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Why people choose LigoPTP?
• Efficient USD per Mbps ratio
• Carrier grade components

• Affordable - customer base ranges from T1 operators to small ISPs
• Professional support
• Very easy to configure and deploy
• Free NMS
• Developed for PTP applications

Why should I invest more in backhaul?
• Backhaul is a lot closer to the core of your network

• Even a small failure may cause damage to a bigger part of your network
• Higher throughput is required
• Bigger demand for high PPS rate requiring traffic
• VoIP
• Video surveillance
• Decrease OPEX (operational expenses) related to equipment maintenance and
troubleshooting
• Increase ROI (return on investment)

Problem #1 - Interference

Option to rotate antenna by 45 degrees

Proprietary protocol W-Jet V
• Reliable communication in noisy environment

• No distance limitation
• Very high PPS
• Low latency
• High data security
Note. Does not work with LigoPTP UNITY or PRO 

W-Jet V
• Ideal for a real-time data applications
11N/ 
AC

W-Jet V
• Unlimited distance
11N/ 
AC

Spectrum analyzer

Advanced software features
against interference
1. Smart Auto-Channel
2. Efficient Data Rate Control Algorithm
3. Automatic Transmit Power Control

Problem #2 - Harsh weather conditions

Professional metal enclosure IP-67

Robust mounting bracket

Gore-tex gland

Integrated surge protection:
Designed according to IEC standards:
• ESD: EN 6100-4-2, Class 4, 8 kV line to ground and 4 kV line to line discharge 
Tested: 15 kV line to ground and 8 kV line to line discharge 
• Surge: EN 6100-4-5, Class 4, 4 kV line to ground, 2 kV line line to line discharge 

Tested: 6 kV line to ground and 2 kV line to line discharge

Dual-Boot
Two firmware images:

• Safe upgrades
• Easy maintenance

Full-scale product testing during
design and manufacturing
• IP standard
• Wind load
• Surge and ESD
• Thermal chamber
• UV resistance
• Salt spray
• MTBF
• Shock and vibration
• Package drop

LigoPTP RapidFire 
hardware design
• 1.2 GHz Marvel Armada CPU
• Qualcomm switch, two external
Ethernet gigabit ports
• Qualcomm 802.11ac radio 2x2
• 2.4 GHz radio for management
• Integrated IEC standards (class 4)
compliant surge protection
• 802.3 at PoE IN, 802.3af PoE OUT
• Isolated power system +/- 48 V

Integrated 2.4 GHz radio:
• Allows accessing LigoPTP devices from any smartphone and tablet

• Simplifies the installation of the link
• HTML 5 based GUI plays sound during antenna alignment

2.4 GHz radio options on GUI

2.4 GHz radio test

2.4 GHz radio test

RGB LEDs with multifunction button
LEDs indicate device status:

• Booting up/ rebooting
• Firmware upgrading
• Reseting to defaults
• Recovery mode
When operating a link:

• Ethernet port status and speed
• Signal level in 1 dBm step
• 2.4 GHz radio activity
• PoE OUT

Device status indication
• PWR: ON
• ETH1: 1000 Mbps 10/100 Mbps
• ETH2: 1000 Mbps 10/100 Mbps
• PoE OUT: ON
• LINK: Established
• MNG: 2.4 GHz radio ON
• Booting up: Bootloader Kernel Userspace Radio License
• Upgrading: “running snake”
• Recovery: blinking

Link signal indication

Multifunction button
Function Button LED assistance
Switch between signal

Press once -
and status mode
Wakeup LEDs Press once -
Wakeup 2.4GHz radio Press and hold for 2-4 sec
Reset to defaults Press and hold for 6+ sec

LEDs options on GUI

ETH2 PoE OUT ETH1 PoE IN
802.3af 802.3at
2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports:

• With a real PoE passthrough
• Ideal for repeater and video surveillance scenarios

Powering options
Using included accessories:
1. From 100 - 240 VAC
2. From (+/-) 44 - 57 VDC
Using other equipment:

3. From 802.3af/at switch
4. LigoPTP PRO or Unity PoE adaptor
1 4
2 3

New OS
• HTML 5 responsive design

• IPv6
• Link setup wizard
• Centralized configuration
• Easy discovery

Link setup wizard
• Wizard speeds up and simplifies wireless link installation

procedure
• It is enough to configure one master device 
(slave device just plug the power in)
• Slave devices can be found via wired or wireless connection
• Wizard asks to input few mandatory parameters and lets finish
link setup in a few clicks
• Wizard is available on a new devices or after reset to defaults

Link setup options
1 2 3

Link setup wizard
• Each country has different frequency and EIRP requirements

Link setup wizard

Link setup wizard
Mandatory link 
parameters:
• Link ID
• System password

Link setup wizard

Link setup wizard

Centralized configuration parameters
Global parameters  Individual parameters 
(configurable from master): (configurable from master):
• Link ID • Friendly name
• Channel (frequency) • Location name
• Channel size • Contact person
• System password • Coordinates, heigh
• Country code • TX power
• ATPC
• Max data rate
• IP address
• Speed limit

Centralized configuration of slave

Improved security
• Wireless is one of the most popular areas for data sniffing

• RapidFire PTP link is always encrypted using AES-128
• Administrator doesn't need to input wireless password separately -
link password is generated from system/GUI password automatically
• For GUI access we also recommend to use HTTPS, for console - SSH

Wire speed QoS
Network
1
management
Voice 2
Video 3
Data 4
• Hardware based - no extra load on a CPU

• 4 priority queues for different traffic types
• Strict and weighted round robin policies for data transmission
• Packet prioritization by VLAN/CoS (L2) and IP/ToS/DSCP (L3) marks

QoS configuration

LigoPTP RapidFire performance
700 200k
Mbps PPS
• Frequency range: 4.900 - 5.900 GHz

• Channels: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 MHz
• Channel step: 5 MHz
• TX power: 31 dBm (combined)
• Max data rate: 866 Mbps
• Use integrated antenna (23 dBi) for 

links up to 20 km
• Use external antenna for links up to 100+ km

RapidFire success stories

12 km (7.45 mi) backhaul in Canada

Installation and configuration was very easy. The radios are
easy to use and the signal has been rock solid.

Feedback
There are about 500 customers being fed through this tower and it is constantly running 40-50 Mbps. We also have
about a dozen corporate customers that have 5/5 or 10/10 type of connections with extremely low latency
requirements. The LigoWave RapidFire PtP provides latency sensitive content to our enterprise customers. We have had
very low latency from point to point for the last month and there has been no difference in the performance we were
getting on the Licensed Microwave that we disabled to do the testing.
Murray Turner
Director of Network Operations NetSet Communications

10 km (6.21 mi) Link in Austria

Link profile
Distance:
10.6 km
(6.58 mi)

Result
Signal levels: Freaquency:

-57 / -60 dBm  5340 MHz
(very good)
Throughput is measured with Mikrotik bandwidth tester
Channel size UDP throughput simplex
40 MHz 270 Mbps
80 MHz 450 Mbps

10 km (6.21 mi) link in Italy

“The link is very robust and is capable to operate in interference. It handles VoIP traffic and other real time traffic very
well. On our link we see a very high throughput ”
Giacomo DiNapoli, CEO – Netoip

19 km (11.8 mi) link test in Hungary

General information
• Distance: 19.16 (11.9 mi) km
• Location: Hungary
• Equipment: LigoPTP RapidFire
5-N
• Antennas: 34 dBi Grante HPA’s

Link path analysis

Link stats

Spectrum analysis

Performance test

Summary
• Max capacity: 556 Mbps
• Max PPS: 135,000
• Stable one week data transmission

24 km (14.9 mi) link test in Mexico

Link path analysis
Equipment: LigoPTP RapidFire 5-N

Antenna: 30 dBi directional dual-pol dishes
Height (AGL): 24 m (78.7 ft)

Link stats

Spectrum analysis

Link test

NLOS
14.9 km (9.3 mi) solution in India
• LigoPTP RapidFire 5-N

• Antennas: 32 dBi Telimart dishes

There are 19 IP cameras ( 5 fixed and 14 PTZ) installed in the
entire Malanpur Plant premises

Link stats

Link test

LigoPTP RapidFire Applications
• IP Metro connectivity
• Rural connectivity
• 3G/ 4G backhauling
• DSLAM backhauling
• PTMP backhauling
• Fiber extension
• Remote brach connectivity
• Video surveillance
• Backup for E-band links

RapidFire installation
• Pole diameter   • Handle to carry on tower

up to 124 mm (4.8’’)

Twisted pair cabling
1 2 3 4
Use FTP cable Use shielded  Solder drain wire  Cable length from 
RJ-45 plugs to RJ-45 plug LigoPTP to switch is 
up to 100 meters
Assemble the gland

RapidFire grounding
Ground enclosure on 

the tower Ground PoE 
inserter

RapidFire antenna alignment options
A B
Get sound from antenna 

Look at RGB LEDs
alignment tool via GUI

RapidFire link status
• Check signals at GUI Status/Information page
• Recommended signal levels: from -35 to -50 dBm

Additional information about 
lightning and installation
• More than 2,000 thunderstorms occur

throughout the world at any given 9me.
They produce about 40-50 lightning ﬂashes
per second.
• Towers are struck by lightning more oCen than

any other buildings.
• Any lightning strike can destroy a radio

system.
• Proper grounding reduces the probability of

damage.

How to reduce the risk of damage?
What should be considered when installing

equipment:
1. Installation place
2. Device grounding
3. Cable grounding
4. Tower grounding

Installation place
• Principle: draw an imaginary sphere ~50m

(144C) over the structure. Anything touched 
by the sphere could be hit by lightning (Zone
A).
• All the space under the sphere is considered

to be in the protec9on zone (Zone B).
• Zone A (NOT safe): In this zone a direct

ligh9ng strike is possible. It is not
recommended to mount the device in this
zone.
• Zone B (safe): In this zone, direct lightning

strikes are s9ll possible, but moun9ng in this
zone signiﬁcantly reduces this possibility.

Tips for Installation place
1. An antenna should not be placed at the top of the

mast. Keep it below from the top by at least the same
distance as the height of the antenna.
2. Do not install antenna above 35m(100C) from the

tower base if possible.
3. If equipment must be mounted higher than 35m (100C)

make sure the tower has radial grounds spaced along it.

Tower grounding
• Guyed towers have lower ground
resistance and have enhanced
transient response. 
• Another solu9on is to use radials,

which also reduce ground resistance.

Link planning
https://linkcalc.ligowave.com
Free

LinkCalc PTP simulation

LinkCalc report

Frequency planning
1. Run Site survey and Spectrum analyzer in each loca9on points
2. Consider channel size according to throughput demand:

• 80 MHz - 700 Mbps
• 40 MHz - 320 Mbps
• 20 MHz - 138 Mbps
• 10 MHz - 70 Mbps
• 5 MHz - 35 Mbps
3. If possible, avoid DFS channels 5.600 - 5.650 GHz (CAC = 10 min)

Link planning
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LAB 1 - Point to Point Link simulation
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RapidFire Configuration - PTP Bridge
• Default IP: 192.168.2.66
• Default username: None
• Default password: None
Note: On first radio startup, configuration wizard opens
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RapidFire configuration wizard
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RapidFire configuration - login
Login into device with the password used in configuration wizard.
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RapidFire configuration - status
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LAB 2 - Basic RapidFire Link configuration
IP AP:
192.168.6.100
IP Station:
192.168.6.200
IP LAP AP:
192.168.6.10
IP LAP Station:
192.168.6.20
Note: The images of the equipment could change according to the

model and frequency available during the course.
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RapidFire Link optimization
• Find the channel with

maximum EIRP.
• Avoid if possible DFS
frequencies.
• Select smaller channel width.
• Use spectrum analyzer to find
less occupied band.
• Use Linktest to measure
available UDP throughput.
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RapidFire Link optimization
Global parameters 
(configurable from master):
• Link ID
• Channel (frequency)
• Channel size/width
• System password
• Country code
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LAB 3 - RapidFire Link optimization
IP AP:
192.168.6.100
IP Station:
192.168.6.200
IP LAP AP:
192.168.6.10
IP LAP Station:
192.168.6.20
Note: The images of the equipment could change according to the

model and frequency available during the course.
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RapidFire - Setup a link wirelessly
•Every radio has an open SSID name

with the last 3 octets of the RapidFire
MAC
•Once connected, the management
of the device can be accessed via IP
address
https://192.168.111.1
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RapidFire - Wireless link setup
Note: N-Type radios have to be connected with utp cable or

have additional omni antennas or
have rf cables with attenuators
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RapidFire - Device discovery
•Radio can be
discovered on the
network without
external tools
•SSDP and Bonjour
protocols are
supported
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RapidFire - Monitor with WNMS
• Any LigoWave radio can be monitored by the WNMS
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LAB 4 - RapidFire additional features
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LigoPTP troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting file collects device configuration, logs, statistics and various
system outputs in the one bundle file.
• To extract troubleshooting file from zip archive use Winzip or any other
program on Windows.
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INFINITY

INFINITY
3 facts about INFINITY:

• Products designed for WiFi hotspot scenarios
• GUI style and part functionality like LigoDLB series
• Infinity software can be flashed on LigoDLB outdoor devices
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NFT OS features
• Router/ bridge/ repeater mode support

• WPA personal, WPA enterprise, WEB based login (UAM)
• Virtual AP support (up to 8 SSID per radio)
• Data and management VLAN
• Tunneling (SSTP)
• Tools (Site survey, Spectrum analyzer, Ping, Traceroute)
• Free NMS (WNMS)
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NFT 2N
• Independent 700 MHz CPU

• 1 x 2.4 GHz b/g/n MiMo (3x3)
radio
• 1 x 5 GHz a/n MiMo (3x3) radio
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet with PoE
(802.3 at/af compliant)
• Ceiling and wall mounting
options
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NFT 1Ni
• Small form factor

• Professional metal enclosure
• 1 x 2.4 GHz b/g/n MiMo (2x2)
radio
• 2 x 100 BaseT Ethernet ports with
PoE passthrough
• Wall mounting option
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NFT application scenarios
NFT 1Ni NFT 2N
Hi performance dual-radio,
Indoor AP or repeater.
dual band indoor AP
2.4 GHz 2.4 and 5 GHz
Omni 3 dBi Omni 3 dBi
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NFT 1N, NFT 1Naf

NFT 1N, NFT 1N AF
NFT 1N NFT 1N AF
300 Mbps 300 Mbps

Performance 20 dBm@MCS7 20 dBm@MCS7
29 dBm@MCS0 29 dBm@MCS0
2x2 MiMo 2x2 MiMo

Specifications 3 x 10/100 Base-T 3 x 10/100 Base-T
24V passive PoE 802.3af PoE
Chiptsets CPU/RF - AR9341 (500 MHz) CPU/RF - AR9341 (500 MHz)

NFT 3ac
• Independent 700 MHz CPU

• 1 x 2.4 GHz b/g/n 3x3 radio and 1
x 5 GHz a/n/ac 3x3 radio 
(450 Mbps + 1300 Mbps)
• 1 x 2.4/5 GHz a/b/g/n 1x1 
security radio
• 2 x 1000 BaseT Ethernet port
(802.3at compatible)
• Wall and ceiling mounting option

Flexible mounting
• Wall mounting
• Ceiling mounting
• Suspended ceiling mounting

Infinity OS
HTML 5 responsive design

Future Infinity OS

Management and configuration
Standalone Master AP Andromeda 

WiFi controller

Master AP
• Manage up to 20 NFT devices

• Shared configuration
• Real-time Wifi information
• Group firmware upgrade
• Simplified troubleshooting

Management and configuration
Andromeda Wi-Fi controller
Auto-provisioning Management Monitoring Configuration

Auto provisioning and configuration
• Remote and local device support

• Single point group configuration
• Individual device parameters tuning
• Central firmware management
• Fast “out of box” roll-out
• Zero effort unit replacement

Management and monitoring
• Inventory
• Usage statistics
• Mobile and tablet support
• Build-in scalability
• Ready for deployment to the cloud
• Flexible management access control
• Encrypted communication

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• Efficient USD per Mbps ratio

• Carrier grade components

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• Backhaul is a lot closer to the core of your network

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• Reliable communication in noisy environment

Note. Does not work with LigoPTP UNITY or PRO

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• Surge: EN 6100-4-5, Class 4, 4 kV line to ground, 2 kV line line to line discharge

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Two firmware images:

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• Allows accessing LigoPTP devices from any smartphone and tablet

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LEDs indicate device status:

When operating a link:

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Function Button LED assistance

Switch between signal

Wakeup LEDs Press once -

Wakeup 2.4GHz radio Press and hold for 2-4 sec

Reset to defaults Press and hold for 6+ sec

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2 x Gigabit Ethernet ports:

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Using other equipment:

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• HTML 5 responsive design

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• Wizard speeds up and simplifies wireless link installation

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• Each country has different frequency and EIRP requirements

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• Wireless is one of the most popular areas for data sniffing

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• Hardware based - no extra load on a CPU

Note. Does not work with LigoPTP UNITY or PRO 

• Surge: EN 6100-4-5, Class 4, 4 kV line to ground, 2 kV line line to line discharge 

• Use integrated antenna (23 dBi) for 

• Pole diameter   • Handle to carry on tower

Ground enclosure on 

Get sound from antenna 