* The PBE-5AC400 Antenna Feed has a thin gray ring around the center of the cap to differentiate it from the PBE-5AC300 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 ™...
Hardware Overview Bottom View Antenna Feed Technology Ethernet Port Reset Button Release Button Dish Reflector Dish Bracket 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.
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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 blue when the wireless signal strength is above -65 dBm. LED will light blue when the wireless signal strength is above -73 dBm.
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 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. 2. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the alignment holes of the Dish Bracket.
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3. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the Rear Housing. 4. Attach the Antenna Feed: a. I nsert the Antenna Feed into the Rear Housing, and push until it locks into place with a click. b.
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5. Connect the Ethernet cable: a. Connect an Ethe rnet cable to the Ethernet Port of the Antenna Feed. b. Re-attach the Cable Door to the Rear Housing. 6. Slide the Pole Clamp onto the Dish Bracket.
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7. Insert the U-Bolt into the Pole Clamp and Dish Bracket. Secure each end of the U-Bolt with a Flange Nut. 25 N-m Note: The mounting assembly can accommodate a Ø 32 - 56 mm pole. 8. Optional: If you have the PowerBeam Radome (optional accessory), then align the arrows on the bottoms of the Radome and Dish Reflector so the Drain Holes on the Radome point downward.
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9. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable from the PowerBeam to the Ethernet port labeled POE on the Gigabit PoE Adapter. 10. Connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN or computer to the Ethernet port labeled LAN on the Gigabit PoE Adapter. 11.
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Mount the PoE Adapter (Optional) 1. Remove the Mounting Bracket from the adapter by sliding the bracket downward. 2. Place the Mounting Bracket at the desired location and mark the holes for the fasteners. Pre-drill the holes if necessary, then secure the bracket to wall using two fasteners (not included).
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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 PowerBeam. 2. Configure the Ethernet adapter on your host system with a static IP address on the 192.168.1.x subnet. 3.
Installer Compliance Responsibility Devices must be professionally installed and it is the professional installer’s responsibility to make sure the device is operated within local country regulatory requirements. The Output Power field is provided to the professional installer to assist in meeting regulatory requirements.
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.
This radio transmitter FCC ID: SWX-PBE5AC has been approved by FCC to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.
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Cet émetteur radio (IC: 6545A-PBE5AC) a été approuvée par Industrie Canada pour l’exploitation avec l’antenne types énumérés ci-dessous avec le gain maximal admissible et requis l’impédance de l’antenne pour chaque type d’antenne indiqué. Types d’antenne non inclus dans cette liste, ayant un gain supérieur au gain maximal indiqué...
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RoHS/WEEE Compliance Statement English European Directive 2002/96/EC 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 2002/96/CE de la 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.
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