Grandstream GWN7703 Unmanaged Gigabit Switch, 24 Ports

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7703 is a plug and play network switch with 24 Gigabit ports. It needs no setup: connect power and cables and it starts passing traffic. It suits a busy 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 managed GWN7800 series adds them.
• It stands on a desk or mounts in a 19-inch rack with the brackets in the box, so it suits a comms cabinet.

Key features

• 24 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.
• 48 Gbps switching capacity, a 8K MAC address table and 10 KB jumbo frames.
• IEEE 802.3x flow control and half duplex backpressure.
• Metal housing with per-port link/activity LEDs, 280 x 180 x 44 mm and 1.35 kg.
• Built-in 18 W power supply for 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, with an AC cable supplied.

What else you need

• Power: a mains socket. The power supply is built in and an AC cable is supplied.
• 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 for a desk install: place it, plug in the AC cable and connect the cables. For a rack, fit the rack-mounting brackets from the box and screw it into a 19-inch rack. 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.