December 2020 Newsletter
News from UBWH Australia
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GigaBeam Long-Range 60/5 GHz Unit
airMAX AC 60 GHz/5 GHz Radio with 1+ Gbps Throughput and Up to 2 km Range
Featuring a high-gain dish antenna, the GigaBeam LR is a 60 GHz radio designed for low-interference and high-throughput connectivity in long-range deployments. It includes a 5 GHz radio for failover. For the 60 GHz link, the GigaBeam LR supports full bandwidth use of 2.16 GHz. The dedicated management radio allows easy setup via Wi-Fi.
Features:
- 60 GHz radio with 5 GHz radio backup
- Low-interference 60 GHz spectrum
- Up to 1+ Gbps with low latency
- Long-range performance
- 2.4 GHz management radio
- Full bandwidth support: 2.16 GHz
This product is in stock now, pricing and availability here...
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60GHz Precision Alignment Mount
The 60 GHz Precision Alignment Mount enhances mounting flexibility and device alignment. It features an easy-to-use design that requires only an Allen wrench (included) to align.
Features:
- Quick and easy installation.
- Supports airFiber (AF60) and the long range GigaBeam (GBE-LR) products.
- Flexible, easy alignment.
This product is in stock now, pricing and availability here...
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Universal WiFi - UAP
This product is based on Ubiquiti hardware and offers great flexibility with these operating modes:
- Simple AP: A universal industry standard WiFi Access Point (AP). All WiFi enabled devices (laptops, smartphones, ...) can connect to this WiFi standard.
- Simple Client: Also called Station Mode, this connects one or more wired (ethernet) devices to a WiFi network. For example: connect an ethernet only TV or printer to WiFi.
- Universal Repeater: In this mode, the device is acting as BOTH an AP and a Client. It acts as a WiFi Extender/Repeater. Great for areas around the house or office where the existing WiFi network has weak signal or dead spots. In this mode, the device only needs power (included). Multiple units can be deployed.
Unlike normal Ubiquiti UniFi-WiFi products, Universal WiFi products can extend the WiFi range of non-Ubiquiti products. That is: The main AP can be any brand, including the WiFi router provided by your ISP (e.g. NBN, iinet, Optus, Telstra, ...).
- Universal Repeater, with Ethernet: This is the same as above, but adds the functionality of connecting a wired (ethernet) device as well.
Description
This Universal WiFi product has three network interfaces:
- a WiFi Client: To connect to your main WiFi Access Point (AP).
- a WiFi Access Point (AP): To re-broadcast a new WiFi signal for increased range.
- a Wired Ethernet (AP): For wired ethernet connections (and configuration).
This product is in stock now, pricing and availability here...
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Rack Mounting Options
We now stock a variety of rack mounting options, including closed and open racks, patch panels and universal shelves.
19" Racks
Equipment racks are most commonly 19-inches wide. This is a legacy from the telephony industry in the USA from the 1920's.
The equipment installed in racks commonly has heights measured in Rack Units; abbreviated as U. 1U = 1.75 inches. For example, a given equipment module may be said to be "1U" high.
Power Distibution Units
PDUs are power boards that can be mounted in a rack.
Patch Panels
These are part of a good structured cabling plan. They are a set of RJ45 sockets, with punch-down rear connections. Building cables are terminated into these RJ45 punch-down sockets. Then short patch leads complete the connection between the patch-panel socket and the terminating equipment (e.g. a LAN switch).
Shelves
Often, there is equipment that can not be directly mounted in a 19" rack, but is still required to be located with other rack-mounted equiment. Equipment shelves solve this problem. They are simple rack-mountable shelves on which smaller equipment can be installed; possibly secured with cable ties or similar.
These products are in stock now, pricing and availability here...
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Why buy through us?
Here at UBWH Australia, we have been working hard to improve our service offering to you, our customers. In doing so, we are excited to highlight a few of our advantages:
1. Authorised Ubiquiti RMA Centre for Australia. We have worked closely with Ubiquiti USA to set this up. When you lodge warranties with us and send the faulty item back, we send you a new one from our stock. No more lengthy turn around times. View the new RMA form here.
2. Reseller Discount Program. We're always looking at ways to reward our customers. For approved applicants we have introduced a number of initiatives, including reduced pricing and free returns, to improve your margins and make it easier for you to deal with us. Contact Us with your business information for details.
3. Same Day Dispatch. Our new warehouse will dispatch orders the same day in 98% of cases, for orders paid before 12.30pm AEST and shipped by Australia Post. Occasionally, large orders will cause a delay until the next business day.
If critical, please contact us prior to ordering. We will update you on the days proceedings and will endeavor to have your paid order dispatched same day.
4. Extended Warranties on everything we sell. Optional 2 and 3 year warranties are in addition to the normal Manufacturer's Warranty, plus the Consumer Guarantee required by Australian Consumer Law (ACL) for all Australian Consumers, at a small cost. These can be selected during the checkout process at http://ubwh.com.au
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Stories Of The Month
AF60-LR installation on 12.5km link
"The AF60-LR is a 60GHz radio designed for long distance links. It uses the same dish reflector as the AF60 / GBE-LR but different electronics to increase the AF60's range". Since this story was made public, there have been some changes to the GBE-LR which bring it closer in line with the AF-60. It runs on 24V, consumes 11W and has high speeds up to 2km.
We have the GBE-LR's in stock, see pricing and availability here...
Full story...
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Case Study: Ubiquiti Rocket 5AC PRISM Gen2
"We continue sharing our successful experience in operating airMAX ac equipment. This case study shows the way Rocket 5AC PRISM Gen2 (RP-5AC-Gen2) works in a PtMP mode with 50 CPEs.
Initial data
- Antenna: airMax ac Sector 5G-21-60-AC (60 degrees, 21 dBi)
- 50 CPEs: NanoStation 5AC Loco, LiteBeam 5AC-23, LiteBeam 5AC Gen2
- Distance to subscribers: from 300 m to 2 km
- Frame: flexible
- Tariffs speed: 50 Mbps"
Full story...
We have a range of 5AC airMax products for your needs, see pricing and availability here...
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airMAX - Configure a Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP)
This article describes the configuration needed to create a Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP) link.
PtMP links are used routinely to serve up to 100 locations from a single Access Point. There are many approaches to providing PtMP services. The example provided is the simplest, using a single Ubiquiti radio with an omnidirectional antenna to create a bridged network. Clearly, a more complex approach is often desired, one that uses multiple Ubiquiti radios with sector antennas along with a fully routed (rather than bridged) configuration. That however, is not the scope of this article. Most new users will benefit by starting with this simplified approach to become familiar with PtMP or to serve a smaller, limited area.
View the guide here.
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Online Training
The new UNMS Course has been added.
In a world's first, Online training (developed in Australia) is now available for the Ubiquiti products shown.
You benefit in a number of ways:
- Cheaper - than attending a formal 2-day course in a classroom environment.
- Faster - no need to wait until the next classroom course is scheduled nearby.
- More convenient - the self-paced courses can be scheduled around other demanding work.
- More practical - the Ubiquiti classroom courses are great for students needing to delve deep into theory such as Radio Waves, Antenna design, TDMA protocols, Link-Budgets, UniFi-WiFi site surveys, etc. But in many cases, students just want to know how to setup some very common scenarios. These Installer courses are targeted with less theory and more practice.
The way each course works is ... each student:
- signs up and receives by email a set of detailed course notes. These can be kept as a reference document for use later on-the-job.
- is allocated real test hardware for 7 days. This is hardware the student gets to configure (over the Internet).
- passes an online quiz for each module. When all module quizzes have been passed, the student gets emailed a Certificate of Completion.
More ...
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