Ubiquiti IS-5AC

Shielded airMAX® ac Radio with Isolation Antenna

Ubiquiti Networks launches the latest generation of airMAX ac CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) with dedicated Wi-Fi management, the IsoStation™ 5AC.

Using airMAX ac technology, the IsoStation 5AC supports up to 450+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput. It also offers the following features:

• Interchangeable horn antennas for enhanced beam shaping
• Horn feed comes directly from the radio input/output so connectors are eliminated
• Single button release for ease of changing antennas
• All metal, shielded radio base
• Metal strap for quick pole-mounting

Improved Noise Immunity

The IsoStation 5AC provides high isolation solutions in fixed beamwidth increments through interchangeable horn antennas that have been optimized for an urban environment. The tailored antenna radiation patterns spatially filters both in-band and out-of-band spurious RF emissions to increase the noise immunity of the IsoStation 5AC. This feature is especially important in an increasingly congested RF environment.

Modular Design

With flexible sectorization for optional antenna beamwidths, the horn antenna is interchangeable and improves beam‑shaping for specific deployment and environment needs. The IsoStation 5AC uses horn antenna sectors designed for increased co‑location performance without sacrificing gain. Providing high throughput and an innovative form factor, the IsoStation 5AC is versatile and cost‑effective to deploy.

The IsoStation 5AC comes with a 45° isolation antenna. Ubiquiti offer three optional antennas with precise radiation angles for specific beam shaping, so you can customize the IsoStation 5AC for your specific installation requirements:

30º Antenna

60º Antenna

90º Antenna

Symmetrical Antennas

Symmetrical horn antennas (30° and 45° versions) offer breakthrough scalability options for wireless systems. They are ideal for cluster sector installations with high co‑location requirements. Unique beam performance and great co-location characteristics allow for a higher density of sectors than traditional sector technology.

Asymmetrical Antennas

Asymmetrical horn antennas (60° and 90° versions) are designed to have attenuated side lobes and extremely low back radiation. They offer best front-to-back ratio in the industry and the lowest side lobe radiation.

All horn antennas are optimized for co‑location. The asymmetrical versions (60° and 90°) narrow the elevation pattern to increase gain where users need it.

Optional mounting accessory

You can use the UBN-IS-MB to improve the attachment of the equipment.

Technology

Unlike standard Wi-Fi protocol, Ubiquiti’s Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) airMAX protocol allows each client to send and receive data using pre-designated time slots scheduled by an intelligent AP controller.

This time slot method eliminates hidden node collisions and maximizes airtime efficiency, so airMAX technology provides performance improvements in latency, noise immunity, scalability, and throughput compared to other outdoor systems in its class.

• Intelligent QoS Priority assigned to voice/video for seamless streaming.
• Scalability High capacity and scalability.
• Long Distance Capable of high‑speed, carrier-class links.

Superior Performance

The next-generation airMAX ac technology boosts the advantages of our proprietary TDMA protocol.

Ubiquiti’s airMAX engine with custom IC dramatically improves TDMA latency and network scalability. The custom silicon provides hardware acceleration capabilities to the airMAX scheduler, to support the high data rates and dense modulation used in airMAX ac technology.

Throughput Breakthrough

airMAX ac supports high data rates, which require dense modulation: 256QAM – a significant increase from 64QAM, which is used in airMAX. With their use of proprietary airMAX ac technology, airMAX ac products supports up to 450+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput – up to triple the throughput of standard airMAX products.

Software

Sporting an all-new design for improved usability, airOS® v8 is the revolutionary operating system for Ubiquiti® airMAX ac products.

Powerful Wireless Features

• Access Point PtMP airMAX Mixed Mode
• airMAX ac Protocol Support
• Long-Range Point-to-Point (PtP) Link Mode
• Selectable Channel Width
• PtP: 10/20/30/40/50/60/80 MHz
• PtMP: 10/20/30/40 MHz
• Automatic Channel Selection
• Transmit Power Control: Automatic/Manual
• Automatic Distance Selection (ACK Timing)
• Strongest WPA2 Security

Usability Enhancements

• airMagic® Channel Selection Tool
• Dynamic Configuration Changes
• Instant Input Validation
• Redesigned User Interface
• HTML5 Technology
• Optimization for Mobile Devices
• Detailed Device Statistics
• Diagnostic Tools, including Ethernet Cabling Test, RF Diagnostics, and airView® Spectrum Analyzer

Advanced RF Analytics

airMAX ac devices feature a multi‑radio architecture to power a revolutionary RF analytics engine. An independent processor on the PCBA powers a second, dedicated radio, which persistently analyses the full 5 GHz spectrum and every received symbol to provide you with the most advanced RF analytics in the industry.

Real-Time Reporting

airOS 8 displays the following RF information:

• • Persistent RF Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) constellation diagrams
• • Carrier to Interference-plus-Noise Ratio (CINR) histograms
• • Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) time series plots

Spectral Analysis

airView allows you to identify noise signatures and plan your networks to minimize noise interference. airView performs the following functions:

• Constantly monitors environmental noise
• Collects energy data points in real‑time spectral views
• Helps optimize channel selection, network design, and wireless performance
• airView runs in the background without disabling the wireless link, so there is no disruption to the network. In airView, there are three spectral views, each of which represents different data.
• Waterfall Aggregate energy collected for each frequency
• Waveform Aggregate energy collected
• Ambient Noise Level Background noise energy shown as a function of frequency

airView provides powerful spectrum analyzer functionality, eliminating the need to rent or purchase additional equipment for conducting site surveys.

U Mobile App

The IsoStation 5AC integrates a separate Wi-Fi radio for fast and easy setup using your mobile device.

The U ®Mobile App provides instant accessibility to the airOS configuration interface and can be downloaded from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play™ (Android). U Mobile allows you to set up, configure, and manage the IsoStation 5AC and offers various configuration options once you're connected or logged in.