Ubiquiti PBE-5AC-500-ISO User Manual

5 GHz airMAX® ac Bridge with
500 mm RF Isolated Reflector

Model: PBE-5AC-500-ISO

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks®

PowerBeam®acISO. This Quick Start Guide is designed to

guide you through installation and includes warranty terms.

Package Contents

Reflector Radome Antenna

Feed

Rear Housing

Mounting Bracket Adjustment Bracket Pole Clamp

Hex Bolts with Washers

(M8x20, Qty. 4)

Gigabit PoE (24V, 0.5A)
with Mounting Bracket

TERMS OF USE: Ubiquiti radio devices must be professionally installed. Shielded Ethernet
cable and earth grounding must be used as conditions of product warranty. TOUGHCable™ is
designed for outdoor installations. It is the customer’s responsibility to follow local country

regulations, including operation within legal frequency channels, output power, and Dynamic

Frequency Selection (DFS) requirements.

Flange Nuts

(M8, Qty. 4)

Power Cord Quick Start Guide

(Qty. 2)

Carriage Bolts

(M8x135, Qty. 4)

5 GHz airMAX® ac Bridge with
500 mm RF Isolated Reflector

Model: PBE-5AC-500-ISO

Hardware Overview

Bottom View

Technology

Radome

Antenna Feed

Ethernet Port

Reset Button

Release Button

Reflector

Mounting Bracket

Alignment Pins

Rear Housing
Release Button Slot

Cable Door

Reset Button To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the

Reset button for more than 10 seconds while the PowerBeam
is already poweredon. Alternatively, the PowerBeam may be
reset remotely via a Reset button located on the bottom of the
Gigabit PoE adapter.

Release Button After you assemble the PowerBeam, check

the Release button; it should be fully engaged in the Release
Button Slot of the Rear Housing. This ensures that the Antenna
Feed is locked into place. If you need to remove the Antenna
Feed, you must depress the Release button first.

LEDs

Signal In airOS, you can modify the wireless signal

strength threshold values for each LED on the
Wireless tab under Signal LED Thresholds. The default
values are shown below:

LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -65 dBm.

LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -73 dBm.

LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -80 dBm.

LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -94 dBm.

Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady blue

when an active Ethernet connection is made and
flash when there is activity.

Power The Power LED will light blue when the

device is connected to a power source.

Application Examples

The PowerBeam mounted outdoors with the Reflector

installed provides directional outdoor coverage (gain is
reflector-dependent).

The PowerBeam mounted outdoors without the Reflector

installed provides outdoor-to-indoor coverage using the 3 dBi
Antenna Feed only.

Installation Requirements

• 13 mm wrench

• Shielded Category 5 (or above) cabling should be used for

all wired Ethernet connections and should be grounded
through the AC ground of the PoE.

We recommend that you protect your networks from

harmful outdoor environments and destructive ESD events
with industrial-grade, shielded Ethernet cable from Ubiquiti
Networks. For more details, visit www.ubnt.com/toughcable

Installation

1. Align and insert the tabs of the Mounting Bracket into
the slots of the Reflector. Rotate the Mounting Bracket
counterclockwise until the alignment holes in the dish and

bracket align with each other.

2. (Optional) For additional support, insert four M4 screws
(not included) into the holes in the Mounting Bracket and

Reflector and secure each screw with two washers and a

nut (not included).

3. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the

alignment holes of the Mounting Bracket. Push the Rear
Housing into the Mounting Bracket.

4. View the Reflector from the front. Ensure that the three
hooks (indicated below) of the Rear Housing are fully

engaged with the inner wall of the Reflector and locked

into place.

Important: Before proceeding, lightly pull the Rear

Housing to confirm that it is locked into place.

5. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the
Rear Housing.

6. Attach the Antenna Feed.
a. Insert the Antenna Feed into the Rear Housing, and push

until it locks into place with a click.

b. Lightly pull the Antenna Feed to ensure that it is locked

into place and the Release Button is fully engaged.

Release

Button

Bottom View

7. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the
Antenna Feed. Then re-attach the Cable Door to the

RearHousing.

8. Attach the Pole Clamps to the Adjustment Bracket.
a. Hold the Adjustment Bracket with its clamps facing you

and the Elevation Indicators towards the top.

b. Insert the Carriage Bolts through the holes of the

Adjustment Bracket.

c. Place the Pole Clamps on the bolts on one side of the

bracket by sliding the hole of the clamp over the bolt.

d. Place one Flange Nut on each bolt.

Elevation
Indicator