Grandstream GWN7701 Unmanaged Gigabit Switch, 8 Ports

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7701 is a plug and play network switch with 8 Gigabit ports. It needs no setup: connect power and cables and it starts passing traffic. It suits a small office, a reception desk or a home office, where PCs, printers and recorders need to share one network.

Is it right for you?

• Choose it when your devices have their own power. It has no PoE, so cameras, phones and access points would need their own adapters or a PoE injector; the P and PA models in the series add PoE.
• It is unmanaged, so there are no VLANs (virtual LANs), port monitoring or remote management. If you need those, the GWN7711 Layer 2 Lite model adds them.
• It sits on a desk or mounts on a wall, so it suits a small room without a rack.

Key features

• 8 Gigabit RJ45 ports with auto negotiation and auto MDI/MDIX, so any Ethernet device at 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps links up with either a straight or crossover cable.
• 16 Gbps switching capacity, a 8K MAC address table and 9 KB jumbo frames.
• IEEE 802.3x flow control and 802.1p/DSCP priority handling.
• Plastic housing with per-port link/activity LEDs, 164 x 80 x 30 mm and 0.17 kg.
• Powered by an external 5 V DC 0.6 A adapter, which is included.

What else you need

• Power: the external 5 V DC adapter is included.
• Network cables to each device, and a power adapter or PoE injector for any device that needs power over its cable.

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 in a ventilated cabinet or room between 0 and 40 °C.

Before you buy

• No PoE: cameras, phones and access points need their own power adapters or a PoE injector.
• Unmanaged: no VLANs, port monitoring or remote management.