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Mounting Bracket Guide (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 ™ 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.
Hardware Overview Bottom View Radome Antenna Feed Technology Ethernet Port Reset Button Release Button Reflector Mounting 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 powered on.
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LEDs Power The Power LED will light blue when the device is connected to a power source. Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady blue when an active Ethernet connection is made and flash when there is activity. Signal In airOS®, you can modify the threshold value for the wireless signal strength LEDs on the Wireless tab under Signal LED Thresholds.
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...
Installation 1. Align and insert the tabs of the Mounting Bracket into the slots of the Reflector. Rotate the Mounting Bracket counterclockwise until the alignment holes in the dish and bracket align with each other. 2. Remove the Antenna Feed from the Rear Housing: a.
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3. For added support in high‑wind environments, insert four Screws with Washers into the holes of the Reflector and Mounting Bracket, and secure each screw with a Washer and a Nylon Insert Lock Nut. Mounting Bracket Reflector 4. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the alignment holes of the Mounting Bracket.
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5. View the Reflector from the front. Ensure that the three hooks (indicated below) of the Rear Housing are fully engaged with the inner wall of the Reflector and locked into place. IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, lightly pull the Rear Housing to confirm that it is locked into place. 6.
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7. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the Antenna Feed. Then re‑attach the Cable Door. 8. Attach the Pole Clamps to the Adjustment Bracket. a. Hold the Adjustment Bracket with its clamps facing you and the Elevation Indicators towards the top. b.
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9. Mount the Adjustment Bracket on the pole and secure it. a. Place the Adjustment Bracket against the pole. b. Slide the slot of each Pole Clamp over each Carriage Bolt. c. Tighten the Flange Nuts on the bolts to 25 N · m to secure the Adjustment Bracket to the pole.
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10. Insert the Pivot Pins on the inside of the Adjustment Bracket into the Mounting Bracket Slots. Mounting Bracket Slot Pivot Pin (one on each side of Adjustment Bracket)
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11. Secure the Adjustment Bracket to the Mounting Bracket using the four Hex Bolts with Washers. 12. Align the arrows on the bottoms of the Radome and Reflector so the Drain Holes on the Radome point downward. Snap the Radome onto the Reflector.
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13. Adjust the elevation angle. a. Loosen the four Hex Bolts on both sides of the PowerBeam. b. Pivot the PowerBeam until the Elevation Indicator shows the desired elevation angle. c. Tighten the four Hex Bolts. Elevation Indicator Connect the power using one of the following options: •...
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Connecting to the PoE Adapter 1. Connect the Ethernet cable from the device’s Ethernet port to the POE port of the Gigabit PoE adapter. 2. Connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN to the adapter’s LAN port. 3. Connect the Power Cord to the adapter’s power port. Connect the other end of the Power Cord to a power outlet.
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For additional details on the airOS Configuration Interface, refer to the User Guide available at www.ubnt.com/download/airmax You can also manage your device using the Ubiquiti® Network Management System. Setup using the UNMS app requires ™...
Since Ubiquiti Networks equipment can be paired with a variety of antennas and cables, the Antenna and Output Power fields are provided to the professional installer to assist in...
Specifications PBE‑5AC‑500 Dimensions 520 x 520 x 308 mm (20.47 x 20.47 x 12.13") Radome Excluded Radome Included 525 x 525 x 315 mm (20.67 x 20.67 x 12.40") Weight Radome Excluded 2.35 kg (5.18 lb) Radome Included 3.15 kg (6.95 lb) Gain 27 dBi Networking Interface...
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 a 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.
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ISED Canada CAN ICES‑3(A)/NMB‑3(A) This device complies with ISED Canada licence‑exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause interference, and This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. This radio transmitter (IC: 6545A‑PBE5AC) has been approved by ISED Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type...
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RF Exposure Warning The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 137 cm from all persons and must not be located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Les antennes utilisées pour ce transmetteur doivent être installé...
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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.
Íslenska [Icelandic] Hér með lýsir UBIQUITI NETWORKS yfir því að PBE-5AC-500 er í samræmi við grunnkröfur og aðrar kröfur, sem gerðar eru í tilskipun 2014/53/EU. Fullur texti ESB samræmisyfirlýsing er að finna á eftirfarandi netfangi: www.ubnt.com/compliance...
Español [Spanish] Por la presente, UBIQUITI NETWORKS declara que el tipo de equipo radioeléctrico PBE-5AC-500 es conforme con la Directiva 2014/53/UE. El texto completo de la declaración UE de conformidad está disponible en la dirección Internet siguiente: www.ubnt.com/compliance...
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