5 GHz High Performance airMAX® ac Bridge
Model: PBE-5AC-Gen2
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks®
PowerBeam® AC Gen 2. This Quick Start Guide is designed to guide you through installation and includes warranty terms.
Package Contents
Dish Reflector |
Antenna Feed |
Rear Housing |
Adjustment |
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Bracket |
Mounting |
Hex Bolts with |
Pole |
Long Carriage |
Bracket |
Washers (Qty. 4) |
Clamp |
Bolts (Qty. 2) |
Flange Nuts |
Gigabit PoE |
Power Cord |
Quick Start |
(Qty. 2) |
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Guide |
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Mounting Bracket |
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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.
Hardware Overview
Bottom View
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Technology |
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Ethernet Port |
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Reset Button |
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Release Button |
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Dish Reflector
Adjustment Bracket
Carrying Handle/
Lifting Loop
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
Power The Power LED will light blue when the device is connected to a power source.
Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady blue when an active Ethernet connection is made and flash when there is activity.
Signal In airOS®, you can modify the threshold value for the wireless signal strength LEDs on the
Wireless tab under Signal LED Thresholds. Each LED will light when the wireless signal strength is equal to or greater than the LED’s threshold value. The default threshold values for these LEDs are shown below:
-65 dBm -73 dBm -80 dBm -94 dBm
Application Examples
The PowerBeam mounted outdoors with the Dish Reflector installed provides directional outdoor coverage (gain is reflector dependent).
The PowerBeam mounted outdoors without the Dish 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 Adjustment Bracket into the slots of the Dish Reflector. Rotate the Adjustment Bracket counterclockwise until the alignment holes in the dish and bracket align with each other.
2.Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the alignment holes of the Adjustment Bracket. Push the Rear Housing into the Adjustment Bracket.
Note: In high-wind environments, you can add support with additional hardware (not included):
1.Using the four holes in the Adjustment Bracket as a template, drill four holes into the Dish Reflector with a 4.4 mm or 11/64" drill bit.
2.Secure the Dish Reflector to the Adjustment Bracket using M4 screws, washers, and nuts (not included).
3.View the Dish Reflector from the front. Ensure that the three hooks (indicated below) of the Rear Housing are fully engaged with the inner wall of the Dish Reflector and locked into place.
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, lightly pull the Rear Housing to confirm that it is locked into place.
4.Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the
Rear Housing.
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5.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
6.Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the
Antenna Feed. Then re-attach the Cable Door to the
RearHousing.
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