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D  sh Ma  n Arm Stab  l  zer Arms (Qty. 2)
Mount  ng Bracket Screw U-Clamp
Flat Washers (Qty. 2) Lock Washers (Qty. 2) Flange Nuts (Qty. 2)
G  gab  t PoE (24V, 0.5A) w  th
Mount  ng Bracket Power Cord
Package Contents
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Installat  on Requ  rements
Clear l  ne of s  ght between a  rF  ber AP and stat  on
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
Outdoor, sh  elded Category 6 (or above) cabl  ng and sh  elded RJ45 connectors are
requ  red for all w  red Ethernet connect  ons.
Surge protect  on should be used for all outdoor  nstallat  ons. We recommend that
you use two Ethernet Surge Protectors, model ETH-SP-G2, one near the a  rF  ber rad  o
and the other at the entry po  nt to the bu  ld  ng. The ETH-SP-G2 w  ll absorb power
surges and safely d  scharge them  nto the ground.
Hardware Overv  ew
Note: For gu  del  nes about ground  ng and l  ghtn  ng protect  on, follow your
local electr  cal regulatory codes.
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GPS LED
60G LED
5G LED
LAN LED
Blue The LED w
 ll l  ght blue when the GPS s  gnal strength
 s suff  c  ent. Th  s requ  res a m  n  mum of three GPS
satell  te connect  ons.
Blue The LED w  ll l  ght blue when the 60 GHz l  nk  s ready.
Blue The LED w  ll l  ght blue when the 5 GHz l  nk  s ready.
Blue The LED w  ll l  ght steady blue when an act  ve
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Power LED
PoE IN
Reset Button
Ethernet connect  on  s made to the Ethernet port and
ash when there  s act  v  ty.
Flash  ng Wh  te Bootup  n progress.
Wh  te Ready for use, not connected to Ub
 qu  t  ® Network
Management System (UNMS™). See “UNMS
Management” .
Blue Ready for use, connected to UNMS.
Steady Blue w  th
Occas  onal Flash  ng Ready for use, unable to connect to UNMS, check connect  on to UNMS server.
Qu  ckly Flash  ng Blue Used to locate a dev  ce  n UNMS.
Alternat  ng
Blue/Wh  te F
 rmware upgrade  n progress.
G  gab  t Ethernet PoE port for handl  ng all user traff  c and power  ng the dev  ce.
Default IP address: 192.168.1.20.
To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than 10
seconds wh  le the dev  ce  s powered on. Alternat  vely, the dev  ce may be reset
remotely v  a a Reset button located on the bottom of the G  gab  t PoE Adapter.
Installat  on Overv  ew
We recommend conf  gur  ng both a  rF  ber rad  os (Access Po  nt and Stat  on) before s  te
 nstallat  on. Follow the  nstruct  ons  n “Conf  gurat  on” for each rad  o.
Conf  gurat  on
Connect  ng Power over Ethernet
1.
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2.
3.
Conf  gur  ng the Sett  ngs
The dev  ce  s set to DHCP by default, so  t w  ll try to automat  cally obta  n an IP address.
If that fa  ls,  t w  ll use the default fallback IP address, 192.168.1.20. Proceed to the
appropr  ate sect  on, “DHCP” or “Fallback IP Address” :
DHCP
Use one of the follow  ng methods:
Set up the DHCP server to prov  de a spec  f  c IP address to the dev  ce based on  ts
MAC address (on the label).
Let the dev  ce obta  n an IP address and then check the DHCP server to see wh  ch IP
address was ass  gned.
1. Launch your web browser. Type the appropr  ate address  n the address f  eld. Press
enter (PC) or return (Mac).
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2. Select your Country and Language. You must agree to the Terms of Use to use the
product. Cl  ck Cont  nue.
3. Enter a Username and Password, conf  rm the Password, and cl  ck Save.
4. Cl  ck the  con.
5. Conf  gure the follow  ng sett  ngs:
a. For one a  rF  ber rad  o, enable Access Po  nt mode. For the other a  rF  ber rad  o
(the Stat  on), keep Access Po  nt d  sabled.
b. Enter a name  n the SSID f  eld. Th  s must be the same on both the AP and the
Stat  on.
c. In the WPA2 Preshared Key f  eld, enter a comb  nat  on of alphanumer  c
characters (0-9, A-Z, or a-z).
6. Cl  ck Save Changes.
7. Conf  gure each a  rF  ber rad  o w  th a un  que IP address:
a. Cl  ck the  con.
Note: The key  s an alphanumer  c password between 8 and 63
characters long.
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b. Rev  ew the Network sett  ngs to ensure that each a  rF  ber rad  o has a un  que IP
address. Each can get  ts IP address v  a DHCP, or use a stat  c IP address.
DHCP By default DHCP cl  ent  s enabled;  f there  s a DHCP server on your
network, the a  rF  ber rad  o w  ll rece  ve  ts address v  a DHCP.
Stat  c IP You can d  sable the DHCP cl  ent and use a stat  c IP address.
c. Cl  ck Save Changes.
Fallback IP Address
1. Ensure that your computer (or other host mach  ne)  s connected to the same LAN as
the a  rF  ber rad  o.
2. Conf  gure the Ethernet adapter on your host system 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. Select your Country and Language. You must agree to the Terms of Use to use the
product. Cl  ck Cont  nue.
5. Enter a Username and Password, conf  rm the Password, and cl  ck Save.
6. Cl  ck the  con.
Note: If DHCP cl  ent fa  ls, the dev  ce w  ll use the fallback IP address:
192.168.1.20
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7. Conf  gure the follow  ng sett  ngs:
a. For one a  rF  ber rad  o, enable Access Po  nt mode. For the other a  rF  ber rad  o (the
Stat  on), keep Access Po  nt d  sabled.
b. Enter a name  n the SSID f  eld. Th  s must be the same on both the AP and the
Stat  on.
c. In the WPA2 Preshared Key f  eld, enter a comb  nat  on of alphanumer  c characters
(0-9, A-Z, or a-z).
8. Cl  ck Save Changes.
9. Conf  gure each a  rF  ber rad  o w  th a un  que IP address:
a. Cl  ck the  con.
b. Rev  ew the Network sett  ngs to ensure that each a  rF  ber rad  o has a un  que IP
address. Each can get  ts IP address v  a DHCP, or use a stat  c IP address.
DHCP By default DHCP cl  ent  s enabled;  f there  s a DHCP server on your
network, the a  rF  ber rad  o w  ll rece  ve  ts address v  a DHCP.
Fallback IP If you use the fallback IP address on one rad  o, you must change
the IP Address sett  ng on the other rad  o. The fallback IP address  s:
192.168.1.20
c. Cl  ck Save Changes.
UNMS Management
You can manage your dev  ce us  ng UNMS, wh  ch lets you conf  gure, mon  tor, upgrade,
and back up your dev  ces us  ng a s  ngle appl  cat  on. Get started at www.unms.com
Installat  on
1.
Note: The key  s an alphanumer  c password between 8 and 63 characters
long.
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2.
3. 
Opt  onal
Attach the stab  l  zer arms for added support.
(Th  s  s recommended for long-range  nstallat  ons.)
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4.
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Note: The AF60 can mount on e  ther s  de of the pole. Th  s sect  on shows the
AF60 mounted on the left; the procedure for mount  ng on the r  ght  s
s  m  lar.
Left
OR
R  ght
5.
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Note: Rotate the Mount  ng Bracket clockw  se unt  l  t locks  nto pos  t  on.
6.
7.
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8.
(Pole not shown)
9.
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10.
11.
12.
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13.
Connect  ng Power
WARNING: The sw  tch port must comply w  th the power spec  f  cat  ons l  sted  n
“Spec  f  cat  ons” .
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OR
Opt  onal
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
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Adjust the a  m of the AP and the Stat  on to establ  sh a l  nk.
Note: The AP must be a  med f  rst at the Stat  on because the Stat  on does not
transm  t any RF s  gnal unt  l  t detects transm  ss  ons from the AP.
1. AP V  sually a  m the AP at the Stat  on by loosen  ng the Flange Nuts on the Mount  ng
Bracket to allow adjustments to the az  muth and the elevat  on.
Adjust the az  muth:
Adjust the elevat  on:
Note: Do NOT make s  multaneous adjustments on the AP and Stat  on.
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2. Stat  on V  sually a  m the Stat  on at the AP. To adjust the Stat  on’s pos  t  on, adjust the
az  muth and elevat  on as descr  bed  n step 1.
3. Open the Conf  gurat  on Interface, select Tools, and then select Al  gn Antenna.
4. Repeat steps 1-2 unt  l you have ach  eved an opt  mal l  nk and both the 60G and 5G
LEDs are sol  dly l  t blue. Th  s ensures the best poss  ble data rate between the a  rF  ber
rad  os.
5. Lock the al  gnment on both a  rF  ber rad  os by t  ghten  ng all the nuts.
6. Observe the s  gnal level of each a  rF  ber rad  o to ensure that the values rema  n
constant wh  le t  ghten  ng the nuts. If any value changes dur  ng the lock  ng process,
loosen the nuts, f  nal  ze the al  gnment of each a  rF  ber rad  o aga  n, and ret  ghten the
nuts.
Installer Compl  ance Respons  b  l  ty
Dev  ces must be profess  onally  nstalled and  t  s the profess  onal  nstaller’s
respons  b  l  ty to make sure the dev  ce  s operated w  th  n local country regulatory
requ  rements.
Note: Max  mum s  gnal strength can best be ach  eved by  terat  vely
sweep  ng through both az  muth and elevat  on.
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Antenna
The 5GHz Output Power f  eld  s prov  ded to the profess  onal  nstaller to ass  st  n
meet  ng regulatory requ  rements.
Spec  f  cat  ons
AF60
D  mens  ons 413 x 413 x 320 mm
(16.26 x 16.26 x 12.60")
We  ght
W  thout Mount 1.4 kg (3.09 lb)
W  th Mount 1.8 kg (3.97 lb)
Enclosure Alum  num, UV-stab  l  zed Polycarbonate
Antenna Ga  n
5 GHz 11 dB 
60 GHz 38 dB 
Network  ng Interface (1) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port
Max. Power Consumpt  on 11W
Power Method Pass  ve PoE, P  ns 4, 5+ and 7, 8-
Power Supply 24VDC, 0.5A G  gab  t PoE Adapter (Included)
Voltage Range +22 to +26VDC
LEDs Power/Ethernet/5G/60G/GPS
Mount  ng Pole Mount (Included)
W  nd Load  ng 420 N @ 200 km/h
(94.4 lbf @ 125 mph)
W  nd Surv  vab  l  ty 200 km/h
(125 mph)
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AF60
ESD/EMP Protect  on ± 24kV Contact/A  r
Operat  ng Temperature -40 to 60° C (-40 to 140° F)
Operat  ng Hum  d  ty 5 to 95% Noncondens  ng
Cert  f  cat  ons FCC, IC, CE
System
Max  mum Throughput 1.8 Gbps
Max  mum Range 2+ km
Encrypt  on WPA2-PSK (AES)/WPA2 Enterpr  se
OS a  rOS GP
Rad  o
Max. Conducted TX Power
5/60 GHz Comb  ned 25 dBm
Channel Bandw  dth
60 GHz 2160 MHz
5 GHz 20/40/80 MHz
Operat  ng Frequency (MHz)
US/CA U-NII-1 5150 - 5250
U-NII-3 5725 - 5850
57,000 - 66,000
Worldw  de 5180 - 5875
57,000 - 66,000
Management Rad  o (MHz)
Worldw  de 2412 - 2472
US/CA 2412 - 2462
Safety Not  ces
1. Read, follow, and keep these  nstruct  ons.
2. Heed all warn  ngs.
3. Only use attachments/accessor  es spec  f  ed by the manufacturer.
WARNING: Do not use th  s product  n locat  on that can be submerged by water.
WARNING: Avo  d us  ng th  s product dur  ng an electr  cal storm. There may be a remote
r  sk of electr  c shock from l  ghtn  ng.
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