User`s guide

ZyAIR B-5000 User’s Guide
Getting to know your ZyAIR 1-1
Chapter 1
Getting to know your ZyAIR
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyAIR.
1.1 ZyAIR Features
1.1.1 10 Mbps Ethernet Interface
This auto-negotiating feature allows the ZyAIR to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust
appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfer of either 10 Mbps in either half-duplex or
full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.
1.1.2 10 Mbps Auto-crossover Ethernet Interface
The LAN interface automatically adjusts to either a crossover or straight-through Ethernet cable.
1.1.3 802.11b Wireless LAN Standard
ZyAIR products containing the letter “B” in the model name, such as ZyAIR B-5000, comply with the
802.11b wireless standard.
The 802.11b data rate and corresponding modulation techniques are as follows. The modulation technique
defines how bits are encoded onto radio waves.
802.11b
Data Rate (Mbps) Modulation
1 DBPSK (Differential Binary Phase Shift Keyed)
2
DQPSK (Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
)
5.5 / 11 CCK (Complementary Code Keying)