More on the Ubiquiti Common Controller ... NanoBeam / Power Beam - Name Change
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| 5 GHz, 16 dBi | NBE-M5-16 | No Change | NanoBeam |
| 5 GHz, 19 dBi | NBE-M5-19 | No Change | NanoBeam |
| 2.4 GHz, 400mm dish | NBE-M2-400 | PBE-M2-400 | PowerBeam |
| 5 GHz, 300mm dish | NBE-M5-300 | PBE-M5-300 | PowerBeam |
| 5 GHz, 400mm dish | NBE-M5-400 | PBE-M5-400 | PowerBeam |
| 5 GHz, AC, 500mm dish | New | PBE-5AC-500 | PowerBeam |
The new NanoBeam/Powerbeam range from Ubiquiti is basically a refresh/update of the familar NanoStation/NanoBridge range. They still operate on 24V POE, but have faster CPUs (560 vs 400 MHz), and some models now include GbE (1000 Mbps) ethernet interfaces. The NanoStation replacements now include a mount that has Elevation adjustment.
When will NanoStations/NanoBridges be obsolete?
NanoBridge units: Now End-of-Life (EOL) and can no longer be ordered from the factory. But we still have stock.
NanoStation units: Short answer: We don't know. We have heard nothing from Ubiquiti on if/when the existing product line of NanoStation will be End-Of-Life (EOL).
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Image | Equivalent to | ETA in Stock |
| NanoBeam-M5-16 |  |
NanoStationM5 | in stock |
| NanoBeam-M5-19 | (new) | In stock | |
| NanoBeam-M5-19GBE | (new) | In stock Limted edition Gigabit compatible |
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| PowerBeam-M5-300 |  |
NB-5G22 (EOL) | In stock |
| PowerBeam-M5-400 | NB-5G25 (EOL) | In stock | |
| PowerBeam-M2-400 | NB-2G18 (EOL) | In stock | |
| PowerBeam-5AC-500 |  |
(new) | Sept ? |
| PowerBeam Radome |  |
PBE-RAD-400 | In stock |
New Products - In Stock Now
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Gigabit POEAs more and more Ubiquiti products are starting to add Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), we are adding to our POE product range to support GbE POE. |
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airFiber-5 5 GHz model
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Solar/Wind Battery Controller with POEThese very versatile units combine all the elements needed for solar/wind powered installations of Ubiquiti devices.
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Upcoming Products
The products below have been announced. We will keep you updated via this newsletter as we learn more.
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RocketM5-AC-LiteFeaturing proprietary airMAX® ac technology, the Rocket™5ac Lite is ideal for deployment in Point-to-Point (PtP) bridging applications requiring maximum performance. Supports up to 450+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput. Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) functionality will be added via a future firmware upgrade. ETA: October ? |
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PowerBeamM5-AC-500Using airMAX ac technology, the PBE-5AC-500 supports up to 450+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput.It launches with PtP functionality, and a client mode feature will be added with a future firmware upgrade. The PBE-5AC-500 also includes a protective radome to shield the radio from the elements. ETA: October ? |
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EdgeMax Switches - 24 and 48 portManaged GigaBit 24 and 48 port switches. ETA: September ? |
UniFi V3 - Status Update
UniFi V3 has been released commercially. It adds a lot of new features
Note that at the moment the ZHO (Zero Hand Off) roaming feature is still considered in Beta Test in the latest V3.
New Features Introduced in V3
Multi-site management, read-only admin support
- Instead of running multiple controllers, now you can use one controller to manage multiple sites.
- Each site has its own configurations, maps, statistics, guest portals and is logically separated.
- Moreover, you can delegate administrative rights (readonly/readwrite) to other people.
Seamless Roaming - Zero-Handoff
- Running radios on the same channel with the same BSSID. No controller is required for its operation. (Still ine Beta Test)
WLAN Groups
- Now you can create multiple WLAN groups and assign them to an AP's radio.
Other Features
- Rogue AP detection
- more descriptive email alerts
- basic SNMP support
- enhanced load balanding per radio
- voucher customization
- additional payment gateway support (Stripe, QuickPay, Authorized.Net, MerchantWarrior)
- ability to reset current statistic
- allow the config to stay during uninstall for Windows
- controller performance enhancement
- Insights tab: Past Wireless Connections, Past Guest Authorizations
- standard-based roaming support (PMK-Caching, Inter-AP commmunication)
- Access Points tab: Config view, Performance view (footnote 1)
- enhanced wireless uplink
- UAP-Pro wireless uplink support (UAP-Pro can use its 5G as uplink or take 8 wireless downlinks)
Known Limitations
- UAP-AC - Rogue AP detection will only search for rogue AP on first power up. It will not continuously update rogue AP list during runtime.
- Zero Handoff not supported on UAP-AC yet. Currently in development.
- Wireless Uplink not supported on UAP-AC yet. Currently in development.
Ubiquiti Training - airMAX and UniFi
We now have both airMAX (airOS), and UniFi training courses available. The courses are each 2-days, and are booked separately. But in most cases, we will schedule them back-to-back so students can attend both in a 4-day stretch.
Upcoming scheduled courses:
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airMAX |
UniFi |
Routing & |
| Melbourne | 2014 Jul 28-29 | Coming Soon | |
| Perth | 2014 Aug 18-19 | 2014 Aug 11-12 | |
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Custom |
See the Full Calendar.
Tell us of Your Success
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Do you have a WiFi success story you would like to share with other Freenet Antennas customers? If so email us the details and we might publish in our next newsletter. |
Recommended Firmware
Each month we will update this table.
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Recommended Firmware |
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Ubiquiti a/b/g |
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Ubiquiti "M" |
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RouterStation(Pro) |
Supports MIMO (SR71-12/15 radio cards) |
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UniFi Controller |
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airVision |
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airCam/UVC |
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