Ubiquiti UWB-XG operation manual

Quad-Radio 802.11ac
Wave 2 Access Point with
Dedicated Security and
Beamforming Antenna

Model: UWB-XG

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks®

UniFi®Quad‑Radio 802.11ac Wave 2 Access Point with
Dedicated Security and Beamforming Antenna. This Quick

Start Guide is designed to guide you through installation and

includes warranty terms.

IMPORTANT: The UWB‑XG requires the UniFi Controller

v5.7 or higher, available at:

www.ubnt.com/download/unifi

Package Contents

UniFi Wi‑Fi BaseStation Adjustment Bracket

Pole Clamp Carriage Bolts

Lag Screws

(Qty. 4)

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 professional installer’s responsibility to follow local
country regulations, including operation within legal frequency channels, output power, and
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) requirements.

Gigabit PoE

(50V, 1.2A)

(Qty. 4)

Flange Nuts

(Qty. 4)

Quad-Radio 802.11ac
Wave 2 Access Point with
Dedicated Security and
Beamforming Antenna

Model: UWB-XG

Power Cord Quick Start

Guide

Installation Requirements

• 13 mm wrench

• Category 5 (or above) UTP cable for indoor installations

Outdoor Installation Requirements

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

System Requirements

• Linux, MacOSX, or Microsoft Windows 7/8/10

• Java Runtime Environment 1.8 or above recommended

• Web Browser: Google Chrome (Other browsers may have

limited functionality.)

• UniFi Controller software v5.7 or newer (available at:
www.ubnt.com/download/unifi)

Network Topology Requirements

Remote Access to

UniFi Controller

Good

Fair

Poor

Great

Network:

Switches12Gateway

Ulizaon

18%

Internet

Capacity

43%

Clients

412

Guests

113

IoT

45

Everything is

great

My Dashboard

Edit Widgets

-24hrs

-24hrs

Max

980

Min

0

Now

Now

Throughput

Latency

ISP Load:

Great

-24hrs

Max

0

Now

Airme

-24hrs

High

Low

Now

Retry Rate

Great

Wi-Fi Load:

225.2 Mbps

125.2 Mbps

1

Wi-Fi Traffic Distribuon

3661140444852566064100

104

108

112

116

120

124

128

132

136

140

149

153

157

161

165

5 GHz

2.4 GHz

Access Points

20

Last 24 Hrs

Most Acve APs

Office

Back Room

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

91 GB

86 GB

53 GB

48 GB

45 GB

Top 5 Applicaons

YouTube

35 Clients

Instagram

19 Clients

Squarespace

17 Clients

Google

12 Clients

Facebook

20 Clients

Top Interference

Hallway We ...

Roof

Storage

51%

45%

44%

Top CPU Usage

Office

Back Room

Home

51%

45%

43%

Most Acve Clients

Wi-Fi Key Metrics

91 Clients

iPhone

87 Clients

Android

45 Clients

MacBook

35 Clients

PC Laptop

12 Clients

iPad

Top Memory Usage

Client Frequency Distribuon

Device Distribuon

HD-Kitchen

HD-Aron

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

56.9%

35.6%

34%

28%

24%

Longest Client Upme

Wi-Fi Summary

Roung Ulizaon

Switch Summary

Mat-iPad

APs Online

Gateway - USG Main

Controller - Office CK

Controller - Office 2 CK

25% CPU Ulizaon

50% CPU Ulizaon

33% CPU Ulizaon

Online

Piotrs-MBP-2

Clients

Piotrs-iPad

Ulizaon

Clients

Port Ulizaon

8d 4h 0m3224

2d 8h 30m

1,324

2d 5h 15m

64%

1,324

32%

Port Usage

VPN Name

Status

Users

Guests

Purpose

Average Data

Port 1- GB

SamsVPN-LA-PDX

212Corporate

320 GB

Port 2- GB POE+

JimsVPN-LA-PDX260

VLAN Only

11 GB

Port 3- 10 GB

Remote-Office-1430

VLAN Only

12 GB

120

80

32

HD-Aron

42%

Office - Art Dept

42%

Piotrs-MBP-1

Traffic

Devices

Traffic

2d 3h 10m

248 GB

536

1,248 GB

Port 4- GB POE

Transfer-1

712VLAN Only

0 GB

13

5GHz

50%

13 LAN

03 WLAN

01 WAN

0%

0%

0%

100%

100%

100%

Average Capacity

500 Mbps

Average Airme Ulizaon

8%

Average Spectral Efficiency

2.1 (b/s) Hz

64% 11ac W2

28% 11ac

08% 11n

1300 Mbps

0 Mbps

100%

0%

(b/s) Hz

3.76 (b/s) Hz

Internet Connecon:

30 Mbps

40 Mbps

50 Mbps

20 Mbps

10 Mbps

0 Mbps

- 24 hrs

- 12 hrs

Now

Download

Theorecal Capacity

Throughput

Portlan d

SDN

Most Acve Switches

Good

Fair

Poor

Great

Network:

Switches12Gateway

Ulizaon

18%

Internet

Capacity

43%

Clients

412

Guests

113

IoT

45

Everything is

great

My Dashboard

Edit Widgets

-24hrs

-24hrs

Max

980

Min

0

Now

Now

Throughput

Latency

ISP Load:

Great

-24hrs

Max

0

Now

Airme

-24hrs

High

Low

Now

Retry Rate

Great

Wi-Fi Load:

225.2 Mbps

125.2 Mbps

1

Wi-Fi Traffic Distribuon

3661140444852566064100

104

108

112

116

120

124

128

132

136

140

149

153

157

161

165

5 GHz

2.4 GHz

Access Points

20

Last 24 Hrs

Most Acve APs

Office

Back Room

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

91 GB

86 GB

53 GB

48 GB

45 GB

Top 5 Applicaons

YouTube

35 Clients

Instagram

19 Clients

Squarespace

17 Clients

Google

12 Clients

Facebook

20 Clients

Top Interference

Hallway We ...

Roof

Storage

51%

45%

44%

Top CPU Usage

Office

Back Room

Home

51%

45%

43%

Most Acve Clients

Wi-Fi Key Metrics

91 Clients

iPhone

87 Clients

Android

45 Clients

MacBook

35 Clients

PC Laptop

12 Clients

iPad

Top Memory Usage

Client Frequency Distribuon

Device Distribuon

HD-Kitchen

HD-Conference

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

56.9%

35.6%

34%

28%

24%

Longest Client Upme

Wi-Fi Summary

Roung Ulizaon

Switch Summary

iPad-1

APs Online

Gateway - USG Main

Controller - Office CK

Controller - Office 2 CK

25% CPU Ulizaon

50% CPU Ulizaon

33% CPU Ulizaon

Online

MBP-2

Clients

iPad-2

Ulizaon

Clients

Port Ulizaon

8d 4h 0m3224

2d 8h 30m

1,324

2d 5h 15m

64%

1,324

32%

Port Usage

VPN Name

Status

Users

Guests

Purpose

Average Data

Port 1- GB

VPN-LA-PDX

212Corporate

320 GB

Port 2- GB POE+

VPN-LA-PDX260

VLAN Only

11 GB

Port 3- 10 GB

Remote-Office-1430

VLAN Only

12 GB

120

80

32

HD-Conference

42%

Office - Art Dept

42%

MBP-1

Traffic

Devices

Traffic

2d 3h 10m

248 GB

536

1,248 GB

Port 4- GB POE

Transfer-1

712VLAN Only

0 GB

13

5GHz

50%

13 LAN

03 WLAN

01 WAN

0%

0%

0%

100%

100%

100%

Average Capacity

500 Mbps

Average Airme Ulizaon

8%

Average Spectral Efficiency

2.1 (b/s) Hz

64% 11ac W2

28% 11ac

08% 11n

1300 Mbps

0 Mbps

100%

0%

(b/s) Hz

3.76 (b/s) Hz

Internet Connecon:

30 Mbps

40 Mbps

50 Mbps

20 Mbps

10 Mbps

0 Mbps

-24 hrs

-12 hrs

Now

Download

Theorecal Capacity

Throughput

Portlan d

SDN

Most Acve Switches

Good

Fair

Poor

Great

Network:

Switches12Gateway

Ulizaon

18%

Internet

Capacity

43%

Clients

412

Guests

113

IoT

45

Everything is

great

My Dashboard

Edit Widgets

-24hrs

-24hrs

Max

980

Min

0

Now

Now

Throughput

Latency

ISP Load:

Great

-24hrs

Max0Now

Airme

-24hrs

High

Low

Now

Retry Rate

Great

Wi-Fi Load:

225.2 Mbps

125.2 Mbps

1

Wi-Fi Traffic Distribuon

3661140444852566064100

104

108

112

116

120

124

128

132

136

140

149

153

157

161

165

5 GHz

2.4 GHz

Access Points

20

Last 24 Hrs

Most Acve APs

Office

Back Room

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

91 GB

86 GB

53 GB

48 GB

45 GB

Top 5 Applicaons

YouTube

35 Clients

Instagram

19 Clients

Squarespace

17 Clients

Google

12 Clients

Facebook

20 Clients

Top Interference

Hallway We ...

Roof

Storage

51%

45%

44%

Top CPU Usage

Office

Back Room

Home

51%

45%

43%

Most Acve Clients

Wi-Fi Key Metrics

91 Clients

iPhone

87 Clients

Android

45 Clients

MacBook

35 Clients

PC Laptop

12 Clients

iPad

Top Memory Usage

Client Frequency Distribuon

Device Distribuon

HD-Kitchen

HD-Conference

Storage

Roof

Hallway We ...

56.9%

35.6%

34%

28%

24%

Longest Client Upme

Wi-Fi Summary

Roung Ulizaon

Switch Summary

iPad-1

APs Online

Gateway - USG Main

Controller - Office CK

Controller - Office 2 CK

25% CPU Ulizaon

50% CPU Ulizaon

33% CPU Ulizaon

Online

MBP-2

Clients

iPad-2

Ulizaon

Clients

Port Ulizaon

8d 4h 0m3224

2d 8h 30m

1,324

2d 5h 15m

64%

1,324

32%

Port Usage

VPN Name

Status

Users

Guests

Purpose

Average Data

Port 1- GB

VPN-LA-PDX

212Corporate

320 GB

Port 2- GB POE+

VPN-LA-PDX2

60VLAN Only

11 GB

Port 3- 10 GB

Remote-Office-1

430VLAN Only

12 GB

120

80

32

HD-Conference

42%

Office - Art Dept

42%

MBP-1

Traffic

Devices

Traffic

2d 3h 10m

248 GB

536

1,248 GB

Port 4- GB POE

Transfer-1712

VLAN Only

0 GB

13

5GHz

50%

13 LAN

03 WLAN

01 WAN

0%

0%

0%

100%

100%

100%

Average Capacity

500 Mbps

Average Airme Ulizaon

8%

Average Spectral Efficiency

2.1 (b/s) Hz

64% 11ac W2

28% 11ac

08% 11n

1300 Mbps

0 Mbps

100%

0%

(b/s) Hz

3.76 (b/s) Hz

Internet Connecon:

30 Mbps

40 Mbps

50 Mbps

20 Mbps

10 Mbps

0 Mbps

-24 hrs

-12 hrs

Now

Download

Theorecal Capacity

Throughput

Portlan d

SDN

Most Acve Switches

• A DHCP‑enabled network (for the AP to obtain an IP address
as well as for the wireless clients after deployment)

• A UniFi Cloud Key or management station running the UniFi
Controller v5.7 (or newer) software, located either on‑site
and connected to the same Layer 2 network, or off‑site in the
cloud or NOC

UniFi Hybrid
Cloud Install

SW-24A

56.9%

SW-24A

56.9%

SW-8A

35.6%

SW-8A

35.6%

SW-8B

34%

SW-8B

34%

28%

SW-24E

28%

SW-24E

SW-24D

24%

SW-24D

24%

UWB-XG

UWB-XG

US-16-XG

LAN

USG-PRO-4
(DHCP Server)

WAN

Internet

SW-24A

56.9%

SW-8A

35.6%

SW-8B

34%

SW-24E

28%

SW-24D

24%

Sample Network Diagram

All UniFi devices support off‑site management controllers. For
setup details, see the User Guide on the website:

www.ubnt.com/download/unifi

UAP-XG

Hardware Overview

Top View

Lanyard Loop

Mounting Bolt

Elevation Lock Bolt

Adjustment Bracket

Pole Clamp

LED

The RGB LED is set to the factory defaults below; however, the
color and lighting pattern are software‑controllable.

LED Color Status

White

Flashing White

Alternating
White/Blue

Blue

Quickly

Flashing Blue

Steady Blue

with Occasional

Flashing

Factory default, waiting to be integrated.

Initializing.

Device is busy; do not touch or unplug it.

This usually indicates that a process such

as a firmware upgrade is taking place.
Indicates the device has been successfully

integrated into a network and is working

properly.
This is used to locate an AP.

When you click Locate in the UniFi
Controller software, the AP will flash. It
will also display the location of the AP on
the map.

Indicates the device is in an isolated state
(all WLANs are brought down until an
uplink is found).

Ports

10 GbE

10 GbE The 10 GbE port is a 1/10 Gbps Ethernet por t used to

connect to the LAN and DHCPserver. It can also be used to
connect the power.

Note: The UWB‑XG can be powered using an 802.3bt

PoE switch or the included Gigabit PoE adapter. For
instructions, see Powering the UniFi AP.

1 GbE The 1 GbE port is a 10/100/1000 Ethernet por t used for

bridging. It can also be used to connect the power.

Port

1 GbE

Port

Reset

Button

Reset The Reset button serves two functions for the UWB‑XG:

• Restart Press and release the Reset button quickly.

• Restore to Factory Default Settings Press and hold the

Reset button for more than five seconds.

VESA Mounting

If you choose to use your own mount, remove the four
M4x10 screws from the back of the UWB‑XG and detach the
pre‑installed mount.

The 8‑hole mounting pattern on the back of the UWB‑XG
follows the VESA MIS‑D standard and can be used with mounts
that comply with this standard. Use either the 100x100 mm or
75x75 mm square hole pattern with M4x 10 screws.

75 mm

100 mm

*640-00357-05*

640-00357-05

Hardware Installation

The UWB‑XG can be mounted on a pole or wall. Proceed to the
appropriate instructions for your installation.

Pole Mount

1. Attach the Pole Clamp to the Adjustment Bracket.

a. Hold the Adjustment Bracket with its clamps facing you.
b. Insert the Carriage Bolts through the rectangular holes

of the Adjustment Bracket.

c. Slide the single hole of the Pole Clamp over the

corresponding Carriage Bolt.

d. Place one Flange Nut on each bolt.

Pole Clamp

Hole

2. Mount the Adjustment Bracket on the pole and secure it.

a. Place the Adjustment Bracket against the pole.
b. Slide the three slots of the Pole Clamp over the

corresponding Carriage Bolts.

c. Tighten the Flange Nuts of the bolts to 25 N · m to secure

the Adjustment Bracket to the pole.

25 N · m

Note: The mounting assembly can accommodate a

Ø20 ‑ 80 mm pole.