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Thanks Rick O Shay, I will try your suggests when I can and let you know how it works out.
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I am a newbie with the Nortel 1010. How do I configure a Nortel 1010 Contivity router to be able to accept the use of a VPN contivity client? Would you be so kind to provide me the steps to do this? <br />
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sincerely,
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I am a newbie with the Nortel 1010. How do I configure a Nortel 1010 Contivity router to be able to accept the use of a VPN contivity client? Would you be so kind to provide me the steps to do this? 

sincerely,

Nortel 1010 Contivity - How do I configure this router to be able to use a VPN contivity client?

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.

Routers

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.