Grandstream GWN7673 Wi-Fi 7 Ceiling Access Point, BE5000, 3×3 5 GHz, 512 Clients

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7673 is a ceiling-mounted Wi-Fi 7 access point for places with many people and devices, such as open offices, classrooms and shop floors. It works on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands only, with three spatial streams on 5 GHz, and serves up to 512 devices from a single 2.5 Gigabit network cable. It is a step up from the GWN7670E in 5 GHz capacity.

Is it right for you?

• It suits crowded indoor areas where most devices use 2.4 and 5 GHz.
• It does not have a 6 GHz radio. If you want the 6 GHz band for newer devices, the tri-band GWN7672L adds it.
• If you need fewer streams on 5 GHz, the GWN7670E shares the same housing and 512-device capacity at a lower BE3600 rating.
• It is for indoor use, rated 0 to 45 °C.

Key features

• Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be): 2×2 on 2.4 GHz up to 688 Mbps and 3×3 on 5 GHz up to 4,323 Mbps, about 5 Gbps combined (BE5000).
• Wi-Fi 7 features for compatible devices: multi-link operation (MLO), 4096-QAM, multi-RU (multiple resource units) and preamble puncturing.
• Up to 512 connected devices and up to 175 m coverage.
• One 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port with Power over Ethernet (PoE) input, so one cable carries power and data.
• 32 network names (SSIDs), 16 per radio, and up to 1,000 private pre-shared key (PPSK) accounts for per-user Wi-Fi passwords.
• Five internal antennas; round housing 220 mm across and 48.5 mm deep, 545.8 g.

What else you need

A PoE switch port or injector. It accepts 802.3af or 802.3at and draws up to 16 W, so an 802.3at (PoE+) port is the safe choice. No power adapter is listed in the box, so plan a PoE switch or injector. For the full 2.5 Gbps uplink the switch port must be 2.5G capable. Management is built in.

Installation

Mounts on a ceiling, wall or junction box with the supplied brackets. A network installer can fit it and set it up from the web interface or the GWN app.

Software and licences

The web interface has an embedded controller that can manage up to 50 GWN access points on the same network, so a single office or building needs no separate controller. For several buildings or remote support, GDMS Networking (Grandstream Device Management System, in the cloud) or GWN Manager (software on your own server) manage it centrally. Both are offered at no charge, and there is no licence to buy. The GWN app is also supported.

Before you buy

• Dual band only: no 6 GHz radio.
• Draws up to 16 W, so choose an 802.3at PoE+ port; no power adapter is listed in the box.
• A 2.5G switch port is needed to use the full uplink.
• Indoor use only, 0 to 45 °C.