Ubiquiti arFber AF-24 User manual

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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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