Grandstream WP816 Wi-Fi 6 Cordless IP Phone, Bluetooth, 1.77 in Screen

Overview

The Grandstream WP816 is a light, compact cordless phone that works over your Wi-Fi network, for staff who need to take extension calls anywhere in an office, shop, hotel, clinic or warehouse. It has a 1.77 inch colour screen, two lines, Bluetooth 5.0 for a wireless headset and a push-to-talk key for paging a team, and its charging base can be fixed to a wall.

Is it right for you?

• Suits a place with Wi-Fi coverage everywhere the handset will be used and a SIP phone system or hosted VoIP service to register to.
• Wi-Fi 6 access points get the most from its radio, but it also connects to older 802.11 networks.
• If one charge must cover a long day, or users handle three lines, the WP826 on the same platform has a 2.4 inch screen and a 3000 mAh battery.
• For wet, dusty or washdown areas, the WP836 is the ruggedised model of the range with IP67 and IP69K sealing.
• It is an indoor handset rated for 0 °C to 45 °C.

Key features

• Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, with 802.11k/r/v so calls carry on as you walk between access points that support it.
• 2 SIP accounts and 2 lines, 5-way audio conferencing and call park.
• Bluetooth 5.0 for wireless headsets, plus a 3.5 mm wired headset jack.
• Dual microphones with echo cancellation and Noise Shield, Opus and other HD codecs, and hearing aid compatibility (HAC).
• Push-to-talk key, an emergency button, a programmable key and an accelerometer.
• USB Type-C port with fast charging, and a 1500 mAh battery for about 6 hours of talk time and 120 hours on standby.
• Handset of 135 x 49 x 15.5 mm, 82 g without the battery.

What else you need

• A SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) call server to register to, such as a Grandstream UCM (Unified Communications Manager) IP PBX or a hosted VoIP service.
• Wi-Fi coverage everywhere the handset will be carried; every call depends on the access points.
• A mains socket near the charging base for the USB Type-C power adapter (100 to 240 V AC in, 5 V DC 1 A out).

Installation

Stand the charging base on a desk or fix it to a wall with the M3 screw and wall bracket in the box, and connect the Type-C power adapter to a mains socket. The handset can join the Wi-Fi by scanning a barcode, which speeds up a roll-out of many phones.

Your IT support or a phone system installer can register and configure the handsets, and should check that Wi-Fi coverage reaches every area where calls will be taken.

Software and licences

Registers to any standard SIP server, including Grandstream UCM IP PBXs. Supports OpenVPN and WireGuard, and fleets can be provisioned through GDMS (Grandstream Device Management System), TR-069 or encrypted XML files.

Before you buy

• It needs a SIP call server and Wi-Fi coverage everywhere the handset will be carried.
• Wi-Fi 6 access points get the most from the radio, although the phone also connects to older 802.11 networks.