ESD events with industrial‑grade, shielded Ethernet cable from Ubiquiti Networks. For more details, visit www.ubnt.com/toughcable 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 ™...
Hardware Overview Antenna Connectors Port Cover Reset Button Ethernet Port Reset Button To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than 10 seconds while the Rocket is already powered on.
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LEDs Power The Power LED will light green when the device is connected to a power source. Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady green when an active Ethernet connection is made and flash when there is activity. Signal In airOS, you can modify the wireless signal strength threshold values for each LED on the Advanced tab under Signal LED Thresholds.
Hardware Installation 1. Remove the Port Cover by lifting the release latch on the bottom of the Rocket and sliding the Port Cover off. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port. 3. Replace the Port Cover.
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4. Attach the RF cables to the connectors labeled Chain 0 and Chain 1 on the Rocket. 5. Attach the Rocket to an antenna. Align the mounting tabs on the Rocket with the mounting slots on the antenna. Slide the Rocket down until it locks into place. (For pole‑mounting, refer to the Pole‑Mounting section.) Mounting on a Dish Antenna Mounting on a Sector Antenna...
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6. Attach the RF cables from the Rocket to the connectors on the antenna. Connecting to a Dish Antenna Connecting to a Sector Antenna 7. Attach the Protective Shroud. Align the hash mark on the top of the Slide the Protective Shroud down shroud with the notch on the RocketDish.
Pole‑Mounting To mount the Rocket on a pole, use the included Metal Strap and perform the following steps: 1. Open the Metal Strap by turning the screw counter‑clockwise. You can loosen it by hand or use a flathead screwdriver. 2. Straighten out the end of the Metal Strap and slide it through the back of the Rocket.
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3. Wrap the Metal Strap around the pole. To tighten the strap, turn the screw clockwise using a flathead screwdriver.
Connecting Power over Ethernet 1. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable from the Rocket to the Ethernet port labeled POE on the PoE Adapter. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN to the Ethernet port labeled LAN on the PoE Adapter. 3.
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Accessing airOS Verify connectivity in the airOS Configuration Interface. 1. Make sure that your host system is connected via Ethernet to the RocketM. 2. Configure the Ethernet adapter on your host system with a static IP address on the 192.168.1.x subnet. 3.
Since Ubiquiti Networks equipment can be paired with a variety of antennas and cables, the Antenna Gain, Cable Loss, and Output Power fields are provided to the professional...
Specifications RocketM Dimensions 160 x 80 x 30 mm (Mount Included) (6.30 x 3.15 x 1.18") Weight 500 g (Mount Included) (1.1 lb) Port (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port RF Connectors (2) RP‑SMA (Waterproof ) Enclosure Outdoor UV Stabilized Plastic Max. Power Consumption RocketM900/2/3/365 6.5W RocketM5/6...
Safety Notices Read, follow, and keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. WARNING: Do not use this product in location that can be submerged by water. WARNING: Avoid using this product during an electrical storm.
(VI) has no original Ubiquiti MAC label, or is missing any other original Ubiquiti label(s); or (VII) has not been received by Ubiquiti within 30 days of issuance of the RMA.
SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. UBIQUITI NETWORKS, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS AND THEIR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS, DELIVERY FAILURES, DATA LOSS, CONTENT CORRUPTION, PACKET LOSS, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
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Note Some countries, states and provinces do not allow exclusions of implied warranties or conditions, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. You may have other rights that vary from country to country, state to state, or province to province. Some countries, states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
Industry Canada CAN ICES‑3(A)/NMB‑3(A) This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian CAN ICES‑003. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.
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CAN ICES‑3(A)/NMB‑3(A) Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB‑003 du Canada. Pour réduire le risque d’interférence aux autres utilisateurs, le type d’antenne et son gain doivent être choisies de façon que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (PIRE) ne dépasse pas ce qui est nécessaire pour une communication réussie.
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RoHS/WEEE Compliance Statement English European Directive 2012/19/EU requires that the equipment bearing this symbol on the product and/or its packaging must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste. The symbol indicates that this product should be disposed of separately from regular household waste streams.
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Español La Directiva 2012/19/UE exige que los equipos que lleven este símbolo en el propio aparato y/o en su embalaje no deben eliminarse junto con otros residuos urbanos no seleccionados. El símbolo indica que el producto en cuestión debe separarse de los residuos domésticos convencionales con vistas a su eliminación.
[German] Anforderungen und den anderen relevanten Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Ελληνική Δια του παρόντος, UBIQUITI NETWORKS, δηλώνει ότι αυτή η συσκευή UBIQUITI NETWORKS, είναι σε συμμόρφωση με τις [Greek] βασικές απαιτήσεις και τις λοιπές σχετικές διατάξεις της οδηγίας 1995/5/ΕΚ.
NETWORKS zariadenie, je v súlade so základnými požiadavkami a [Slovak] ďalšími relevantnými ustanoveniami smernice 1999/5/ES. Español Por medio de la presente UBIQUITI NETWORKS declara que este dispositivo UBIQUITI NETWORKS, cumple con los requisitos [Spanish] esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE.
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Networks, the Ubiquiti U logo, the Ubiquiti beam logo, airMAX, airOS, Rocket, and TOUGHCable are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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