Ubiquiti airFiber 5, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...5 GHz Point to Point 1 0 Gbps Radio Model AF 5 AF 5U...

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Page 3: ...more information Package Contents airFiber AF 5 AF 5U I Bracket Upper Mount Bracket with Elevation Rod Lower Mount Bracket Pole Clamps Qty 2 M10x150 Carriage Bolts Qty 4 M10x100 Carriage Bolts Qty 2 S...

Page 4: ...F 5 AF 5U Quick Start Guide Hardware Overview Side Lanyard Attachment Loop Elevation Rod Hex Nut to adjust Elevation Rod Pre Installed M10 x25 Flanged Bolts Grounding Point Lanyard Attachment Loop Ass...

Page 5: ...of the remote airFiber radio Local Display Displays the received signal strength in dBm of thelocalairFiberradio Management Port 10 100 Mbps secured port for configuration By default this is the only...

Page 6: ...perational Weak Signal Master Off Slave mode On Master mode Link Off RF Off Short Flash Syncing Normal Flash Beaconing Long Flash Registering On Operational Remote On Displays the received signal stre...

Page 7: ...lash QPSK MIMO Normal Flash 1x QPSK xRT Short Flash x QPSK xRT Port LEDs Short Flash 1 3 on off cycle NormalFlash 1 1on offcycle LongFlash 3 1on offcycle xtreme Range Technology LED State Status Manag...

Page 8: ...the highest point on the structure For tower installations at least 3 m below the top of the tower Ground wires min 10 AWG 5 mm2 and max length 1 m As a safety precaution ground the airFiber radios t...

Page 9: ...er and the Management port Configure the device settings in the airFiber Configuration Interface Once configuration is complete disconnect the cables to move theairFiberradios Pre assemblethemountingh...

Page 10: ...thernet cable from the Data port to the Ethernet port labeled POE on the GigE PoE Adapter 4 Connect the Power Cord to the power port on the GigE PoE Adapter Connect the other end of the Power Cord to...

Page 11: ...provides more frequency planning options at the cost of higher latency and throughput Full duplex operation provides thehighest throughput and lowest latency however you have fewer frequency manageme...

Page 12: ...b browser Type http 192 168 1 20 in the addressfieldandpressenter PC orreturn Mac 4 The login screen will appear Enter ubnt in the Username and Password fields Select your Country and Language You mus...

Page 13: ...uration 7 Click the Wirelesstab 8 Enter the Basic Wireless Settings a ForoneairFiberradio selectMasterastheWirelessMode For the other airFiber radio keep the default Slave b Enter a name in the Link N...

Page 14: ...agement is enabled by default so each airFiber radio must have a unique IPAddress If the airFiber radios use thesameIPAddress youmayloseaccesstotheairFiberradios via the Data ports Click the Network t...

Page 15: ...mounting hardware of the airFiber radio can be pre assembled before pole mounting Mounting Hardware Pre Assembly 1 Insert two M10x150 Carriage Bolts into the Lower MountBracket 2 InserttwoM10x150Carri...

Page 16: ...airFiber AF 5 AF 5U Quick Start Guide 3 Attach the Lower Mount Bracket to the I Bracket using two SerratedFlange Bolts Ensure that the slots face up and securely tighten the bolts Proper slot orientat...

Page 17: ...AttachtheUpperMountBracketwithElevationRodtothe I Bracket using two Serrated Flange Bolts Note Ensure that the orientation of the Upper Mount Bracket matches the illustration below with the Elevation...

Page 18: ...Quick Start Guide 5 Attach the Pole Clamps to the Mount Brackets a Slide the slotted hole of each Pole Clamp over one upper and one lower M10x150 Carriage Bolt b Place one Serrated Flange Nut on each...

Page 19: ...SupportBracketthathastwoslottedholes b SlidetheslottedholeoftheotherAzimuthSupportBracket over one M10x100 Carriage Bolt c Place one Serrated Flange Nut on each M10x100 Carriage Bolt 7 Check the four...

Page 20: ...radio will be attached Note The mounting assembly can accommodate a 38 1 101 6mm 1 5 4 0 pole a OrienttheAzimuthSupportBracketsaroundthepolesoitis aimedinthedirectionoftheotherairFiberradio b Slide t...

Page 21: ...mounting assembly around the pole so it is aimed in the direction of the other airFiber radio b Slide the open slot of each Pole Clamp over the corresponding M10x150 CarriageBolt c Tighten the Serrate...

Page 22: ...airFiber AF 5 AF 5U Quick Start Guide 20 3 Lift the airFiber radio and align the two lower Pre Installed M10x25 Flanged Bolts with the slots on the Lower Mount Bracket Seat the bolts in the slots...

Page 23: ...rdwareInstallation 21 4 Align the two upper Pre Installed M10x25 Flanged Bolts of the airFiber radio next to the slots on the Upper Mount Bracket Lift the airFiber radio and seat the bolts in the slot...

Page 24: ...wire min 8 AWG or 10 mm2 to the lug and replace the nut to secure the wire c Securetheotherendofthegroundwiretoagrounded mast pole tower or grounding bar WARNING FailuretoproperlygroundyourairFiber u...

Page 25: ...eedanoutdoor shieldedCAT6cableupthroughthe rightmostcablefeed slotonthe bottomoftheportcover b Connect the cable to theData port c Create a strain relief for the Ethernet cable by feeding a Cable Tie...

Page 26: ...rt labeled LAN on the GigE PoE Adapter 5 Connect the Power Cord to the power port on the GigE PoE Adapter Connect the other end of the Power Cord to a power source Note For added protection we recomme...

Page 27: ...a finished installation with recommended surgeprotectorsinstalled Ground to Pole Tower or Grounding Block Max 1 m from Ground Bonding Point Outdoor GigE PoE Surge Protector Outdoor GigE PoE Surge Prot...

Page 28: ...roper orientation of a mounting pole or significantelevationdifferencesbetweenairFiberradios Before a link is established the Master s LED Display looks like this GPS and Master LEDs are solidly lit N...

Page 29: ...ransmissionsfromtheMaster 1 Ensurethatthefollowingboltsandnutsareloose Four Pre Installed M10x25 Flanged Bolts on the airFiber radio two on each side Four M10 Hex Nuts used to lock the elevation align...

Page 30: ...Master and Slave 4 Slave Visually aim the Slave at the Master Toadjust the Slave s position a Rotate the airFiber radio on the pole to align the azimuth b Use the hex nut on the Elevation Rod to adju...

Page 31: ...rFiber AF 5 AF 5U User Guide at documentation ubnt com airfiber 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you achieve a symmetric link with the signal levels within 1 dB of each other This ensures the best possibl...

Page 32: ...F 5 AF 5UUserGuideforinstructionsonthe airFiber Configuration Interface and audio tone methods Installer Compliance Responsibility Devices must be professionally installed and it is the professional i...

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