Wireless Bridges

WB5acDish-Pro — 30 km 802.11ac Outdoor Wireless Bridge

A dish link for the long haul: an integrated 25 dBi directional antenna in a 7.5° beam, IP67 housing and the only bridge in our range that runs on standard 802.3af PoE. Building-to-building backhaul, CCTV links, farms and remote sites — no trenching.

  • Up to 30 km point-to-point — integrated 25 dBi dish with a 7.5° × 7.5° beam
  • 867 Mbps on 802.11ac, 5.8 GHz band, 26 dBm output
  • Standard 802.3af (48 V) PoE — powers from any compliant switch, no injector needed
  • DC 12–24 V alternative input for solar and battery installations
  • 1 × Gigabit WAN + 1 × Gigabit LAN, VLAN support
  • IP67 outdoor housing · −30 °C to +55 °C
  • 12-month warranty · private label available from one unit
Power
802.3af (48 V) standard PoE — or DC 12–24 V
Link distance
Up to 30 km, line of sight
Certifications
No third-party radio approval is held by us for this line — it is supplied for OEM and white-label programmes, where the brand owner handles type approval. Full document list →
Warranty
12 months — wireless bridge series
Lead time
Typically 10 days within available component stock · 25–35 days for volume production

Private Label Available

Supply under your own brand, from 1 unit. Printed label samples the same day. See OEM & private label options →

Configuration, branding and final inspection by our own team· Private label from 1 unit — printed label samples the same day· Component stock covering 1–2 months of demand per model· Shipping to 20+ countries since 2010

Overview

A 30 km link you can install in an afternoon

A wireless bridge solves one problem: moving Ethernet where you cannot run cable. The WB5acDish-Pro is aimed at the far end of that scale — an integrated 25 dBi dish that concentrates the signal into a 7.5° beam, so a pair lines up with a compass and a signal meter and then holds a stable 867 Mbps link over tens of kilometres.

It is the one that behaves like normal network gear

Standard 802.3af PoE. Seven of the eight bridges we make use non-standard passive PoE and need their own injector. This one does not — plug it into a compliant PoE switch and it powers up, which makes it the safe default for integrators who standardise on managed PoE infrastructure.

Built for the mast, not the desk

IP67 die-cast housing, −30 to +55 °C, pole mount hardware in the box. The 7.5° beam is tight enough for long links and forgiving enough to align without specialist tooling.

VLAN support and remote management

Runs as a transparent Layer 2 bridge with VLAN pass-through, managed over the web interface. Configure once, then leave it alone for years.

White-label from one unit

This is an OEM platform. Your brand on the housing, your packaging, your firmware defaults — starting from a single unit so you can pilot before you commit.

Specifications

Key specifications

Three groups, same order on every bridge page: radio and link first, power and protection second, mechanical and environmental third.

Radio & Link

Standard
IEEE 802.11a/n/ac5.8 GHz band
Max. data rate
867 Mbps
Antenna
Integrated 25 dBi directional dish7.5° × 7.5° beam width
Transmit power
26 dBm
Transmission range
Up to 30 kmLine of sight, clear fresnel zone
Frequency band
5.8 GHz
Network interfaces
1 × 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN (PoE) + 1 × 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
VLAN
Supported

Power & Protection

PoE input
802.3af (48 V) — standard PoECan be powered from any compliant PoE switch
DC input (alternative)
DC 12–24 VFor solar or battery sites
Power consumption
Under 10 W
Surge protection
On the Ethernet and power inputsOutdoor installations should still use a grounded mast
Ingress protection
IP67

Mechanical & Environmental

Dimensions
Φ466 × 274 mm
Mounting
Pole mountMounting hardware included
Operating temperature
−30 °C to +55 °C
Antenna type
Integrated (no separate external antenna required)
Warranty
12 months

Need a parameter that is not listed here — gain patterns, wind loading, packaging data? Email us for the datasheet, or ask us for the document set for this model.

Detailed specifications

Full parameter table

The complete parameter set for this model. Data below is maintained by our engineering team — if a figure is critical to your design, ask us to confirm it in writing before you commit.

Wireless standard
802.11a / n / ac
Frequency
5.8 GHz
Max. throughput
867 Mbps
Antenna gain
25 dBi integrated dish
Beam width
7.5° × 7.5°
Transmit power
26 dBm (adjustable)
Operating mode
Point-to-point
Encryption
WPA2-PSK / AES
Management
Web interface · remote management
Ethernet
1 × 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN (PoE in) · 1 × 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
PoE standard
IEEE 802.3af (48 V)
Alternative power
DC 12–24 V
Power consumption
< 10 W
Dimensions
Φ466 × 274 mm
Mounting
Pole mount, hardware included
Operating temperature
−30 °C to +55 °C
Ingress protection
IP67
Warranty
12 months

Certification note. We hold no radio type approval for this line. Wireless access points and bridges are supplied for OEM and white-label programmes, and in those programmes the company whose name goes on the product — the brand owner — is responsible for type approval in each destination market. Tell us where you are selling and we will say in writing which documents we can hand over with the hardware and which ones you will need to obtain yourself.

Power & PoE

The only bridge we make that takes standard PoE

Most outdoor bridges in this price class — including most of our own range — run on non-standard passive PoE, which means they must be fed by their own injector and will be damaged if you plug them into a normal PoE switch. This model is different.

WB5acDish-Pro — standard PoE

  • 802.3af (48 V) — powers from any compliant PoE switch or injector
  • Negotiates power properly; no risk of over-voltage on a mismatched supply
  • DC 12–24 V input as an alternative for solar or battery sites
  • Under 10 W, well inside a single 802.3af port's budget

Other bridges in our range — non-standard

  • 24 V passive: B401, N540, N620, 5nL3, WB5acL3-Ex, WB5acL8-Ex
  • 12 V passive: WB5G03
  • Must use the supplied injector
  • Do not connect to a standard 802.3af/at switch — this will damage the device and is not covered by warranty
  • Need standard PoE on a shorter link? A 48 V version of the L-series can be built to order — tell us before you order

If you are standardising a site on managed PoE switches, this model removes an entire class of installation mistake. For a mixed fleet, order the injector with every non-standard unit — we ship it in the carton.

Family & ordering

Choosing a range: 1 km to 30 km

Range is the first decision, then PoE type, then port speed. The table below is the whole outdoor bridge range — pick the distance you actually need, and check the power box before you commit.

Model Range Speed Antenna PoE
B401Mini, 2.4 GHz ≤ 1 km 300 Mbps Integrated 24 V passive
N540Point-to-multipoint 1-to-8 2 km 450 Mbps 14 dBi integrated 24 V passive
N620Point-to-multipoint 1-to-8 2 km 900 Mbps 14 dBi integrated 24 V passive
5nL3TDMA 5 km 300 Mbps Integrated 24 V passive
WB5G03IP67 5 km 867 Mbps Integrated 12 V passive
WB5acL3-ExIP67, TDMA 5 km 867 Mbps Integrated 24 V passive
WB5acL8-ExIP67, TDMA 13 km 867 Mbps Integrated 24 V passive
WB5acDish-ProThis page · 25 dBi dish 30 km 867 Mbps 25 dBi dish, 7.5° 802.3af standard

Quote the full model name and tell us the distance and the power you have on site — for example WB5acDish-Pro, 20 km, standard PoE switch. We will confirm availability, lead time and pricing, and flag anything that does not add up before you order.

Applications

Where this model is deployed

Typical uses reported by distributors and system integrators working with this model.

Building-to-building backhaul

Connecting a warehouse, workshop or office block to the main site network without trenching fiber or renting a leased line.

CCTV backhaul over long distances

Bringing camera clusters on remote poles, gates and perimeter points back to the control room on a single Gigabit link.

Farms, quarries and remote sites

Sites with no fixed-line infrastructure and long sight lines between buildings or masts.

Industrial campuses and ports

Connecting gatehouses, yards and outbuildings to the plant network across open ground.

Temporary and event networks

Short-term links between a site office and a venue where cable cannot be laid.

Redundant path to a fiber link

Standby wireless route that takes over when the buried fiber is cut — the most common reason for a 30 km dish.

Downloads

Documents

The datasheet and the quick-start guide are sent by email on request — usually the same working day. User manuals and firmware are released after a short form, so we can keep track of which hardware revision you are running.

PDF

Datasheet — WB5acDish-Pro

Full parameter table, dimensions and ordering information.

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PDF

Quick-start guide

Pairing, alignment and basic configuration. English; other languages on request.

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ZIP

User manual & firmware

Manual and current firmware for this hardware revision, released after a short form.

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Tell us about your link

Distance, site power, and the brand you want on the housing — that is enough for us to come back with a real number.

Why buyers start here

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