Ubiquiti arFber AF-5XHD User manual

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a  rF  ber AF-5XHD GPS Antenna Mount External GPS Antenna
Metal Strap Z  p T  es (Qty. 2) Un  versal Bracket
IP67 Upgrade K  t
(Vent and Gasket) G
 gab  t PoE (24V, 1A) w  th
Mount  ng Bracket Power Cord
Package Contents
Antenna Compat  b  l  ty
The a  rF  ber AF-5XHD rad  o  s des  gned for use w  th the follow  ng a  rF  ber X antenna
models:
AF-5G23-S45
AF-5G30-S45
AF-5G34-S45
The AF-5XHD can also operate w  th the follow  ng RocketD  sh™ antenna models:
RD-5G30*
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RD-5G34*
* Requ  res Un  versal Bracket (  ncluded) or AF-5G-OMT-S45 Convers  on K  t (not  ncluded).
Installat  on Requ  rements
Clear l  ne of s  ght between a  rF  ber rad  os
Clear v  ew of the sky for proper GPS operat  on
Vert  cal mount  ng or  entat  on
Mount  ng po  nt:
At least 1 m below the h  ghest po  nt on the structure
For tower  nstallat  ons, at least 3 m below the top of the tower
Ground w  res – m  n. 10 AWG (5 mm ) and max. length: 1 m. As a safety precaut  on,
ground the a  rF  ber rad  o to grounded masts, poles, towers, or ground  ng bars.
WARNING: Fa  lure to properly ground your a  rF  ber rad  o w  ll vo  d your
warranty.
(Recommended) 2 Outdoor G  gab  t 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 6 (or above) cabl  ng and sh  elded RJ-45 connectors are
requ  red for all w  red Ethernet connect  ons.
Hardware Overv  ew
2
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a  rF  ber Antenna Connectors
GPS Antenna Connector
S  gnal LEDs
Used to attach RF antenna cables (not  ncluded).
Used to attach the GPS Antenna.
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S  gnal 4 LED w  ll l  ght blue when on.
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L  nk LED
GPS LED
S  gnal 3 LED w  ll l  ght green when on.
S  gnal 2 LED w  ll l  ght yellow when on.
S  gnal 1 LED w  ll l  ght red when on.
Bootup to a  rOS When power  ng on, the Power, GPS, L  nk, and S  gnal 1-4 LEDs l  ght
on. Once the CPU code takes over, the GPS, L  nk, and S  gnal 1-3 LEDs turn off. The
S  gnal 4 LED rema  ns on to  nd  cate the boot sequence  s underway.
In  t  al  z  ng a  rF  ber Software When the a  rF  ber appl  cat  on beg  ns to boot under
a  rOS®, the S  gnal 4 LED goes from sol  dly on to a 2.5 Hz ash. Th  s cont  nues unt  l
the AF-5XHD  s fully booted.
S  gnal Level Once fully booted, the S  gnal 1-4 LEDs act as a bar graph show  ng how
close the AF-5XHD  s to  deal a  m  ng. Th  s  s auto-scaled based on the l  nk range, the
antenna ga  ns, and the conf  gured TX power of the remote AF-5XHD. Each S  gnal
LED has three poss  ble states: On, Flash  ng, and Off. All S  gnal LEDs would be sol  dly
on  n an  deal l  nk. If the l  nk has a 1 dB loss, the S  gnal 4 LED w  ll ash; a 2 dB loss
and the S  gnal 4 LED w  ll turn off. The full bar graph LED states are shown below.
dB loss
0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6
-7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13
Off RF Off
Sync  ng
Beacon  ng
Reg  ster  ng
On Operat  onal
Off No GPS Synchron  zat  on
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MGMT LED
Data LED
Power LED
Management Port
Reset Button
Data Port
Non-Operat  onal (Weak S  gnal)
On Operat  onal (Strong S  gnal)
Off No Ethernet L  nk
On Ethernet L  nk Establ  shed
Random Flash Ethernet Act  v  ty
Off No Ethernet L  nk
On Ethernet L  nk Establ  shed
Random Flash Ethernet Act  v  ty
Off No Power
On Powered On
10/100/1000 Mbps, secured Ethernet port for conf  gurat  on. In-Band Management  s
enabled by default  n the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on Interface. When In-Band
Management  s d  sabled, the MGMT port  s the only port that can mon  tor,
conf  gure, and/or update f  rmware. Th  s port can also be used to prov  de redundant
PoE power. Default IP address: 192.168.2.20
To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than 10
seconds wh  le the dev  ce  s powered on.
G  gab  t PoE port for handl  ng all user traff  c and power  ng the dev  ce. Default IP
address: 192.168.1.20
Installat  on Overv  ew
We recommend that you conf  gure your pa  red AF-5XHD rad  os before s  te  nstallat  on.
The overv  ew below summar  zes the  nstallat  on procedure, and the subsequent
sect  ons prov  de deta  led  nstallat  on  nformat  on.
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