Grandstream GWN7603 Wi-Fi 5 Wall Access Point, 4 x GigE, 2 x PoE Out

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7603 gives a room Wi-Fi and a few wired network ports from one small wall unit, so a hotel room, small office, clinic or home office can connect a desk phone, PC or TV without a separate switch. It is a dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac Wave 2) access point with a four-port Gigabit switch built in: one port takes Power over Ethernet (PoE) from the network and two of the others pass PoE on to a phone or small camera.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a room that needs Wi-Fi plus one to three wired devices at the same spot, mounted on the wall over a network wall box.
• Its PoE output is limited to 12 W in total, so it suits one or two low-power devices such as a desk phone.
• For Wi-Fi 6 in the same wall form factor, the GWN7604 has the same PoE output ports.
• For an in-wall unit that replaces a network faceplate, the GWN7624 is the Wi-Fi 5 option with a 4×4 5 GHz radio.
• It is an indoor unit rated for 0 to 45 °C.

Key features

• Dual-band 2×2:2 MU-MIMO (multi-user multiple input, multiple output), 1.27 Gbps combined wireless rate with up to 867 Mbps on 5 GHz.
• 100+ concurrent devices and up to 100 m coverage.
• 4 Gigabit ports: a PoE/PoE+ uplink, 2 ports with PoE output (12 W total) and 1 data port.
• 16 network names (SSIDs), 8 per radio, with WPA3 and a per-device security certificate.
• Mesh, captive portal and advanced QoS (quality of service) for voice and video.
• Two internal dual-band antennas of up to 3.5 dBi.
• 6.5 W maximum draw, not counting the PoE output. Body of 135 x 115 x 30 mm and 215 g.

What else you need

• An 802.3af or 802.3at PoE switch or injector on the uplink; no power adapter is in the box.
• If you want to use the PoE output ports, feed the unit from an 802.3at (PoE+) port.
• A network cable from the switch to the wall box.

Installation

Mount it on an indoor wall with the kit in the box, typically over a network wall box, and connect the uplink cable. It has a Kensington lock slot. A network installer or your IT support can fit it and adopt it into the controller.

Software and licences

Set it up from its own web interface, which also works as a controller for up to 50 GWN access points on the same network. For several buildings or remote management, use GDMS Networking (Grandstream Device Management System, a cloud service) or GWN Manager (software you run on your own server). Grandstream offers both at no charge, and no licence is needed.

Before you buy

• The PoE output is limited to 12 W in total, so it suits one or two low-power devices.
• Feed the unit from an 802.3at (PoE+) port if you want to use the PoE outputs.
• No power adapter is in the box, so plan a PoE switch or injector.