Grandstream GWN7604 Wi-Fi 6 Wall Access Point, AX3000, 4 x GigE, PoE Out

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7604 gives a room Wi-Fi 6 and wired ports for a phone, TV or PC from one wall unit, for hotel rooms, dormitories, meeting rooms and small offices. It is a wall-mount Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access point that doubles as a small Gigabit switch: a Power over Ethernet (PoE) uplink, two ports that pass PoE on to other devices and one data port, with 2.4 GHz 2×2 and 5 GHz 3×3 radios for about 3 Gbps of combined wireless rate (AX3000).

Is it right for you?

• Suits a room that needs modern Wi-Fi plus wired connections at the same spot, mounted on the wall.
• Its 12 W PoE output budget is for light loads such as a desk phone.
• If Wi-Fi 5 is enough, the GWN7603 shares the housing and the PoE output ports.
• For an in-wall unit that replaces a network faceplate, the GWN7661E has the same radio layout and PoE outputs.
• It is an indoor unit rated for 0 to 45 °C.

Key features

• Wi-Fi 6 with 160 MHz channels on 5 GHz, up to 2,402 Mbps on that band and 573.5 Mbps on 2.4 GHz.
• 2.4 GHz 2×2:2 and 5 GHz 3×3:2 MU-MIMO (multi-user multiple input, multiple output).
• Up to 256 concurrent devices and up to 100 m coverage.
• 4 Gigabit ports: a PoE/PoE+ uplink, 2 ports with PoE output (12 W shared) and 1 data port.
• 32 network names (SSIDs), 16 per radio, with WPA3 and secure boot against tampering.
• Mesh, captive portal and QoS (quality of service) for voice and video.
• 7.5 W maximum draw, not counting the PoE output. Body of 135 x 115 x 30 mm and 253 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+) source.
• A network cable from the switch to the wall box.

Installation

Mount it on an indoor wall with the kit in the box; the housing matches the GWN7603. 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

• To use the PoE outputs, feed the uplink from an 802.3at (PoE+) source.
• The 12 W output budget is for light loads such as a desk phone.
• No power adapter is in the box, so plan a PoE switch or injector.