Ubiquiti Networks PBE-M5-400, PBE-M2-400 User Manual

High-Performance
Integrated InnerFeed™
airMAX® Bridge

Models:
PBE-M2-400, PBE-M5-400

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks® PowerBeam™.
This Quick Start Guide is designed to guide you through
the installation, and show you how to access the airOS®
Configuration Interface. This Quick Start Guide also includes the
warranty terms and is for use with the

PBE-M2-400, and the PowerBeamM5, model PBE-M5-400.

If you want to add a radome to enclose the Dish Reflector,

UbiquitiNetworks offers the PowerBeam Radome, 400 mm,
modelPBE-RAD-400 as an optional accessory. Product details are

available on our website at www.ubnt.com/airmax

Package Contents

PowerBeamM2, model

Dish Reflector PBE-M2-400

Antenna Feed

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PBE-M5-400

Antenna Feed

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Rear Housing Dish Bracket Pole Clamp U-Bolt

High-Performance

™

Integrated InnerFeed

®

airMAX

Bridge

Models:
PBE-M2-400, PBE-M5-400

or

Flange Nuts

(M8, Qty. 2)

* The PBE-M5-400 Antenna Feed has a thin gray ring around the center of

the cap to differentiate it from the PBE-M5-300 Antenna Feed.

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.

PoE Adapter

(24V, 0.5A)

Power Cord Quick Start Guide

™

Hardware Overview

Bottom View

Technology

Antenna Feed

Ethernet Port

Reset Button

Release Button

Dish

Reflector

Dish Bracket

Alignment Pins
Rear Housing

Release

Button Slot

Cable Door

Antenna Feed The PowerBeamM2 Antenna Feed is shown;

however, the PowerBeamM5 Antenna Feed has the same layout
for the Ethernet Port, Reset button, and Release button.

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.

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
Advanced tab under Signal LED Thresholds. The

default values are shown below:

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

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

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

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

Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady green

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

Power The Power LED will light green when the

device is connected to a power source.

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 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

Installation

The installation instructions show the PowerBeamM2;
however, the same instructions apply to the PowerBeamM5.

1. Align and insert the tabs of the Dish Bracket into the

slots of the Dish Reflector. Rotate the Dish Bracket
counter-clockwise until the tabs lock into place.

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

alignment holes of the Dish Bracket. Insert the pins and

push until they lock intoplace.

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3. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the

Rear Housing.

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4. 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

5. Connect the Ethernet cable:

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a. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the

Antenna Feed.

b. Re-attach the Cable Door to the Rear Housing.

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6. Slide the Pole Clamp onto the Dish Bracket.