Grandstream GWN7801P Layer 2+ Managed PoE Switch, 8 GbE + 2 SFP, 130 W

Overview

The Grandstream GWN7801P is a managed network switch (Layer 2+) with 8 Gigabit RJ45 ports that all supply Power over Ethernet (PoE/PoE+), and 2 SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) fibre ports. Layer 2+ means full VLAN (virtual LAN), QoS (Quality of Service) and security control plus basic static routing. It suits growing offices, schools, hotels and shops that run IP phones, cameras and Wi-Fi access points on one network and want to keep them apart, control priority and manage everything from one cloud dashboard.

Is it right for you?

• Choose it when you power phones, cameras and access points from the switch and need proper VLANs, 802.1X authentication and a DHCP server.
• The 130 W budget is shared by 8 PoE ports: that is 4 devices at the full 30 W, or more devices that draw less, so total the expected load before choosing.
• The SFP ports run at 1 Gbps. For multi-Gigabit uplinks or more PoE power per port, compare the GWN7800 Pro models.
• The GWN7802P and GWN7803P are the larger models in the family; the GWN7801P Pro adds 2.5 Gbps SFP ports and Pro AV features.
• Desk, wall or rack mounting with the rack kits included, so it suits a comms cabinet.

Key features

• 8 PoE/PoE+ (IEEE 802.3af/at) ports, up to 30 W each and 130 W in total, with per-port priority, schedules and LLDP-MED power negotiation, so phones and cameras get the power they ask for and can be switched off overnight.
• 2 Gigabit SFP ports for fibre uplinks.
• 20 Gbps switching capacity and 14.88 Mpps forwarding rate.
• 4K VLANs including MAC-based, protocol-based and voice VLAN, QinQ, and 8 link aggregation groups.
• STP, RSTP and MSTP spanning tree, IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) and MLD snooping.
• 802.1X and RADIUS authentication, ARP inspection, IP source guard, DoS protection and DHCP snooping.
• DHCP server and relay, IPv4 and IPv6, and static routing with 32 IPv4 and 32 IPv6 routes.
• Built-in 150 W power supply with the AC cable included; fanless, so it is quiet enough for an office. 330 x 175 x 44 mm and 2 kg.

What else you need

• Power: a mains socket. The power supply is built in and the AC cable is included.
• For the fibre ports, SFP modules, which are not included: Grandstream F-MM850-550M-1.25G (multimode) or F-SM1310-20KM-1.25G (single-mode, up to 20 km) match the 1 Gbps port speed.
• A GDMS Networking account for cloud management, or GWN Manager on your own server; otherwise the web interface or CLI.

Installation

An IT or network installer should fit it. It stands on a desk, mounts on a wall or goes in a rack with the 2 x extended rack-mounting kits in the box, within 0 to 45 °C. Connect the supplied ground cable, plug in the AC cable and the device cables, then set VLANs, QoS, PoE priority and any routing through the web interface, CLI or GDMS Networking.

Software and licences

• Managed through its local web interface, a CLI (command-line interface) over console, Telnet or SSH, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, GDMS (Grandstream Device Management System) Networking in the cloud, GWN Manager on your own server, or a Grandstream GWN series router.
• No licence is listed.

Before you buy

• 130 W is shared across the 8 PoE ports.
• No SFP modules are included.
• SFP ports are 1 Gbps; for 10 Gbps SFP+ uplinks look at the GWN7806(P) or the Layer 3 GWN781x models.
• Connect the supplied ground cable.