Ubiquiti RM5 User Manual

Carrier Class airMAX™ BaseStation

Introduction

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Rocket Series product.

This Quick Start Guide is for use with the following model:

Model	Operating Frequency
Rocket M5	5.25 - 5.6 GHz and 5.65 - 5.85 GHz

Package Contents

Rocket M5	Metal Strap	24V PoE Adapter

Power Cord

Quick Start Guide

Installation Requirements

•Antenna needs to have clear line of sight to the sky.

•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 the most brutal environments and devastating ESD attacks with industrial grade shielded Ethernet cable from Ubiquiti

Networks. For more details, visit www.ubnt.com/toughcable

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Rocket™ M5

Hardware Overview

Antenna

Connectors

Removable Cover

Ethernet Port	USB Port

Note: The USB port is reserved for future use.

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Hardware Overview

LEDs

Power  The Power LED will light steady green when the Rocket M5 is connected to a power source.

Ethernet  The Ethernet LED will light steady green when an active Ethernet connection is made to the Ethernet port and flash when there is activity.

Signal  The first Signal LED is lit when the wireless signal strength is above -94 dBm, the second LED when the wireless signal strength is above -80 dBm, the third LED when the wireless signal strength

is above -73 dBm, and the fourth LED when the wireless signal strength is above -65 dBm.

Note: By default, the Signal LEDs represent the wireless signal strength with default threshold values. In the airOS interface, you can modify the threshold values for each LED. The settings can be configured on the Advanced tab under

Signal LED Thresholds.

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Rocket™ M5

Connecting the Rocket M5

1.Connect the RF cables to the connectors labeled Chain 0 and Chain 1 on the Rocket M5.

2. Slide the Rocket M5 on to the antenna mount.

Mounting on a Dish Antenna

Mounting on a Sector Antenna

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