QNAP has expanded its networking catalog with the QSW-M7230P-2X4F24T, a managed switch with L3 Lite functions designed for medium and large enterprises. The manufacturer targets it at virtualization workloads, high-speed storage, and AI infrastructure, concentrating all hardware in a single 1U rack chassis.
What the QSW-M7230P-2X4F24T Offers: 100, 25, and 10 GbE
The unit distributes connectivity across three speed tiers. At the top, it carries two QSFP28 100 GbE ports, intended as trunk links toward the network core or to connect two of these switches together. Below that, four SFP28 25 GbE ports cover servers and NAS systems, while twenty-four RJ45 10 GbE ports serve workstations and other devices. The announced total switching capacity is 1,080 Gbps.
Having all three tiers in a single rack unit saves space and, above all, cabling: there is no need to chain several switches to go from 10 to 100 GbE. The proposal sits in the same league as Ubiquiti’s UniFi USW Pro XG switch, which also bets on 10 GbE and Ethernet power delivery.
800 W PoE++ with Management from QSS Pro
The 24 RJ45 10 GbE ports are compatible with the IEEE 802.3bt PoE++ standard, with a maximum of 90 W per port and a total power budget of 800 W. There is plenty of margin to power Wi-Fi 7 access points, PTZ cameras, and other devices that no longer carry their own power supply, but it pays to look at the numbers before hanging everything on a single switch: 24 ports at 90 W would sum up to 2,160 W, well above the available 800 W, so the budget is shared and not all ports will be able to deliver maximum power simultaneously.
The management of that energy is handled by the software QSS Pro, with real-time power control, consumption priorities, and remote port rebooting. On the traffic plane, the switch supports static IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, DHCP server, and advanced VLAN configuration; it also adds compatibility with MC-LAG and LACP protocols to eliminate single points of failure in the network.
Audiovisual Synchronization, Security, and Deployment
The QSW-M7230P-2X4F24T incorporates support for PTP Boundary Clock, IGMP Snooping, and VLAN management, designed to keep video and audio synchronized on wall-mounted screens, audiovisual studios, and control rooms. In terms of security, it works in coordination with ADRA NDR X, the system QNAP installs on its NAS units, to isolate ransomware incidents, and allows launching isolated backups via the Airgap+ mechanism.
For growing networks, connecting two of these switches via their 100 GbE ports provides capacity for up to 48 workstations at 10 GbE and 8 NAS servers at 25 GbE. On the server side, a unit like the ASRock Rack SORANO motherboard for EPYC 8005, with dual 10 GbE networking, would fit into the same deployment. The model is already available in QNAP’s solutions catalog.
Before buying it, it pays to do the math: sum up the actual power consumption of your access points and PoE cameras, check that they fit within the 800 W with room to spare, and reserve QSS Pro priority management for critical ports. That way the switch won’t surprise you on the day you add the next camera.
