Ubiquiti PS-5AC

Shielded airMAX® ac Radio with airPrism® Technology

Improved Noise Immunity

The PrismStation 5AC directs RF energy in a tighter beamwidth using an interchangeable isolation antenna horn, available in both symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. With the focus in one direction, the PrismStation 5AC blocks or spatially filters out noise, so noise immunity is improved. This feature is especially important in an area crowded with other RF signals of the same or similar frequency.

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 PrismStation 5AC uses horn antenna sectors designed for increased co‑location performance without sacrificing gain.

Providing high throughput and an innovative form factor, the PrismStation 5AC is versatile and cost‑effective to deploy. The PrismStation 5AC also utilizes the latest ESD protection to help protect against power surges.

The PrismStation 5AC features two different pole-mounting methods that can be used depending on your deployment needs.

• Metal Strap Use this option for quick mounting on a pole
• Mounting Bracket Use this option for ± 20° tilt adjustments of the horn's elevation.

Scalability

Symmetrical horn antennas (30o and 45o versions) offer breakthrough scalability options for wireless systems. Unique beam performance and great co-location characteristics allow for a higher density of sectors than traditional sector technology.

Enhanced Co-Location

Asymmetrical horn antennas (60o and 90o versions) have naturally attenuated side lobes and extremely low back radiation. They offer best front-to-back ratio in the industry and the lowest side lobe radiation. Symmetrical Horn Antennas are ideal for cluster sector installations with high co-location requirements.

Interchangeable Antennas

There are optional antennas that come with precise radiation angles for specific beam shaping, ranging from 30° to 90°, making them suitable for a wider range of installations.

• Asymmetrical horn antennas designed for increased co-location performance
• Available in 30o, 45o, 60o, and 90o designs
• All metal, shielded radio base
• Single button release for ease of changing antennas
• Newly designed horn for improved beam shaping

30º Antenna

45º Antenna

60º Antenna

90º Antenna

Using airMAX ac technology, the PrismStation 5AC supports up to 500+ Mbps real TCP/IP throughput. 

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 RF Diagnostics, and airView® Spectrum Analyzer

U Mobile App

The PrismStation 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 PrismStation 5AC and offers various configuration options once you're connected or logged in.

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 analyzes 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.