Grandstream GWN7674 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point, BE21000, 10G + 2.5G, BLE

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7674 is a Wi-Fi 7 access point for very crowded indoor spaces such as auditoriums, conference centres, lecture theatres, trading floors and large open offices. It runs 4×4 radios on both 5 GHz and 6 GHz plus a 2×2 radio on 2.4 GHz, serves up to 768 devices and connects to the network through a 10 Gigabit port. It sits above the GWN7672 in capacity.

Is it right for you?

• It suits one large room or hall with hundreds of devices in use at the same time.
• It needs 802.3bt PoE++ power and a 10G switch port for its full uplink, so check your switch before choosing it.
• For ordinary offices and classrooms, the GWN7672 offers tri-band Wi-Fi 7 with 2×2 radios on PoE+ power.
• It is for indoor use, rated 0 to 45 °C.

Key features

• Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be): 2.4 GHz up to 688 Mbps, 5 GHz up to 8,647 Mbps and 6 GHz up to 11,529 Mbps, about 21 Gbps combined (BE21000), with 320 MHz channels on 6 GHz.
• Wi-Fi 7 features for compatible devices: multi-link operation (MLO), 4096-QAM, multi-RU (multiple resource units) and preamble puncturing.
• Up to 768 connected devices and up to 175 m coverage.
• One 10 Gigabit and one 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, both with Power over Ethernet (PoE) input, for 12.5 Gbps of wired capacity.
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.3 and a dedicated scanning antenna.
• 48 network names (SSIDs), 16 per radio.
• 12 internal antennas; 250 x 250 x 54.5 mm, about 1.13 kg.

What else you need

An 802.3bt PoE++ switch port or injector able to supply 36 W; an 802.3at PoE+ port is not enough. No power adapter is listed in the box, so plan a PoE switch or injector. A 10G multi-gigabit switch port is needed for the full uplink. Management is built in.

Installation

Mounts on a ceiling or wall with the supplied kit. The unit is 250 mm across and about 1.13 kg, so fix it to something solid. A network installer can fit it and set it up from the web interface.

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.

Before you buy

• Needs 802.3bt PoE++ power at up to 36 W; check that your switch supports 802.3bt.
• No power adapter is listed in the box.
• A 10G switch port is needed for the full uplink.
• 6 GHz Wi-Fi depends on local radio regulations; 2.4 and 5 GHz work regardless.
• Indoor use only, 0 to 45 °C.