Grandstream GAC2570 Conference Phone, 7 in Touch Screen, Wi-Fi 6, 12 Mics

Overview

The Grandstream GAC2570 is a conference phone for meeting rooms, huddle areas and boardrooms, with a 7 inch touch screen and 12 microphones that pick up voices from around the table. Its built-in battery gives up to 4 hours of talk time, so it can be carried from room to room without a cable. It runs Android 10 and makes calls through your phone system.

Is it right for you?

• Suits small to medium meeting rooms, huddle areas and boardrooms where people sit within about 5 m of the phone.
• For a long table or a larger room, add up to two GMD1208 wireless microphones placed up to 20 m away.
• Choose it over the GAC2500 if you want a newer Android platform (Android 10), Wi-Fi 6, a battery for moving between rooms, and 12-party conferencing.
• It needs a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call server: a phone system (IP PBX) such as a Grandstream UCM, or another SIP platform.
• It is an audio device with content sharing over HDMI, not a video conferencing camera system.

Key features

• 12 omnidirectional microphones in a multichannel array with beamforming, about 5 m pickup range.
• 10 W full-duplex speaker, 100 to 20,000 Hz, up to 83 dBA at 1 m, so both sides can talk at once.
• 12-party audio conferencing including the host, with local and server call recording.
• 7 inch (1280 x 800) IPS touch screen for dialling, joining and managing calls.
• Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.1+EDR dual mode, and a Gigabit port with Power over Ethernet (PoE+, 802.3at Class 4).
• 3300 mAh built-in battery for up to 4 hours of talk time, so it can move between rooms.
• HDMI in and a media port for content sharing during meetings, plus USB, line out, Micro-USB and a Kensington lock slot.
• Zoom certified, and runs Android 10.

What else you need

• A SIP call server: a Grandstream UCM IP PBX or another SIP platform.
• Power from an 802.3at PoE+ switch port, or from the PoE injector that comes in the package and a mains socket. The battery covers up to 4 hours away from power.
• A network cable to the room, or a Wi-Fi 6 network if you connect wirelessly.
• Only for larger rooms: up to two GMD1208 wireless microphones.
• Only for content sharing: an HDMI cable from the laptop to the HDMI input.

Installation

Place the phone centrally on the table, and for a long table add GMD1208 microphones. Connect it by Ethernet or Wi-Fi 6 and register it to the call server, which a telephony installer or IT team can do by hand or through provisioning. If no PoE+ switch is used, the PoE injector needs a mains socket near the network point.

Software and licences

Works with SIP platforms and Grandstream UCM IP PBXs, supports OpenVPN and LDAP contacts, and is provisioned with AES-encrypted XML files. Android apps run on the Android 10 platform.

Before you buy

• A PoE injector comes in the package, so a PoE+ switch is optional.
• GMD1208 microphones are optional extras for larger rooms; the phone covers about 5 m on its own.
• Operating temperature 0 to 40 °C, so it is for indoor rooms.
• Weight 1.38 kg, size 419.7 x 218.5 x 78.6 mm.