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2.4 GHz airMAX

ac Bridge with

400 mm RF Isolated Reflector

Model: PBE-2AC-400-ISO

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Ubiquiti Networks®

PowerBeam

® ac.

This Quick Start Guide is designed to guide

you through installation and includes warranty terms.

Package Contents

Reflector

Radome

Antenna

Feed

Rear Housing

Mounting Bracket

Adjustment Bracket

Pole Clamp

Hex Bolts with Washers

(M8x20, Qty. 4)

Flange Nuts

(M8, Qty. 2)

Carriage Bolts

(M8x135, Qty. 2)

ISO

5 GHz airMAX® ac Bridge with

400 mm RF Isolated Reflector
Model: PBE-5AC-400-ISO

Gigabit PoE (24V, 0.5A)

with Mounting Bracket

Power Cord

Quick Start Guide

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

™

designed for outdoor installations. It is the customer’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

Technology

Cable Door

Rear Housing

Antenna Feed

Ethernet Port

Release Button Slot

Mounting Bracket

Release Button

Reflector

Alignment Pins

Reset Button

Radome

Reset Button

To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the

Reset button for more than 10 seconds while the PowerBeam
is already 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
Wireless tab under Signal LED Thresholds. The default
values are shown below:

LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -65 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -73 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -80 dBm.
LED will light blue when the wireless signal
strength is above -94 dBm.

Ethernet

The Ethernet LED will light steady blue

when an active Ethernet connection is made and
flash when there is activity.

Power

The Power LED will light blue when the

device is connected to a power source.

Application Examples

The PowerBeam mounted outdoors with the Reflector
installed provides directional outdoor coverage (gain is
reflector‑dependent).

The PowerBeam mounted outdoors without the 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 the
most brutal environments and devastating ESD attacks
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 Mounting Bracket into

the slots of the Reflector. Rotate the Mounting Bracket
counterclockwise until the alignment holes in the dish and
bracket align with each other.

2. (Optional) For additional support, insert four M4 screws

(not included) into the holes in the Reflector and Mounting
Bracket and secure each screw with two washers and a nut
(not included).

Mounting

Bracket

Reflector

3. Line up the Alignment Pins of the Rear Housing with the

alignment holes of the Mounting Bracket. Push the Rear
Housing into the Mounting Bracket.

4. View the Reflector from the front. Ensure that the three

hooks (indicated below) of the Rear Housing are fully
engaged with the inner wall of the Reflector and locked
into place.

Important:

Before proceeding, lightly pull the Rear

Housing to confirm that it is locked into place.

5. Push in the sides of the Cable Door and detach it from the

Rear Housing.

6. 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

7. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet Port of the

Antenna Feed. Then re-attach the Cable Door to the
Rear Housing.

8. Attach the Pole Clamp to the Adjustment Bracket.

a. Hold the Adjustment Bracket with the clamps facing you

and the Elevation Indicators towards the top.

b. Insert the Carriage Bolts through the holes of the

Adjustment Bracket.

c. Slide the hole of the Pole Clamp over one bolt of the

Adjustment Bracket.

d. Place one Flange Nut on each bolt.

Elevation
Indicator

9. Insert the Pivot Pins on the inside of the Adjustment Bracket

into the Mounting Bracket Slots.

Pivot Pin

(one on each side of

Adjustment Bracket)

Mounting

Bracket

Slot

10. Secure the Adjustment Bracket to the Mounting Bracket

using the four Hex Bolts with Washers.

11. Position the reflector assembly on the pole and secure it.

a.  Place the Adjustment Bracket against the pole.
b.  Slide the slot of the Pole Clamp over the Carriage Bolt.
c.  Tighten the Flange Nuts of the bolts to 25 N-m to secure

the antenna to the pole.

25 N-m

Note:

The mounting assembly can accommodate a

Ø 40 - 80 mm pole.

12. Align the Notch on the Reflector with the Arrow at the top

of the Radome. Guide the Radome’s side and top tabs over
the Reflector rim and slide the Radome down onto the
Reflector.

Arrow

Notch

Radome
Side Tab

Reflector

Rim