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Package Contents

Dish Reflector
Antenna Feed
Rear Housing
Mounting Bracket
Hex Bolts with Washers (Qty. 4)
Pole Clamp
Carriage Bolts (Qty. 2)
Flange Nuts (Qty. 2)
Gigabit PoE (24V, 0.5A) with Mounting Bracket
Power Cord

Installation Requirements

Hardware Overview

Bottom View

Ethernet

This Gigabit Ethernet port is used to connect the power and should be connected to the LAN and DHCP server.

Reset Button

To reset to factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than 10 seconds while the device is powered on. Alternatively, the device 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 threshold value for the wireless signal strength LEDs on the Wireless tab under Signal LED Thresholds. Each LED will light when the wireless signal strength is equal to or greater than the LED’s threshold value. The default threshold values for these LEDs are shown below:

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 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

  1. Note: In high-wind environments, you can add support with additional hardware (not included):

    1. Using the four holes in the Adjustment Bracket as a template, drill four holes into the Dish Reflector with a 4.4 mm or 11/64" drill bit.
    2. Secure the Dish Reflector to the Adjustment Bracket using M4 screws, washers, and nuts (not included).
  2. Connect the power using:

Accessing airOS via Wi-Fi

Installer Compliance Responsibility

Devices must be professionally installed and it is the professional installer’s responsibility to make sure the device is operated within local country regulatory requirements.

Antenna

Select your antenna from the list. If Calculate EIRP Limit is enabled, transmit output power is automatically adjusted to comply with the regulations of the applicable country. For a Custom antenna, Antenna Gain is entered manually. Note the requirements and antenna types listed below.

Cable Loss (When applicable)

Enter the cable loss in dB. Output power is adjusted to compensate for loss between the radio and the antenna.

Certified Antenna Types

This radio transmitter FCC ID: SWX-PBE5ACG2 / IC: 6545A-PBE5ACG2 has been approved by FCC / ISED Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not included in this list or having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.

Antenna

Frequency

Gain

Dish

5 GHz

25 dBi

Specifications

PBE-5AC-Gen2

Dimensions

420 x 420 x 230 mm

(16.54 x 16.54 x 9.06")

Weight

2.22 kg

(4.89 lb)

Gain

25 dBi

Networking Interface

(1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port

Processor

MIPS 74Kc

Enclosure Characteristics

Antenna FeedOutdoor UV Stabilized Plastic
Dish ReflectorPowder-Coated SPCC

Max. Power Consumption

8.5W

Max. TX Power

24 dBm

Power Supply

24V, 0.5A Gigabit PoE Adapter (Included)

Power Method

Passive PoE (Pairs 4, 5+; 7, 8 Return)

Supported Voltage Range

20 to 26VDC

Wind Loading

380 N @ 200 km/h

(85.4 lbf @ 125 mph)

Wind Survivability

200 km/h

(125 mph)

Mounting

Pole Mounting Kit Included

Operating Temperature

-40 to 70° C (-40 to 158° F)

Operating Humidity

5 to 95% Noncondensing

Shock and Vibrations

ETSI300-019-1.4

Certifications

CE, FCC, IC

Operating Frequency (MHz)

Worldwide

5150 - 5875

US/CA

U-NII-1

5150 - 5250

U-NII-2A

5250 - 5350

U-NII-2C

5470 - 5725

U-NII-3

5725 - 5850

Management Radio (MHz)

Worldwide

2412 - 2472

US/CA

2412 - 2462