Ubiquiti airFiber 11FX, User Manual

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Chapter 8: System Tab

airFiber AF-11FX User Guide

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

Device

The Device Name (host name) is the system-wide device 
identifier. The SNMP agent reports it to authorized 
management stations. The Device Name will be used in 
popular router operating systems, registration screens, 
and discovery tools.

Device Name 

Specifies the host name.

Interface Language 

Allows you to select the language 

displayed in the web management interface. 

English

 is the 

default language.

Reset Button 

To allow use of the airFiber X radio’s 

physical reset button, check the box. To prevent an 
accidental reset to default settings, uncheck the box.

Note:

 You can reset the airFiber X radio to default 

settings via the airFiber Configuration Interface. Go 
to the 

System 

tab > 

Reset to Defaults

.

Date Settings

Time Zone 

Specifies the time zone in relation to 

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 

Startup Date 

When enabled, you are able to change the 

airFiber X radio’s startup date. 

• 

Startup Date 

Specifies the airFiber X radio’s startup 

date. Click the 

Calendar

 icon or manually enter the 

date in the following format: 2-digit month/2-digit 
day/4-digit year. For example, for January 5, 2014, enter 

01/05/2014 

in the field.

System Accounts

You can change the administrator password to protect 
your device from unauthorized changes. We recommend 
that you change the default administrator password when 
initially configuring the device.

Administrator Username 

Specifies the name of the 

administrator.

Key icon 

Click this icon to change the administrator 

password.
• 

Current Password 

Enter the current password for 

the administrator account. It is required to change the 

Password

 or 

Administrator Username

.

• 

New Password 

Enter the new password for the 

administrator account.

• 

Verify New Password 

Re-enter the new password for 

the administrator account.

Note:

 The password length is 8 characters 

maximum; passwords exceeding 8 characters will be 
truncated.

Read-Only Account 

Check the box to enable the 

read-only account, which can only view the 

Main

 tab. 

Configure the username and password to protect your 
device from unauthorized changes.
• 

Read-Only Account Name 

Specifies the name of the 

system user.

• 

Key icon 

Click this icon to change the read-only 

password.

 -

New Password 

Enter the new password for the 

read-only account.

 -

Show 

Check the box to display the read-only 

password characters.

Location

After the on-board GPS determines the location of the 

airFiber X radio, its latitude and longitude are displayed. 

If the GPS does not have a fix on its location, then 
“Searching for Satellites” will be displayed.

Latitude 

The latitude of the airFiber X radio’s location is 

displayed.

Longitude 

The longitude of the airFiber X radio’s location 

is displayed.

Device Maintenance

The controls in this section manage the airFiber X 

radio maintenance routines: reboot device, reset to 
factory default settings, back up configuration, upload 
configuration, and download support information reports.

Reboot Device 

Initiates a full reboot cycle of the 

airFiber X radio. Reboot is the same as the hardware 

reboot, which is similar to the power-off and power-on 
cycle. The system configuration stays the same after the 
reboot cycle completes. Any changes that have not been 

applied are lost.
After the airFiber X radio reboots, the settings of the 

new configuration are displayed in the 

Wireless

, 

Network

, 

Advanced

, 

Services

, and 

System

 tabs of the airFiber 

Configuration Interface.