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airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 4: Main Tab Chapter 4: Main Tab Device Name Displays the customizable name or identifier of the device. The Device Name (also known The Main tab displays a summary of the link status as host name) is displayed in registration screens and information, current values of the basic configuration discovery tools. settings, network settings and information, and traffic Operating Mode Displays the mode of the AirFiber X statistics. radio: Slave, Master, or Reset. RF Link Status Displays the status of the AirFiber X radio: Status RF Off, Syncing, Beaconing, Registering, Enabling, Listening, Operational, DFS CAC, or RADAR Detected. Note: Most of the RF Link Statuses map to specific flash rates of the Link Status LED (See “LEDs” on page 2 for more details.) Status Flash Rate of LED RF Off Off Syncing DFS countries only: Short Flash (1:3 on/off cycle) • DFS CAC • RADAR Detected Beaconing Normal Flash (1:1 on/off cycle) Registering Long Flash (3:1 on/off cycle) Operational On Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 13

Chapter 4: Main Tab airFiber® X User Guide The following applies to the AF-5X only: RX Frequency (Available if split frequencies are enabled.) When the AF‑5X operates in a DFS country and within a Displays the frequency that the airFiber X radio uses to valid DFS band for that country, it performs a Channel receive data. Availability Check (CAC) before operating. The rules vary Channel Width Size of the channel in MHz. by country and frequency, but in general: Frame Length Displays the currently configured frame -- FCC domains If the AF‑5X operates in a DFS band length of the radio: 2.0ms, 2.5ms, 4.0ms, or 5ms. Longer (5.2 GHz or 5.4 GHz band), the AF‑5X performs a frame lengths result in higher throughput for a given 60-second check on the Master only. configuration, but also result in slightly higher latency. -- ETSI domains For most frequencies, the AF‑5X Duty Cycle Displays the duty cycle. performs a 60-second check on the Master and Slave; Regulatory Domain Displays the regulatory domain however, if it operates in the 5600-5650 MHz range, (FCC/IC, ETSI, or Other), as determined by country then the AF‑5X performs a 10-minute check. selection. While the AF‑5X is performing this check, the RF Link Chain 0/1 (Actual/Ideal) Displays the actual and ideal Status displays DFS CAC, and the RF Link Timeout is power levels (in dBm) of the received signal for each chain. displayed. The actual number indicates the current RX signal If radar is detected, the RF Link Status displays RADAR strength. The ideal number is the RX signal strength of a Detected, and the RF Link Timeout is displayed. perfectly aligned link. These two numbers indicate exactly RF Link Timeout (Available only if the RF Link Status how many dB out of alignment the system is. is DFS CAC or RADAR Detected.) During the DFS CAC or When the link is aimed correctly, the bar graphs are full- RADAR Detected state, the RF Link Timeout counts down scale. If the bar graphs are not full-scale, they indicate that the time remaining before the AirFiber X radio can move your link is not optimally aimed. to the next RF link state. Rem Chain 0/1 (Actual/Ideal) Displays the actual and Link Name Displays the name of your link. ideal power levels (in dBm) of the received signal for each Security AES-128 is enabled at all times. chain of the remote airFiber X radio. The bar graphs will Version Displays the airFiber Configuration Interface display as full-scale once the link is aimed correctly. software version. Local Modulation Rate Displays the modulation rate: Uptime This is the total time the device has been running • 8x (256QAM MIMO) since the latest reboot (when the device was powered up) • 6x (64QAM MIMO) or software upgrade. The time is displayed in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. • 4x (16QAM MIMO) Link Uptime This is the total time the airFiber link has • 2x (QPSK MIMO) been continuously operational. The time is displayed in • 1x (½ Rate QPSK xRT™*) days, hours, minutes, and seconds. • ¼x (¼ Rate QPSK xRT) Remote MAC Displays the Management Ethernet MAC *xtreme Range Technology address of the remote AirFiber X radio. If Automatic Rate Adaptation is enabled on the Wireless Remote IP Displays the Management Ethernet IP address tab, then Local Modulation Rate displays the current speed of the remote airFiber X radio. in use and depends on the Maximum Modulation Rate Date Displays the current system date and time. The specified on the Wireless tab and current link conditions. date and time are displayed in YEAR-MONTH-DAY Remote Modulation Rate Displays the modulation rate HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS format. The system date and of the remote airFiber X radio: time is retrieved from the Internet using NTP (Network • 8x (256QAM MIMO) Time Protocol). The NTP Client is enabled by default on the Services tab. The AirFiber X radio doesn’t have an internal • 6x (64QAM MIMO) clock, and the date and time may be inaccurate if the • 4x (16QAM MIMO) NTP Client is disabled or the device isn’t connected to the • 2x (QPSK MIMO) Internet. • 1x (½ Rate QPSK xRT) Frequency (Available if split frequencies are not enabled.) Displays the current frequency. The AirFiber X radio uses • ¼x (¼ Rate QPSK xRT) the radio frequency specified to transmit and receive data. TX Capacity Displays the potential TX throughput, how TX Frequency (Available if split frequencies are enabled.) much the airFiber X radio can send, after accounting for Displays the frequency that the airFiber X radio uses to the modulation and error rates. transmit data. 14 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 4: Main Tab RX Capacity Displays the potential RX throughput, how DATA Pair 0 (Pins 1,2) If the cable is functioning properly, much the airFiber X radio can receive, after accounting for displays the SNR of the twisted pair; if the cable has a the modulation and error rates. fault, displays the fault (“open” or “short”) and the distance TX Power (EIRP) Displays the current average transmit at which the fault has occurred. If the remote port is output power (in dBm) of the airFiber X radio. administratively shut down, this field displays “normal”. Note: If “(Limited)” is displayed, the transmit output DATA Pair 1 (Pins 3,6) If the cable is functioning properly, power has been limited to a value less than the displays the SNR of the twisted pair; if the cable has a selected value, to comply with regulatory region fault, displays the fault (“open” or “short”) and the distance requirements. For a list of maximum output power at which the fault has occurred. If the remote port is values by country and region, refer to “Frequency administratively shut down, this field displays “normal”. Ranges and Power Levels per Country/Region” on DATA Pair 2 (Pins 4,5) If the cable is functioning properly, page 50. displays the SNR of the twisted pair; if the cable has a fault, displays the fault (“open” or “short”) and the distance Conducted TX Power Displays the conducted transmit at which the fault has occurred. If the remote port is power out of the radio before any antenna gain. administratively shut down, this field displays “normal”. Net Gain Displays the airFiber X radio’s net antenna gain, DATA Pair 3 (Pins 7,8) If the cable is functioning properly, which is the antenna gain minus cable loss. Antenna displays the SNR of the twisted pair; if the cable has a gain (the gain of the antenna being used) and cable loss fault, displays the fault (“open” or “short”) and the distance (the loss in the cable from the radio to the antenna) are at which the fault has occurred. If the remote port is set using the Antenna Gain and Cable Loss fields on the administratively shut down, this field displays “normal”. Wireless tab. Remote TX Power (EIRP) Displays the current average Monitor transmit output power (in dBm) of the remote airFiber X There are two monitoring tools accessible via the links radio. on the Main tab. The default is Performance, which is Distance Displays the distance between the airFiber X displayed when you first open the Main tab. radios. Performance GPS Signal Quality Displays Global Positioning System Throughput and Capacity charts display the current and (GPS) signal quality as a percentage value on a scale of potential data traffic. 0-100%. Latitude/Longitude Based on GPS tracking, reports the device’s current latitude and longitude. Clicking the link opens the reported latitude and longitude in a browser using Google Maps™ (http://maps.google.com). Altitude Based on GPS tracking, reports the device’s current altitude relative to sea level. Synchronization airFiber uses GPS to synchronize the timing of its transmissions. By default, this option is disabled. Throughput Throughput displays the current data traffic on the Data Ethernet port in both graphical and numerical form. The chart scale and throughput dimension (Bps, Kbps, Mbps) change dynamically depending on the mean throughput value. The statistics are updated automatically. Capacity MGMT MAC Displays the MAC address of the Capacity displays the potential data traffic on the Data Management port. port in both graphical and numerical form. The chart scale MGMT Displays the speed and duplex of the and throughput dimension (Bps, Kbps, Mbps) change Management port. dynamically depending on the mean throughput value. The statistics are updated automatically. DATA Displays the speed and duplex of the Data port. Refresh If there is a delay in the automatic update, click DATA Cable Length Displays the Ethernet cable length Refresh to manually update the statistics. from radio to remote port. This is displayed only for cables longer than 20 m. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 15

Chapter 4: Main Tab airFiber® X User Guide Log When logging is enabled (see “System Log” on page 27 to enable logging), this option lists all registered system events. By default, logging is not enabled. Clear To delete all entries in the system log, click Clear. Refresh To update the log content, click Refresh. 16 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 5: Wireless Tab Chapter 5: Wireless Tab Basic Wireless Settings In this section, configure the basic wireless settings, such The Wireless tab contains options to set up the wireless as wireless mode, link name, country code, frequencies, part of the link. This includes wireless mode, link name, output power, speed, and gain. frequencies, output power, speed, and wireless security. Change To save or test your changes, click Change. A new message appears. You have three options: • Apply To immediately save your changes, click Apply. • Test To try the changes without saving them, click Test. To keep the changes, click Apply. If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds (the countdown is displayed), the airFiber X radio times out and resumes its earlier configuration. • Discard To cancel your changes, click Discard. Write down the settings you configure on the Wireless tab. You will need to enter the same settings on the airFiber X Wireless Mode By default, the Wireless Mode is Slave. You radio at the other end of your PtP link. The exceptions are must configure one airFiber X radio as Master because as follows: each PtP link must have one Master. • Wireless Mode Configure one airFiber X radio as the Link Name Enter a name for your PtP link. This name Master and the other as the Slave. must be the same on both Master and Slave radios in order for them to connect. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 17

Chapter 5: Wireless Tab airFiber® X User Guide Country Code Each country has its own power level Output Power (EIRP) Defines the maximum average and frequency regulations. To ensure the airFiber X radio transmit output power (in dBm) of the airFiber X radio. operates under the necessary regulatory compliance rules, To specify the output power, use the slider or manually you must select the country where your device will be used. enter the output power value. The transmit power level The frequency settings and output power limits will maximum is limited according to country regulations. be tuned according to the regulations of the selected Note: The Antenna Gain and Cable Loss should be country. For details, refer to this table, “Frequency Ranges configured before the Output Power. This is because and Power Levels per Country/Region” on page 50. the range of the Output Power field is affected by This radio is restricted to use with a license and to use only in the Antenna Gain and Cable Loss values – changing certain EU countries or geographical areas of EU countries. the antenna gain or cable loss adjusts the maximum • Change To select a new country, click Change. and minimum values you can select using the Output Power slider. Since the Output Power Note: U.S. product versions are locked to the U.S. already includes the antenna gain and cable loss, it Country Code to ensure compliance with FCC represents EIRP; therefore, the value of Output Power regulations. is actually the total power the radio is transmitting over the air. The current transmit power is displayed by the TX Power EIRP setting on the Main tab. Note: The airFiber X radio may limit the output power to a value less than the value specified by this field, to comply with regulatory region requirements. For a list of maximum output power values by country and region, refer to “Frequency Ranges and Power Levels per Country/Region” on page 50. Antenna Gain Enter the gain in dBi of the antenna that is used in your installation. An improper value could cause DFS false detections when operating on DFS frequencies. Cable Loss Enter the cable loss in dB of the cable that is used in your installation. An improper value could cause DFS false detections when operating on DFS frequencies. Maximum Modulation Rate or Modulation Rate Higher -- Country Select the new country. modulations support greater throughput but generally -- I agree to these terms of use Check this box; you require stronger RF signals and a higher Signal-to-Noise must agree to the Terms of Use to use the product. Ratio (SNR). By default, Automatic Rate Adaptation is -- Accept Saves your change. enabled, and Maximum Modulation Rate is displayed. This -- Cancel Discards your change. allows the airFiber X radio to automatically adjust the modulation rate to changing RF signal conditions. Under Channel Bandwidth Select the appropriate channel size: certain conditions, you may prefer to lock the Maximum • AF-2X and AF-3X: 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 28, 30, 40, 50, Modulation Rate to a lower setting to improve link or 56 MHz performance. • AF-5X only: 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 MHz When Automatic Rate Adaptation is disabled, Modulation Note:. The available channel bandwidths depend Rate is displayed. Lock the Modulation Rate to the setting on the regulatory requirements of the currently of your choice. selected country or region. Select one of the available modulation rates: Frame Length (Available on AF-2X and AF-3X only.) Use • 8x (256QAM MIMO) this to specify the frame length of the radio: default, • 6x (64QAM MIMO) 2.0ms, 2.5ms, 4.0ms, or 5ms. The frame length must be the same on both Master and Slave radios. The default • 4x (16QAM MIMO) value corresponds to 5ms for the 3.5 MHz and 5 MHz • 2x (QPSK MIMO) bandwidths, or 2.0ms for all other bandwidths. • 1x (½ Rate QPSK xRT) Note:. The AF-5X uses a frame length of 2.0ms (this • ¼x (¼ Rate QPSK xRT) value cannot be changed). Master TX Duty Cycle Use this to change the duty cycle of the RF link (the Master’s TX percentage). Choose one of the following values: 25%, 33%, 50%, 67%, or 75%. 18 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 5: Wireless Tab Frequency Settings Wireless Security The Valid Frequencies for your Country Code selection are airFiber uses 128-bit, AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) displayed. Ensure that you use frequencies that comply encryption at all times. with the local country regulations. TDD Split Frequency Mode This option lets you configure separate frequencies for TX and RX. To configure split frequencies, enable this option and select a different RX frequency on each side of the link. This feature is useful if both sides of the link do not have a common, clean frequency. It is important for the RX frequency to be Key Type Specifies the character format. clean; if different frequencies are clean on each end of the • HEX By default, this option uses hexadecimal link, select the clean RX frequency on each end. characters. 0-9, A-F, or a-f are valid characters. • ASCII ASCII uses the standard English alphabet and numeric characters (0-9, A-Z, or a-z). Key Select the format of the MAC address. • HEX Enter 16 bytes (eight, 16-bit HEX values). You can omit zeroes and use colons, similar to the IPv6 format. The default is: AF-2X Split Frequency Settings 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000 Note: The airFiber Configuration Interface supports IPv6 formats excluding dotted quad and “::” (double-colon) notation. • ASCII Enter a combination of alphanumeric characters. Using 128-bit SHA1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1), the airFiber X radio hashes the ASCII key to create a 128-bit key for AES. AF-3X Split Frequency Settings AF-5X Split Frequency Settings Note for AF-5X only: Split frequency mode is not available in DFS bands because the RX frequency must match the TX frequency to allow the receiver to scan for DFS on the TX frequency. In regions where both DFS and non-DFS frequencies are available, enabling split frequencies will disable any DFS band frequencies. In regions where only DFS frequencies are available, there will be no option to turn on split frequencies. Frequency Enter a valid frequency. The current state is displayed. Note: The Master and Slave should have the same Frequency setting. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 19

Chapter 6: Network Tab airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 6: Network Tab • DHCP Keep the default, DHCP, to use DHCP reservation on your router to assign a unique IP Address. The local The Network tab allows you to configure settings for the DHCP server assigns a reserved IP address, gateway IP management network. There are two ways to access the address, and DNS address to the airFiber X radio. airFiber Configuration Interface: Note: If you select the DHCP option, ensure that • Management Port Enabled by default. Use a direct you use DHCP reservation because if you do not connection to the Management port for out-of-band know the IP address, then the only way to manage management. the airFiber X radio is to reset the airFiber X radio to its factory default settings. (Press and hold • In-Band Management Enabled by default. In-band the Reset button for more than five seconds.) management is available through the local Data port or Its default Management IP Address is reset to the Data port at the other end of the link. 192.168.1.20. The Management port and in-band management share the default IP address of 192.168.1.20. Change To save or test your changes, click Change. A new message appears. You have three options: • Apply To immediately save your changes, click Apply. • Test To try the changes without saving them, click Test. To keep the changes, click Apply. If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds (the countdown is displayed), the airFiber X radio times out and resumes its earlier -- DHCP Fallback IP Specify the IP address the configuration. airFiber X radio should use if a DHCP server is not • Discard To cancel your changes, click Discard. found. -- DHCP Fallback Netmask Specify the netmask the Management Network Settings airFiber X radio should use if a DHCP server is not In-Band Management Enabled by default. In‑band found. management is available through the local Data port or • Static Assign static IP settings to the airFiber X radio. the Data port at the other end of the link. Note: IP settings should be consistent with the Note: If In-Band Management is enabled, ensure address space of the airFiber X radio’s network that each airFiber X radio in a link has a unique segment. IP Address. If the airFiber X radios use the same IP Address, you may lose access via the Data ports. Management IP Address The airFiber X radio can use a static IP address or obtain an IP address from its DHCP server. 20 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 6: Network Tab airView Port The port number associated with the airView spectrum analyzer tool. The default value is 18888. For detailed information on the airView tool, refer to “airView” on page 33. -- IP Address Specify the IP address of the airFiber X radio. This IP will be used for device management purposes. -- Netmask When the netmask is expanded into its binary form, it provides a mapping to define which portions of the IP address range are used for the network devices and which portions are used for host devices. The netmask defines the address space of the airFiber X radio’s network segment. The 255.255.255.0 (or “/24”) netmask is commonly used on many Class C IP networks. -- Gateway IP Typically, this is the IP address of the host router, which provides the point of connection to the Internet. This can be a DSL modem, cable modem, or WISP gateway router. The airFiber X radio directs data packets to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network. -- Primary DNS IP Specify the IP address of the primary DNS (Domain Name System) server. -- Secondary DNS IP Specify the IP address of the secondary DNS server. This entry is optional and used only if the primary DNS server is not responding. Management VLAN If enabled, automatically creates a management Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). • VLAN ID Enter a unique VLAN ID from 2 to 4094. Auto IP Aliasing If enabled, automatically generates an IP address for the corresponding WLAN/LAN interface. The generated IP address is a unique Class B IP address from the 169.254.X.Y range (netmask 255.255.0.0), which is intended for use within the same network segment only. The Auto IP always starts with 169.254.X.Y, with X and Y as the last two octets from the MAC address of the airFiber X radio. For example, if the MAC address is 00:15:6D:A3:04:FB, then the generated unique Auto IP will be 169.254.4.251. (The hexadecimal value, FB, converts to the decimal value, 251.) The Auto IP Aliasing setting can be useful because you can still access and manage devices even if you lose, misconfigure, or forget their IP addresses. Because an Auto IP address is based on the last two octets of the MAC address, you can determine the IP address of a device if you know its MAC address. Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. 21

Chapter 7: Advanced Tab airFiber® X User Guide Chapter 7: Advanced Tab GPS Clock Sync The airFiber uses GPS to synchronize the timing of its transmissions. By default, this option is The Advanced tab handles advanced wireless and Ethernet disabled. settings. These settings should not be changed unless Automatic Power Backoff This feature allows the radio you understand how the changes will affect the airFiber X to automatically adjust the maximum TX power per radio. modulation so that the radio never transmits at a higher Change To save or test your changes, click Change. power than each modulation rate can decode. The default values in the Max 8x/6x/4x Conducted Power fields are A new message appears. You have three options: values determined to work at all temperatures and all • Apply To immediately save your changes, click Apply. frequencies supported by the radio. • Test To try the changes without saving them, click Test. It may, however, be possible to increase the maximum To keep the changes, click Apply. If you do not click TX power for one or more modulations based on your Apply within 180 seconds (the countdown is displayed), radio’s operating environment. For example, if a radio the airFiber X radio times out and resumes its earlier is running at 6x and trying to switch into 8x operation, configuration. you can increase the Max 8x Conducted Power value 1 dB • Discard To cancel your changes, click Discard. at at time to see if the radio can maintain 8x operation (Automatic Power Backoff must be enabled to allow the Wireless Settings Max Conducted Power fields to be edited). The same can be done with 6x and 4x up to the maximum conducted power of the radio. Max 8x/6x/4x Conducted Power The maximum conducted power for the 8x/6x/4x modulation rates. Each field is editable only if Automatic Power Backoff is enabled. 22 Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.


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