Grandstream GWN7700MP Unmanaged 2.5G PoE Switch, 5 Ports, 1 SFP+, 57 W

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7700MP is a plug and play network switch with 5 ports at 2.5 Gbps, four of which also power devices over the network cable (Power over Ethernet, PoE), plus one SFP+ (enhanced Small Form-factor Pluggable) slot for a fibre uplink. It needs no setup. It suits an office or home that has newer Wi-Fi access points and other devices needing more than Gigabit speed, and wants to power them from the same cable.

Is it right for you?

• Choose it when some devices support 2.5 Gbps and you want them faster than Gigabit. Older devices still link at 1 Gbps or 100 Mbps, so it works in a mixed network.
• 2.5 Gbps needs a device and Cat5e or better cabling that support 2.5GBASE-T.
• Ports 1 to 4 supply PoE from a shared 57 W budget, so two devices drawing the full 30 W will use most of it.
• It is unmanaged, so it cannot create VLANs (virtual LANs) or be monitored. If that matters, the GWN7721 Layer 2 Lite model adds management.
• Fanless, so it is quiet enough for a desk or a small room.

Key features

• 5 copper ports at 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps (IEEE 802.3bz) with auto MDI/MDIX, so either cable type works.
• One SFP+ slot running at 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps for a fibre or direct attach uplink.
• PoE on ports 1 to 4 (IEEE 802.3af/at), up to 30 W per port and 57 W in total.
• 45 Gbps switching capacity, a 4K MAC address table and 9 KB jumbo frames.
• Fanless metal housing, 145 x 80 x 27 mm and 0.31 kg.
• IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet, 802.3x flow control and 802.1p/DSCP priority.
• Powered by an external 53.5 V DC 1.22 A adapter, which is included.

What else you need

• Power: the external adapter is included.
• For the SFP+ uplink, a transceiver or direct attach cable: no module is supplied. Grandstream F-MM850-300M-10G (multimode) and F-SM1310-10KM-10G (single-mode) 10 Gbps SFP+ modules match the 10 Gbps mode; F-MM850-550M-1.25G and F-SM1310-20KM-1.25G 1.25 Gbps SFP modules match the 1 Gbps mode.
• Cat5e or better cabling and 2.5GBASE-T devices to get 2.5 Gbps.

Installation

No installer is needed: place it on a desk or screw it to a wall, plug in the adapter and connect the cables. Keep it between 0 and 40 °C with free air around it, rather than stacked tightly with other warm equipment, because it is fanless.

Before you buy

• The 57 W PoE budget is shared by four ports.
• No SFP+ module is supplied; order a transceiver or direct attach cable for the uplink.
• Unmanaged: no VLANs or monitoring.