ProSafe Control Center (web-based GUI) Investment protection with Lifetime Warranty Tailor-made for SMB networks – add features without adding complexity - Ideal alternative to fully managed solutions »New Products: GS724TR, GS748TR: ProSafe 24 and 48-port Gigabit Smart switches with Static Routing (an industry first!) GS724AT: ProSafe 24-port Gigabit Smart switches with advanced features »Additions to most comprehensive line-up in industry that includes: ProSafe Gigabit Stackable Smart switches (GS724TS, GS748TS) ProSafe Gigabit Smart switches with PoE (GS724TP, GS748TP) ProSafe 8-port Gigabit Smart switch (GS108T)

3. 3. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Introducing GS724TR and GS748TR: Gigabit Smart Switch with Static Routing »An Industry first! »Wire-speed 24 and 48-port Gigabit Smart switches with static routing »Target Market: 100-200 users »Value Proposition: Only ProSafe TM Gigabit Smart switches with Static Routing reduces congestion at the core of SMB networks Fully featured switches for SMB in an easy-to-manage and affordable package »Key Features: Static routing enables bandwidth efficiency Advanced features for robust security, enhanced QoS (voice/video), management and availability Easy-to-manage through intuitive web-based GUI Lifetime warranty

4. 4. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Introducing GS724AT: Gigabit Smart Switch w/ Advanced Features »Wire-speed 24-port Gigabit Switch with advanced features »Target market: 50-200 users »Value Proposition: Ideal edge switch for better control over network Fully featured switch for SMB in an easy-to-manage and affordable package »Key Features: 24-port Gigabit Smart switch Advanced features for robust security, enhanced QoS (voice/video), management and availability Easy-to-manage through intuitive ProSafe Control Center v1 (web- based GUI) Lifetime warranty

5. 5. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution NETGEAR Switch Portfolio Positioning Smart Switches Advanced Smart Switches Fully Managed L2 Fully Managed L3 Smart Switches Plus: Advanced Security Advanced QoS Advanced Availability Full-powered POE Stacking Static Routing Security QoS Availability Management POE Web-based GUI Advanced Smart Plus: Scale: More VLAN, MAC, ACL, Static Routes CLI Console Port Administrative privileges Managed L2 Plus: Scale: More VLANs, MAC, etc. Dynamic Routing 10G uplinks 20 – 50 50 - 200200+ Features Customer size Upgrade for Unmanaged Alternative to Fully Managed L2

6. 6. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution NETGEAR Switch Portfolio Positioning Smart Switches Advanced Smart Switches Fully Managed L2/w Routing Fully Managed L3 Edge Distribution/ Core Fully Managed L3 Advanced Smart Switches Advanced Smart Switches with Routing 20 – 50 50 - 200200+ Customer Size

7. 7. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Smart Switch Product Line-Up Unmanaged Switch Upgrade L2 Managed Switch Alternative

8. 8. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS724TR and GS748TR: Features At A Glance Features GS724TRGS748TR 10/100/1000 ports2448 SFP2 (shared)4 (shared) Bandwidth48 Gbps96 Gbps Standard Features255 VLAN 802.1p QoS Spanning Tree (802.3ad) Port/MAC-based security Storm control 255 VLAN 802.1p QoS Spanning Tree (802.3ad) Port/MAC-based security Storm control Advanced FeaturesACL (MAC, IP) L3/4 QoS Rate Limiting 802.1x Guest VLAN Voice VLAN Rapid/Multiple Spanning Tree 32 Static Routes ACL (MAC, IP) L3/4 QoS Rate Limiting 802.1x Guest VLAN Voice VLAN Rapid/Multiple Spanning Tree 32 Static Routes ManagementWeb-based GUI SNMP v1/2/3 TACACS+ Web-based GUI SNMP v1/2/3 TACACS+ WarrantyLifetime An Industry First!

9. 9. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS7xxTR: Key Drivers/Applications »Target Market: SMB customers (100-200) “Mid-market” Typically have in-house IT staff Campus deployments; Multi-department organizations Large VLAN deployments Mission critical applications require enhanced security and traffic management »Key Need: Efficient bandwidth management and greater network control » Inter-VLAN routing currently handled by Router VLAN traffic can be off-loaded from Router to L3 Switches for high performance and bandwidth efficiency »Opportunity exists to provide SMB customers with an easy-to- manage and affordable alternative to complex fully managed solutions

10. 10. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS7xxTR: Moving Smart Switch to Core Typical Mid-sized organization with multiple VLANs Inter-VLAN traffic handled by Router Inefficient use of Router – LAN and WAN traffic Slow Expensive Existing managed solutions are expensive and complex VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 4 Router WAN Edge Distribution/Core

11. 11. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS7xxTR: Scalable, Cost-Effective Solution GS748TR Inter-VLAN traffic can be offloaded to GS7xxTR Benefits: More efficient bandwidth utilization Router handles WAN and Security Faster solution More cost-effective Advanced features for LAN Security and QoS VLAN 1 VLAN 2 VLAN 3 VLAN 4 GS724TR Router WAN Edge Distribution/Core

12. 12. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS724TR and GS748TR: Value Proposition »Gigabit Smart Switches with Static Routing reduces congestion at the core of SMB networks »SMB customers no longer need fully managed solutions that are complex and expensive »Provide mid-market customers with a highly scalable, reliable and easy-to-manage solution Static routing enables bandwidth efficiency Advanced features for enhanced security and traffic management ProSafe Control Center provides intuitive web-based management Cost-effective Lifetime warranty

13. 13. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Key Messaging for GS724TR and GS748TR »ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switches with Static Routing provide mid- sized businesses with a tailor-made solution to reduce congestion at the core: Static routing feature offloads inter-VLAN routing traffic from the core - enables bandwidth efficiency and frees up router for WAN and security traffic Advanced features for robust security and traffic management Easily managed through intuitive web-based GUI Cost-effective Lifetime warranty

14. 14. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Advanced Features Overview ApplicationFeatureKey Benefit Security» 802.1x » Access Control Lists » TACACS+ » Client authentication » Ability to filter traffic based on addresses » Management security Traffic Management, Availability and Multicast »Rate Limiting »DSCP/L4 based prioritization »8 Queues »Auto-voice VLAN »IGMP snooping »Rapid/Multiple Spanning Tree »Allocation of bandwidth per user »Ability to prioritize voice traffic, other applications »Greater control for applications »Plug and Play deployment for VoIP »Manage multicast streams »Enables fast convergence of network in case of failure Switch Management and Maintenance » SNMP v1/2/3 » ProSafe Control Center » Factory reset » Dual Image » Monitor network health and manage devices » Ease-of-management, reduces time/resources » Restore factory defaults in case of errors » Software back-up Reliability» Lifetime Warranty» Investment protection A viable alternative to L2 managed switches Fully featured switch for SMB in an easy-to-manage and affordable package

15. 15. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution ProSafe Control Center: Web-management made easy »New, improved Navigation »Common look and feel across SMB platforms: Smart switches, managed switches, security and wireless »Views based on user expertise levels: Basic view Advanced view

16. 16. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS7xxTR Competitive Landscape GS724TR and GS748TR offer same features as Managed switches, easier to manage and more affordable More robust security Better QoS: Plug and Play voice deployment, Greater application control Lifetime Warranty No competitors in Smart Switch Segment

17. 17. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution GS724AT Competitive Landscape GS724AT offers advanced features in the Smart Switch category More robust security Better QoS: Plug and Play voice deployment, Greater application control Lifetime Warranty

18. 18. © 1996-2006 NETGEAR ®. All rights reserved NETGEAR Strictly Confidential – Not for Distribution Lower TCO with ProSafe Smart Switches »ProSafe Smart Switches with Advanced features provide all the functionality of fully managed switches without the complexity and expense »ProSafe Smart Switches can be fully managed through intuitive web-based GUI »Savings generated: Eliminates need to train IT staff on CLI: » Cost of Cisco Certfication (CCNA+CCNP) = $7,000 Smart GUI allows entry-level IT professionals to manage networks as well » Increases profitability of resellers and IT organizations Saves time/resources in managing network: » Initial configuration » Adds/Moves/Changes » Monitoring » Trouble shooting