Ubiquiti Networks airFibe5 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Installation

airFiber

®

AF5/AF5U User Guide

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

7. Click the Wireless tab.

8. Enter the Basic Wireless Settings:
a. For one airFiber radio, select Master from the Wireless

Mode drop-down. For the other airFiber radio, keep the
default, Slave.

b. Enter a name in the Link Name field. This should be the

same on both the Master and the Slave.

c. For the Duplex drop-down:

-

Half Duplex

The default mode. The TX and RX

Frequencies can be the same or different to suit local
interference.

-

Full Duplex

The TX and RX Frequencies should be

different.

d. Select a TX Frequency. This must match the RX

Frequency on your other airFiber radio.

e. Select a RX Frequency. This must match the TX

Frequency of your other airFiber radio.

f. If needed, change the Output Power and/or Maximum

Modulation Rate settings.

9. Configure the Wireless Security:
a. Select the AES Key Type, HEX or ASCII.
b. For the Key field:

-

HEX

Enter 16 bytes (eight, 16-bit HEX values: 0-9, A-F,

or a-f). You can omit zeroes and use colons, similar to
the
IPv6 format.

Note:

The airFiber Configuration Interface

supports IPv6 formats excluding dotted quad and
“::” (double-colon) notation.

-

ASCII

Enter a combination of alphanumeric

characters (0-9, A-Z, or a-z).

10. Click Change and then click Apply.

11. In-Band Management is enabled by default, so each

airFiber radio must have a unique IP Address. (If the
airFiber radios use the same IP Address, then you may
lose access to the airFiber radios via the Data ports.)
Click the Network tab.

a. For the Management IP Address option:

-

DHCP

Keep the default, DHCP, to use DHCP

reservation on your router to assign a unique IP
Address
.

-

Static

Change the IP Address, Netmask, and other

settings to make them compatible with your network.

b. Click Change and then click Apply.
Repeat the instructions in the airFiber Configuration
section on your other airFiber radio. After you have
configured the airFiber radios, disconnect them and move
them to your installation site.

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