Grandstream GWN7072 Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band Router, BE11000, 10G SFP+/RJ45 WAN

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7072 is a Wi-Fi 7 router for a small or mid-size office, studio or large home on multi-gigabit fibre. It covers 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz for an aggregate wireless rate of about 11 Gbps, takes the internet on a 10 Gbps port that accepts either an SFP+ fibre module or a copper cable, and gives four 2.5 Gbps wired ports, 50 VPN tunnels and room to grow through mesh.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a small or mid-size office, studio or large home with multi-gigabit fibre that wants Wi-Fi 7 speed and a VPN (virtual private network) for remote staff.
• Covers about 175 m² and up to 128 Wi-Fi devices; add mesh nodes, up to 16, for larger places.
• Choose it over the GWN7062M for Wi-Fi 7, the 6 GHz band, a 10 Gbps internet port and 50 VPN tunnels; the GWN7062M is the lower-cost Wi-Fi 6 option with a 2.5 Gbps combo WAN.
• 6 GHz Wi-Fi use depends on local regulatory approval, so check that the band is open where you are.

Key features

• Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be): 2.4 GHz up to 688 Mbps, 5 GHz up to 4,320 Mbps and 6 GHz up to 5,765 Mbps, with 320 MHz channels on 6 GHz and six antennas.
• Wi-Fi 7 features including 4K-QAM, MLO (Multi-Link Operation), MRU (multiple resource units) and preamble puncturing.
• 10 Gbps combo WAN port (SFP+ module or RJ45), one 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN port and three 2.5 Gbps LAN ports; dual WAN with failover, load balancing or standby.
• 10 Gbps NAT (network address translation) throughput, 1.2 Gbps IPsec and 64,000 NAT sessions.
• Up to 50 VPN tunnels: WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec, SSL VPN, PPTP and L2TP.
• USB 3.0 port for an LTE (4G mobile broadband) dongle as backup internet, network printing and file sharing.
• Up to 128 concurrent Wi-Fi clients and up to 16 networks (SSIDs); mesh with up to 16 nodes using GWN mesh routers and the GWN7660EM.

What else you need

• An internet line from your provider; a second line can connect on the 2.5 Gbps WAN/LAN port.
• Only if your fibre arrives as a module: an SFP+ module for the 10 Gbps port. Grandstream’s 1.25 Gbps and 10 Gbps single-mode and multimode modules fit it.
• A mains socket: a 12 V adapter is included. The router draws up to 28.98 W.
• Only if you want a mobile backup link: an LTE USB dongle.

Installation

Set it up yourself from the Grandstream Home app or the web UI, or have your IT person configure the VPN and multiple WAN links. The tower design stands on a desk or mounts on an indoor wall (104 x 104 x 226 mm, 846 g), rated 0 to 40 °C.

Software and licences

Management is through the local web UI, GDMS Networking in the cloud, GWN Manager on your own server, the GWN app, the Grandstream Home app or TR-069.

Before you buy

• SFP+ modules are optional and bought separately.
• Wi-Fi Alliance certification was still under test and the specifications were preliminary when published.
• 6 GHz Wi-Fi use depends on local regulatory approval; not all bands are available in all regions.