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a  rF  ber AF-11 Z  p T  es (Qty. 2) a  rF  ber G  gab  t PoE (50V, 1.2A)
Power Cord
Package Contents
Antenna Compat  b  l  ty
The a  rF  ber AF-11 rad  o  s des  gned for use w  th the a  rF  ber X antenna model AF-
11G35*.
* Check your local/reg  onal regulat  ons for the antenna ga  n allowed for your appl  cat  on
Installat  on Requ  rements
Clear l  ne of s  ght between a  rF  ber rad  os
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.
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(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.
H  gh-Band Duplexer(s) (model AF-11-DUP-H) or Low-Band Duplexer(s) (model AF-
11-DUP-L) are requ  red for proper operat  on:
SISO mode: One Duplexer of e  ther band type
MIMO mode: Two Duplexers of the same band type
(Opt  onal) If not us  ng PoE: DC power source and 12/30 AWG power cable
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
Note: Duplexers must be purchased separately. The Duplexer(s) must
match the terms of your l  cense (frequency bands and polar  t  es allowed).
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Cha  n 0 / Cha  n 1
S  gnal LEDs
Low-Band Duplexer H  gh-Band Duplexer
When the Cha  n 0 or Cha  n 1 duplexer  s  nstalled,  ts N-type connector  s located
here, allow  ng connect  on to an RF cable (Cha  n 1  s covered by the removable
duplexer cap).
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S  gnal 4 LED w  ll l  ght blue when on.
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.
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L  nk LED
MIMO LED
MGMT LED
Bootup to a  rOS When power  ng on, the Power, MIMO, LINK, and S  gnal 1-4 LEDs
l  ght on. Once the CPU code takes over, the MIMO, LINK, and S  gnal 1-3 LEDs turn off.
S  gnal 4 LED rema  ns l  t 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 ‐ 11FX  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 ‐ 11FX  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 ‐ 11FX. 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. For example,  f 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 Rad  o Conf  gured  n SISO Mode
On Rad  o Conf  gured  n MIMO Mode
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Data LED
Power LED
Management Port
Reset Button
Data Port
VDC IN
TX 0, RX 0
RX 1, TX 1
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 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.
To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than 10
seconds wh  le the dev  ce  s already powered on.
G  gab  t PoE port for handl  ng all user traff  c and power  ng the dev  ce.
The term  nal block can be used to power the AF-11 w  th +50VDC, 1.2A  nstead of
PoE.
The TX and RX SMA ports for the Cha  n 0 Low-Band Duplexer or H  gh-Band Duplexer
(SISO and MIMO modes).
The RX and TX SMA ports for the Cha  n 1 Low-Band Duplexer or H  gh-Band Duplexer
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N Connector
SMA Port
(MIMO mode only). In SISO mode, these unused ports are protected by the duplexer
cap.
Female N-type connector  nto wh  ch the antenna cable  s plugged.
H  gh-band and low-band channel SMA ports.
Note: Duplexers are not  ncluded w  th the AF-11. SISO mode requ  res one Low-
Band Duplexer or one H  gh-Band Duplexer. MIMO mode requ  res e  ther two
Low-Band Duplexers or two H  gh-Band Duplexers.
Installat  on Overv  ew
We recommend that you conf  gure your pa  red AF-11 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.
Install the Duplexer(s)  n the AF-11 rad  o.
Connect the a  rF  ber G  gab  t PoE adapter to the DATA port, and connect your
computer to the MGMT port.
Conf  gure the AF-11.
Install a ground w  re and mount the AF-11 on the a  rF  ber AF-11G35 antenna (or a
compat  ble antenna).
At the  nstallat  on s  te,  nstall the antenna w  th the mounted AF-11 rad  o (see the
antenna’s Qu  ck Start Gu  de for  nstallat  on  nstruct  ons).
Connect the DATA port to your LAN, and connect power (PoE or DC power) to the
AF-11.
Establ  sh and opt  m  ze the RF l  nk.
Install  ng the Duplexers
Install  ng the Duplexer for SISO Mode
1.
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2.
Note: Pos  t  on the low channel and h  gh channel ports to y  eld the requ  red
transm  t and rece  ve frequenc  es.
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3.
WARNING: T  ghten the collars alternately, a half turn at a t  me, unt  l both are
fully t  ghtened. Fa  lure to do so may result  n damage to the Duplexer.
4.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the rad  o to be used on the other end of the l  nk, ensur  ng that
the numbers on the second rad  o’s Duplexer are  n the reverse order of the numbers
on f  rst rad  o’s Duplexer.
Note: For example,  f the numbers on the f  rst rad  o’s Duplexer are (left to
r  ght) 1/3, then the numbers on the second rad  o’s Duplexer should be 3/1.
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Install  ng the Duplexers for MIMO Mode
Note: MIMO operat  on requ  res two l  censes, one per polar  zat  on and two
Duplexers of the same band type.
1.
2.
Note: Pos  t  on the low channel and h  gh channel ports to y  eld the requ  red
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transm  t and rece  ve frequenc  es. Also, ensure that the numbers on the
r  ght-s  de Duplexer are  n the reverse order of the numbers on the left-s  de
Duplexer.
3.
WARNING: T  ghten the collars alternately, a half turn at a t  me, unt  l both are
fully t  ghtened. Fa  lure to do so may result  n damage to the Duplexer.
4.
5.
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6. Repeat steps 1-5 for the other rad  o to be used  n the l  nk, ensur  ng that the
numbers on the second rad  o’s Duplexers are  n the reverse order of the numbers on
the f  rst rad  o’s Duplexers.
Note: For example,  f the numbers on the f  rst rad  o’s Duplexers are (left to
r  ght) 2/4 and 4/2, the numbers on the second rad  o’s Duplexers should be 4/2
and 2/4.
Connect  ng Power over Ethernet
1.
2.
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3.
WARNING: Use only the  ncluded adapter, model POE-50-60W. Fa  lure to do so
can damage the un  t and vo  d the product warranty.
a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on
Access the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on Interface and conf  gure the follow  ng sett  ngs:
W  reless Mode Conf  gure one AF-11 as the Master and the other as the Slave.
Frequency Sett  ng The TX Frequency and RX Frequency sett  ngs must be the
reverse of each other on both the Master and the Slave.
1.
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2. Conf  gure the Ethernet adapter on your computer w  th a stat  c IP address on the
192.168.1.x subnet.
3. Launch your web browser. Type https://192.168.1.20  n the address f  eld and press
enter (PC) or return (Mac).
4. The log  n screen w  ll appear. 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.
5. Cl  ck Sett  ngs, and then cl  ck the W  reless tab.
6. Conf  gure the Bas  c W  reless Sett  ngs:
a. For one AF-11, select Master as the W  reless Mode. For the other AF-11, keep
the default, Slave.
b. Enter a name  n the L  nk Name f  eld. Th  s should be the same on both the
Master and the Slave.
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c. If needed, change the Channel Bandw  dth, Output Power and/or Max  mum
Modulat  on Rate sett  ngs.
7. Conf  gure the TX Frequency and RX Frequency.
8. Conf  gure the W  reless Secur  ty:
a. Select the Key Type, HEX or ASCII.
b. For the Key f  eld:
HEX Enter 16 bytes (e  ght, 16-b  t hexadec  mal d  g  ts: 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).
9. Cl  ck Save Changes.
10. 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, you may lose
access to the a  rF  ber rad  os v  a the DATA ports.) Cl  ck the Network tab.
a. For the Management IP Address opt  on:
DHCP Keep the default, DHCP, to use DHCP reservat  on on your router to
ass  gn a un  que IP Address.
Stat  c Change the IP Address, Netmask, and other sett  ngs to make them
compat  ble w  th your network.
b. Cl  ck Save Changes.
11. D  sconnect the Ethernet cables from the MGMT and DATA ports on the AF-11.
Conf  gurat  on of the AF-11 rad  o  s complete.
Repeat the  nstruct  ons  n the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on sect  on on the other AF-11 rad  o.
For deta  ls on the a  rF  ber Conf  gurat  on Interface, refer to the a  rF  ber AF-11FX User
Gu  de, ava  lable at: u  .com/download/a  rf  ber
Note: One a  rF  ber rad  o’s TX Frequency  s the other rad  o’s RX Frequency,
and v  ce versa.
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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Hardware Installat  on
Install a Ground W  re
1.
2.
3. At the  nstallat  on s  te, 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 rad  o 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.
Mount to the a  rF  ber AF-11G35 Antenna
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1. Attach an RF Cable to an RF connector labeled H or V. Then sl  de the s  l  cone boot
over the RF connector to protect  t.
If us  ng MIMO mode, remove the cap over the second RF connector (V or H) and
attach an RF Cable. Then sl  de the s  l  cone boot over the RF connector to protect  t.
2.
3.
Note: For SISO mode, use the RF connector (H or V) as determ  ned by your
l  cens  ng. Keep the other RF connector covered w  th the  ncluded Metal Cap.
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4. 
Note: Al  gn the dot on the s  de of the shroud w  th the arrowhead on the
d  sh antenna.
Connect  ng Data
1.
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2.
3. If you are us  ng DC power, connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to your LAN.
Connect  ng Power
Follow the  nstruct  ons for the source of power that you are us  ng: Power over Ethernet
or DC Power.
Power Over Ethernet
WARNING: Use only the  ncluded adapter, model POE-50-60W. Fa  lure to do so
can damage the un  t and vo  d the product warranty.
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DC Power
1. Connect a DC power cable to the Term  nal Block. (The +VDC and GND can be
connected to e  ther term  nal.)
2. Connect the other end of the DC power cable to a DC power supply that suppl  es
+50VDC.
WARNING: Apply  ng a negat  ve voltage such as -48VDC w  ll damage the
rad  o.
3. Connect the DC power supply to  ts source.
Surge Protect  on
For added protect  on,  nstall two surge suppressors, such as the Ub  qu  t  Ethernet
Surge Protector, model ETH-SP-G2, at the end of each l  nk. 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.
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Al  gnment
T  ps
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.
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
between a  rF  ber rad  os.
Establ  sh  ng a L  nk
Adjust the pos  t  ons of the Master and the Slave to establ  sh a l  nk. The follow  ng
sect  on features the a  rF  ber X antenna, AF-11G35:
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. Master V  sually a  m the Master at the Slave. To adjust the Master’s pos  t  on, adjust
the az  muth and the elevat  on.
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