Built for AV
The NETGEAR Align Controller runs NETGEAR Engage and the NETGEAR AV OS, software engineered from the ground up for how AV traffic behaves on a network. And it's backed by a partner ecosystem of over 600 manufacturers, with real interoperability testing behind every profile, so when an integrator specifies a deployment, they can be confident everything works together before they touch it on-site. Deployments that once took hours are now plug-and-play. Management that used to require a truck roll is now remote, from anywhere in the world.
And this is just the beginning. The platform is designed to grow, supporting third-party applications alongside NETGEAR's own, and evolving alongside every installation it supports. Ten years of building the foundation. Now we're building what goes on top of it.
One box, endless applications
The NETGEAR Align Controller is the first dedicated appliance to host NETGEAR Engage, NETGEAR's AV network management platform for designing, configuring, and managing AV-over-IP deployments. But it goes further than management. Precision timing and core network services, functions that have always required separate devices, are built right in. The Align Controller runs as a grandmaster clock and supports PTPv2, SMPTE ST 2110, gPTP AVB, and AES67. NTP, DNS, DHCP, and Syslog services are also built in. One device instead of four.
For integrators, the impact is immediate: less time configuring infrastructure, more time focused on the deployment itself. For end users, it means a more stable, resilient network from day one.
Remote Engage access
Since NETGEAR Engage launched, the question they've heard from integrators more than any other has been: "Can we access it remotely?" The NETGEAR Align Controller is the answer. It supports secure remote access to Engage for up to five concurrent users via the NETGEAR Insight portal (license required) and allows them to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot without having to be on-site.
Simply connect it to an existing switch using PoE++, no dedicated power circuit needed, and it's ready to go. It's half-width 1RU, so there's room for a backup unit even when rack space is tight!