Grandstream GWN7710R Outdoor Lite Managed PoE Switch, IP66, 5 GbE + SFP

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7710R is a weatherproof network switch for outdoor points such as camera poles, car parks, campuses and building walls. Its IP66 housing is sealed against dust and water jets, and it brings data and Power over Ethernet (PoE) to a few cameras, an outdoor Wi-Fi access point or an intercom close to where they sit, with a copper or fibre link back to the main network. It has five Gigabit RJ45 ports and one SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) port, and it is Layer 2 Lite managed, so you can set VLANs and watch each port.

Is it right for you?

• Choose it when a handful of outdoor devices need power and data at a pole or wall, and running a cable to each from an indoor switch is not practical.
• Think about how it will be fed before choosing it: it has no power adapter and runs from PoE++ on port 5 or from a 12 to 57 V DC source such as a solar or battery supply. The feed sets how much PoE it can give out.
• It works from -40 to 60 °C, so it suits exposed outdoor cabinets and poles.
• Ports 1 to 4 can switch to passive 24 V or 48 V DC, so it also powers cameras and radios that do not follow the 802.3af/at standard.

Key features

• Ports 1 to 4 supply standard IEEE 802.3af/at PoE up to 30 W each, or passive 24 V or 48 V DC set in the web interface.
• Port 1 can deliver up to 60 W in 48 V four-pair passive mode, for one higher-power device.
• Powered by PoE++ on port 5 (802.3af/at/bt) or by a 12 to 57 V DC terminal. The PoE budget available for your devices depends on the feed: 3 W with 802.3af in, 15 W with 802.3at in, 60 W with 802.3bt in; with DC input 60 W above 12 V, 72 W above 24 V and 100 W above 36 V.
• One SFP port at 1 or 2.5 Gbps for a fibre link back to the building.
• Up to 32 VLANs (port-based and 802.1Q) and voice VLAN, QoS (Quality of Service) priority, storm control, DHCP snooping, spanning tree and a PoE watchdog that restarts a device that stops responding.
• 15 Gbps switching capacity and 11.16 Mpps forwarding rate.
• IP66 housing, 210 x 150 x 52 mm and 0.75 kg, rated -40 to 60 °C.

What else you need

• A power feed: either a PoE++ (802.3bt) switch port or injector into port 5, or a 12 to 57 V DC supply wired to the terminal. No adapter is in the box, and an 802.3bt feed gives a 60 W budget while a DC input above 36 V gives 100 W.
• For a fibre link, an SFP module: Grandstream F-SM1310-20KM-1.25G (single-mode) or F-MM850-550M-1.25G (multimode) match the port’s 1 Gbps mode.
• Outdoor-rated network cables to each device.

Installation

A network or CCTV installer should fit it. It mounts on a pole, a wall or a DIN rail, and metal straps, screws and a Phoenix connector for the DC terminal are supplied. The job involves fixing the housing, bringing the feed and device cables in through the glands, wiring the DC terminal if used, and setting VLANs and the PoE mode of each port through the web interface or GDMS Networking. Keep the cable glands sealed to preserve the IP66 rating.

Software and licences

• Managed locally through its web interface, in the GDMS (Grandstream Device Management System) Networking cloud or with GWN Manager on your own server, with SNMP for third-party monitoring.
• No licence is listed.

Before you buy

• No power adapter is in the box: plan the PoE++ or DC feed first, because it sets the PoE budget.
• Order an SFP module separately if you use fibre.
• Keep the cable glands sealed to keep the IP66 rating.