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a  rF  ber AF-24 Pole Mount Bracket Pole Clamps (Qty. 2)
Z  p T  es (Qty. 3) Carr  age Bolts (Qty. 3) Flat Washers (Qty. 4)
Spl  t Lock Washers (Qty. 4) Hex Nuts (Qty. 4) G  gab  t PoE Adapter (50V, 1.2A)
Power Cord
Package Contents
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Hardware Overv  ew
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Al  gnment Bracket
Elevat  on Adjustment
Az  muth Adjustment
Ground Bond  ng Po  nt
Lock Bolts
Port Cover
Cover Lock
LEDs, Ports, and D  splay
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Speed LED (Data Port)
L  nk/Act  v  ty LED (Data Port)
GPS LED (Aux  l  ary Port)
Modulat  on LED (Aux  l  ary Port)
Master/Slave LED
RF L  nk Status LED
Off 10/100 Mbps
On 1000 Mbps
Off No Ethernet L  nk
On Ethernet L  nk Establ  shed
Random Flash  ng Ethernet Act  v  ty
Off No GPS Synchron  zat  on
On Operat  onal (Strong S  gnal)
Normal Flash* Operat  onal (Weak S  gnal)
Off ¼x or 1x (QPSK SISO)
Short Flash* 2x (QPSK MIMO)
Normal Flash* 4x (16QAM MIMO)
Long Flash* 6x (64QAM MIMO)
Off Slave Mode
On Master Mode
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Speed LED (Conf  gurat  on Port)
L  nk/Act  v  ty LED (Conf  gurat  on Port)
Reset Button
Data Port
Aux  l  ary Port
LED D  splay
Conf  gurat  on Port
Off RF Off
Short Flash* Sync  ng
Normal Flash* Beacon  ng
Long Flash* Reg  ster  ng
On Operat  onal
Off 10 Mbps
On 100 Mbps
Off No Ethernet L  nk
On Ethernet L  nk Establ  shed
Random Flash  ng Ethernet Act  v  ty
To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than f  ve
seconds wh  le the un  t  s powered on.
10/100/1000 Mbps port handles all user traff  c.
Port for aud  o tone a  m  ng.
D  g  tal d  splay used for power, status, and mode  nformat  on.
RX Power (-dBm)
Number Decodable RX S  gnal
Flash  ng Number Undecodable RX S  gnal
Overload Cond  t  on
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10/100 Mbps, secured port for conf  gurat  on. By default, th  s  s the only port that
can mon  tor, conf  gure, and/or update f  rmware.
* Short Flash (1:3 on/off cycle)
Normal Flash (1:1 on/off cycle)
Long Flash (3:1 on/off cycle)
Installat  on Requ  rements
17 mm wrench
13 mm socket wrench or dr  ver
Clear l  ne of s  ght between a  rF  ber rad  os
Clear v  ew of the sky for proper GPS operat  on
Mount  ng locat  on w  th < 0.5° d  splacement due to tw  st and sway under w  nd
load  ng
Mount  ng po  nt:
At least 1 meter below the h  ghest po  nt on the structure
For tower  nstallat  ons, at least 3 meters below the top of the tower
Ground w  res – m  n. 8 AWG (10 mm ) and max. length: 1 meter. As a safety
precaut  on, ground the a  rF  ber rad  os to grounded masts, poles, towers, or
ground  ng bars.
WARNING: Fa  lure to properly ground your a  rF  ber un  ts w  ll vo  d your
warranty.
(Recommended) 2 Outdoor G  gE PoE surge protectors
Note: For gu  del  nes about ground  ng and l  ghtn  ng protect  on, follow your
local electr  cal regulatory codes.
Outdoor, sh  elded Category 5e (or above) cabl  ng and sh  elded RJ-45 connectors
should be used for all w  red Ethernet connect  ons. Category 6  s requ  red for
 nstallat  ons w  th long cable runs (up to 100 m).
We recommend that you protect your networks from harmful outdoor env  ronments
and destruct  ve ESD events w  th  ndustr  al-grade, sh  elded Ethernet cable from
Ub  qu  t  . For more deta  ls, v  s  t u  .com/toughcable
Connect  ng Power over Ethernet
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a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on
The  nstruct  ons  n th  s sect  on expla  n how to access the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on
Interface and conf  gure the follow  ng sett  ngs:
W  reless Mode Conf  gure one a  rF  ber AF-24 as the Master and the other as the
Slave.
Duplex The a  rF  ber AF-24 supports both half-duplex and full-duplex operat  on.
Half-duplex operat  on prov  des more frequency plann  ng opt  ons at the cost of
h  gher latency and throughput. Full-duplex operat  on prov  des the h  ghest
throughput and lowest latency; however, you have fewer frequency management
opt  ons.
Half Duplex (default) The TX and RX Frequenc  es can be the same or d  fferent to
su  t local  nterference.
Half-Duplex D  agram
Full Duplex The TX and RX Frequenc  es should be d  fferent.
Full-Duplex D  agram
TX and RX Frequenc  es The TX Frequency on the Master must match the RX
Frequency on the Slave, and v  ce versa.
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1. Connect an Ethernet cable from your computer to the Conf  g port on the a  rF  ber
AF-24.
2. Conf  gure the Ethernet adapter on your computer w  th a stat  c IP address on the
192.168.1.x subnet (for example, 192.168.1.100).
3. Launch your web browser. Type http://192.168.1.20  n the address f  eld and press
enter (PC) or return (Mac).
4. Enter ubnt  n the Username and Password f  elds. Select your Country and Language.
You must agree to the Terms of Use to use the product. Cl  ck Log  n.
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5. Cl  ck the W  reless tab.
6. Enter the Bas  c W  reless Sett  ngs:
a. For one a  rF  ber AF-24, select Master from the W  reless Mode drop-down. For the
other a  rF  ber AF-24, keep the default, Slave.
Note: U.S. product vers  ons are locked to the U.S. Country Code to ensure
compl  ance w  th FCC regulat  ons.
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b. Enter a name  n the L  nk Name f  eld. Th  s should be the same on both the Master
and the Slave.
c. For the Duplex drop-down:
Half Duplex The default mode. The TX and RX Frequenc  es can be the same or
d  fferent to su  t local  nterference.
Full Duplex The TX and RX Frequenc  es should be d  fferent.
d. Select a TX Frequency. Th  s must match the RX Frequency of your other a  rF  ber
AF-24.
e. Select a RX Frequency. Th  s must match the TX Frequency of your other a  rF  ber
AF-24.
f. If needed, change the Output Power, Max  mum Modulat  on Rate, and/or RX Ga  n
sett  ngs.
7. Conf  gure the W  reless Secur  ty:
a. Select the AES Key Type, HEX or ASCII.
b. For the Key f  eld:
HEX Enter 16 bytes (e  ght, 16-b  t HEX values: 0-9, A-F, or a-f). You can om  t
zeroes and use colons, s  m  lar to the
IPv6 format.
ASCII Enter a comb  nat  on of alphanumer  c characters (0-9, A-Z, or a-z).
8. Cl  ck Change and then cl  ck Apply.
9. In-Band Management  s enabled by default, so each a  rF  ber rad  o must have a
un  que IP Address. (If the a  rF  ber rad  os use the same IP Address, then you may lose
access to the a  rF  ber rad  os v  a the Data ports.) To change the network sett  ngs:
a. Cl  ck the Network tab.
b. Change the IP Address, Netmask, and other sett  ngs to make them compat  ble
w  th your network.
Note: The a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on Interface supports IPv6 formats
exclud  ng dotted quad and "::" (double-colon) notat  on.
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c. Cl  ck Change and then cl  ck Apply.
Repeat the  nstruct  ons  n the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on sect  on on your other a  rF  ber
rad  o. After you have conf  gured the a  rF  ber rad  os, d  sconnect them and move them
to your  nstallat  on s  te.
Hardware Installat  on
1.
2.
Note: Or  ent the Pole Mount Bracket around the pole so  t  s a  med  n the
d  rect  on of the other a  rF  ber AF-24.
3.
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Note: Loosen, but do NOT remove the e  ght Lock Bolts located on the
Al  gnment Bracket.
4.
5.
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WARNING: To prevent  njury, ensure that all four screws are seated and fully
t  ghtened.
6.
7.
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8. Secure the other end of the ground w  re to a grounded mast, pole, tower, or
ground  ng bar.
WARNING: Fa  lure to properly ground your a  rF  ber un  ts w  ll vo  d your
warranty.
Note: The ground w  re should be as short as poss  ble and no longer than
one meter  n length.
Connect  ng Ethernet
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2.
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3.
4.
Note: For added protect  on, we recommend  nstall  ng two G  gE PoE surge
protectors. Install the f  rst surge protector w  th  n one meter of the a  rF  ber Data
port, and  nstall the second surge protector at the  ngress po  nt of the locat  on
hous  ng the w  red network equ  pment.
Below  s a d  agram of a f  n  shed  nstallat  on w  th recommended surge protectors
 nstalled.
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Al  gnment
T  ps
F  ne-tun  ng  s best ach  eved by a pa  r of  nstallers w  th a ded  cated, two-way
commun  cat  on l  nk: one  nstaller makes adjustments on one a  rF  ber rad  o wh  le the
other  nstaller reports the rece  ved s  gnal level at the other a  rF  ber rad  o. F  ne-
tun  ng (see "F  ne-Tun  ng the L  nk" )  s necessary because the ma  n lobe of the
rece  ver  s narrower than that of the transm  tter,  n both az  muth and elevat  on.
To accurately al  gn the a  rF  ber rad  os for best performance, you MUST al  gn only
one end of the l  nk at a t  me.
For more conven  ent al  gnment, you may cons  der us  ng long-range scopes (not
 ncluded) temporar  ly attached to your a  rF  ber rad  os.
You may need to use add  t  onal hardware to compensate for  ssues such as the
 mproper or  entat  on of a mount  ng pole or s  gn  f  cant elevat  on d  fferences
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between the a  rF  ber rad  os.
Establ  sh  ng a Prel  m  nary L  nk
Adjust the pos  t  ons of the Master and the Slave to establ  sh a prel  m  nary l  nk. Th  s
requ  res the Master and Slave to be w  th  n a few degrees of the l  ne of s  ght between
the a  rF  ber rad  os.
Note: The Master must be a  med f  rst at the Slave because the Slave does not
transm  t any RF s  gnal unt  l  t detects transm  ss  ons from the Master.
1. For the Master and Slave, ensure the e  ght Lock Bolts on the Al  gnment Bracket are
suff  c  ently loose by sp  nn  ng each washer by hand.
WARNING: All Lock Bolts MUST be loose to avo  d damage to the a  rF  ber
hous  ng.
2. For the Master and Slave, ensure the Az  muth (AZ) and Elevat  on (EL) Adjustment
Bolts are  n the m  ddle of the  r adjustment ranges.
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3. Master A  m the Master at the Slave. If necessary, adjust the Master's pos  t  on on the
pole:
a. Loosen the Hex Nuts.
b. Adjust the Pole Mount Bracket and Pole Clamps.
c. T  ghten the Hex Nuts.
4. Slave A  m the Slave at the Master to ach  eve the strongest rece  ved s  gnal level on
the Slave's numer  c LED D  splay, wh  ch  s located next to the Conf  g port. If
necessary, adjust the Slave's pos  t  on on the pole.
5. Master Adjust the az  muth and elevat  on of the Master unt  l the strongest rece  ved
s  gnal level  s d  splayed on the LED D  splay of the Master.
a. Sweep the Az  muth (AZ) Adjustment Bolt of the Master through  ts adjustment
range.
Note: Values on the LED D  splay are d  splayed  n negat  ve (-) dBm. For
example, 61 represents -61 dBm, wh  ch  s stronger than -72 dBm .
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b. Sweep the Elevat  on (EL) Adjustment Bolt of the Master through  ts adjustment
range.
Note: If the LED D  splay  nd  cates an overload cond  t  on , refer to the
a  rF  ber AF-24 User Gu  de at: u  .com/download/a  rf  ber
F  ne-Tun  ng the L  nk
The Az  muth (AZ) and Elevat  on (EL) Adjustment Bolts of the Al  gnment Bracket adjust
the az  muth and elevat  on w  th  n a range of ±10°. For accurate al  gnment, make
adjustments on one end of the l  nk wh  le the other  nstaller reports the rece  ved s  gnal
level at the other end of the l  nk. Do NOT make s  multaneous adjustments on the
Master and Slave.
1. Slave Adjust the az  muth and elevat  on of the Slave unt  l the other  nstaller sees the
strongest rece  ved s  gnal level d  splayed on the LED D  splay of the Master.
2. Master Adjust the az  muth and elevat  on of the Master unt  l the other  nstaller sees
the strongest rece  ved s  gnal level d  splayed on the LED D  splay of the Slave.
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