User's Manual

High-Performance
Integrated InnerFeed
™
airMAX
®
Bridge
Model: PBE-M5-620
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks® PowerBeam
™
.
This Quick Start Guide is designed to guide you through
the installation, and show you how to access the airOS®
Configuration Interface. This Quick Start Guide also includes
the warranty terms and is for use with the
PowerBeamM5,
modelPBE-M5-620.
Package Contents
Dish Reflector with
Mounting Bracket
Antenna Feed Rear Housing Support Arm
Upper Pole
Bracket Assembly
Lower Pole
Bracket
Flanged Bolts
(M10x18, Qty. 5)
Lock Washers
(M10, Qty. 5)
Flat Washers
(M10, Qty. 5)
Carriage Bolts
(M10x150, Qty. 4)
Serrated Flange Nuts
(M10, Qty. 4)
Pole Clamps
(Qty. 2)
High-Performance
Integrated InnerFeed
™
airMAX
®
Bridge
Model: PBE-M5-620
Foam Gauge
DO NOT DISCARD
Gigabit PoE Adapter
with Wall-Mount Bracket
Power Cord Quick Start
Guide
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
™
is designed for outdoor installations. It is the customer’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
Cable Door
Rear Housing
Technology
Ethernet Port
Release
Button Slot
Release Button
Dish
Reflector
Alignment Pins
Reset Button
Antenna Feed
Mounting Bracket
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. Alternatively, the PowerBeam may be
reset remotely via a Reset button located on the bottom of the
Gigabit PoE Adapter.
Release Button After you assemble the PowerBeam, check
the Release button; it should be fully engaged in the Release
Button Slot of the Rear Housing. This ensures that the Antenna
Feed is locked into place. If you need to remove the Antenna
Feed, you must depress the Release button first.
LEDs
Signal The default values (from left to right) are
shown below:
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is equal to or above -65 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is equal to or above -73 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is equal to or above -80 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is equal to or above -94 dBm.
Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady blue
when an active Ethernet connection is made and
flash when there is activity.
Power The Power LED will light blue when the
device is connected to a power source.
Application Examples
The PowerBeam mounted outdoors with the Dish Reflector
installed provides directional outdoor coverage (gain is
reflector‑dependent).
The PowerBeam mounted outdoors without the Dish Reflector
installed provides outdoor‑to‑indoor coverage using the 3 dBi
Antenna Feed only.
Installation Requirements
• 13 mm wrench
• Shielded Category 5 (or above) cabling should be used for
all wired 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. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the
alignment holes of the Dish Reflector. Insert the pins and
push until they lock intoplace.
2. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the
Rear Housing.
3. Attach the Antenna Feed:
a. Insert the Antenna Feed into the Rear Housing, and push
until it locks into place with a click.
b. Lightly pull the Antenna Feed to ensure that it is locked
into place and the Release button is fully engaged.
Release Button
Bottom View
4. Connect the Ethernet cable:
a. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the
Antenna Feed.
b. Re-attach the Cable Door to the Rear Housing.
5. Attach two Flanged Bolts, two Lock Washers, and two Flat
Washers to the bottom of the Mounting Bracket. Ensure that
there is a gap of 8 mm between each Flat Washer and the
Mounting Bracket.
Note: Ensure that each Lock Washer is always
installed between the Flanged Bolt and Flat Washer.
Flat Washer
Lock Washer
Flanged Bolt
8 mm
6. Attach the vertical slot of the Support Arm to the top left
of the Mounting Bracket using a Flanged Bolt, Lock Washer,
and Flat Washer.
Degree markings
facing outward
7. Attach one Pole Clamp to the Upper Pole Bracket Assembly.
a. Insert two Carriage Bolts into the Upper Pole Bracket
Assembly.
b. Slide the closed slotted hole of the Pole Clamp over one
CarriageBolt.
c. Place one Serrated Flange Nut on each Carriage Bolt.
8. Attach one Pole Clamp to the Lower Pole Bracket.
a. Insert two Carriage Bolts into the Lower Pole Bracket.
b. Slide the closed slotted hole of the Pole Clamp over one
CarriageBolt.
c. Place one Serrated Flange Nut on each Carriage Bolt.
9. Attach the Lower Pole Bracket to a pole.
a. Ensure that the slots face up.
b. Slide the open hole of the Pole Clamp over the
corresponding CarriageBolt.
c. Tighten the Serrated Flange Nuts of the CarriageBolts to
secure the Lower Pole Bracket to the pole.
Note: The mounting assembly can accommodate a
Ø 38 - 101 mm pole.
Proper slot orientation
50 N-m
10. Set the correct distance between the Pole Brackets.
IMPORTANT: Find the Foam Gauge supplied with the
packaging; DO NOT DISCARD IT.
a. Hold the Upper Pole Bracket Assembly against the pole.
b. Fit the Foam Gauge over the Upper and Lower Pole
Brackets to set the correct distance between them.
Proper orientation of
Upper Pole Bracket
Assembly
11. Attach the Upper Pole Bracket Assembly to the pole:
a. Slide the open hole of the Pole Clamp over the
corresponding CarriageBolt.
b. Ensure that the brackets are aligned parallel to each
other, and then tighten the Serrated Flange Nuts of the
CarriageBolts to 50 N-m.
Brackets are properly aligned. Top view: Brackets are mis-aligned.
12. Remove the Foam Gauge.
13. Lift the Dish Reflector and align the two lower Flanged Bolts
with the slots on the Lower Pole Bracket. Seat the bolts in
the slots.
14. Attach the vertical slot of the Adjustment Arm to the upper
right Mounting Bracket using a Flanged Bolt, Lock Washer,
and FlatWasher.
15. Before adjusting the tilt angle, ensure that the five Flanged
Bolts are loose enough to allow movement.
IMPORTANT: If you cannot spin the washers freely
by hand, then loosen the Flanged Bolts until you can.
16. To adjust the tilt angle, turn the screw head of the elevation
rod until the desired tilt is reached.
Note: If the PowerBeam is difficult to tilt up or down,
use the Foam Gauge to check the spacing and
ensure that the Flanged Bolts are loose enough.
17. Rotate the Support Arm down and attach its horizontal slot
to the Upper Pole Bracket Assembly using a Flanged Bolt,
Lock Washer, and FlatWasher.
Note: Ensure that the degree settings are the same
on the Support Arm and Adjustment Arm.
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