Hardware installation, Install a ground wire – Ubiquiti Networks airFibe5X User Manual

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Chapter 1: Installation

airFiber

®

AF-5X User Guide

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

10. 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).

11. Click Change and then click Apply.
12. 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, 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 AF-5X. After you have configured
the airFiber radios, disconnect them and move them to
your installation site.

Hardware Installation

Install a Ground Wire

1. Remove the nut from the Ground Bonding Point located

on the back of the AF-5X.

Ground

Bonding

Point

2. Attach a ground wire (min. 10 AWG or 5 mm

2

) to the

lug and replace the nut to secure the wire.

3. At the installation site, secure the other end of the

ground wire to a grounded mast, pole, tower, or
grounding bar.

WARNING:

Failure to properly ground your

airFiber radio will void your warranty.

Note:

The ground wire should be as short as

possible and no longer than one meter in
length.

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