Ubiquiti PowerBeam M5 PBE-M5-400 User manual

High-Performance
Integrated InnerFeed®
airMAX®Bridge
Model: PBE-M5-400

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks®
PowerBeam®.This Quick Start Guide is designed to guide you
through installation and also includes warranty terms.
If you want to add a radome to enclose the Dish Reflector,
UbiquitiNetworks offers the PowerBeam Radome, 400 mm,
modelPBE-RAD-400 as an optional accessory. Product details are
available on our website at www.ubnt.com/airmax/powerbeam/
Package Contents
Dish Reflector PBE-M5-400
Antenna Feed*
Rear Housing
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Dish Bracket Pole Clamp U-Bolt Flange Nuts
(Qty. 2)
High-Performance
IntegratedInnerFeed®
airMAX®Bridge
Model:PBE-M5-400
Gigabit PoE (24V, 0.5A)
with Mounting Bracket
Power Cord Quick Start Guide
* The PBE-M5-400 Antenna Feed has a thin gray ring around the center of
the cap to differentiate it from the PBE-M5-300 Antenna Feed.
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 professional installer’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
Dish Bracket
Release Button
Dish
Reflector
Alignment Pins
Reset Button
Antenna Feed
Reset Button To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the
Reset button for more than 10 seconds while the PowerBeam
is 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 In airOS®, you can modify the wireless
signal strength threshold values for each LED on
the Advanced tab under Signal LED Thresholds. The
default values are shown below:
LED will light green when the wireless signal
strength is above -65 dBm.
LED will light green when the wireless signal
strength is above -73 dBm.
LED will light amber when the wireless signal
strength is above -80 dBm.
LED will light red when the wireless signal
strength is above -94 dBm.
Ethernet The Ethernet LED will light steady green
when an active Ethernet connection is made and
flash when there is activity.
Power The Power LED will light green 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
harmful outdoor environments and destructive ESD events
with industrial-grade, shielded Ethernet cable from Ubiquiti
Networks. For more details, visit www.ubnt.com/toughcable

Installation
1. Align and insert the tabs of the Dish Bracket into the
slots of the Dish Reflector. Rotate the Dish Bracket
counter-clockwise until the tabs lock into place.
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2. Remove the Antenna Feed from the Rear Housing:
a. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from
the Rear Housing. Keep the Cable Door detached.
b. Press the Release Button and slide the Rear Housing off
of the Antenna Feed.
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3. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the
alignment holes of the Dish Bracket. Insert the pins and
push until they lock intoplace.
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4. 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

5. 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.
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6. Slide the Pole Clamp onto the Dish Bracket.
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7. Insert the U-Bolt into the Pole Clamp and Dish Bracket.
Secure each end of the U-Bolt with a Flange Nut.
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25 N · m
Note: The mounting assembly can accommodate a
Ø 32 - 56 mm pole.
8. Optional: If you have the PowerBeam Radome (optional
accessory), then align the arrows on the bottoms of the
Radome and Dish Reflector so the Drain Holes on the
Radome point downward. Snap the Radome onto the Dish
Reflector.

Connect the power using one of the following options:
• Using the included Gigabit PoE Adapter: Go to Connecting
to the PoE Adapter.
• Using a separate PoE switch: Connect the Ethernet cable
from the PowerBeam’s Ethernet port to a PoE-enabled
Ethernet port on the switch.
WARNING: The switch port must comply with the
power specifications listed in the Specifications
section of this Quick Start Guide.
Connecting to the PoE Adapter
1. Connect the Ethernet cable from the PowerBeam’s Ethernet
port to the POE port of the Gigabit PoE adapter.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from your LAN to the adapter’s
LAN port.
3. Connect the Power Cord to the adapter’s power port.
Connect the other end of the Power Cord to a power outlet.
Mounting the PoE Adapter (Optional)
1. Remove the PoE Mounting Bracket from the adapter, place
the bracket at the desired location, and mark the two holes.
2. Pre-drill the holes if necessary, and secure the bracket
using two fasteners (not included).
3. Align the adapter’s slots with the tabs of the PoE Mounting
Bracket, and then slide the adapterdown.