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@finance_teacher - Thanks and I was happy to help.
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@finance_teacher - Thanks and I was happy to help.

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What easy setup and maintained routers 
and firewalls do you recommend for the below ? 
&nbsp; ** I have 10+ years of IT background, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;but never did CISCO ROUTER configs, therefore 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I am ok with &quot;non-CISCO&quot; if recommended 
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&nbsp;** one NEW site with 10 users, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; using two CABLE COAX Internet pipes, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; not bonded into one line 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; --&gt; maybe put 1/2 of the users on one 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pipe, the other on the remaining pipe 
 
&nbsp;** one NEW site with 50 users, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; using two phone T1s, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bonded into one Ethernet line 
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Requirements 
&nbsp; ** site-to-site VPN between locations 
&nbsp; ** VPN client so &quot;remote&quot; users can 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;access and use remote VOIP phones 
&nbsp; ** no existing hardware, 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;everything will be new
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What easy setup and maintained routers 
and firewalls do you recommend for the below ?
  ** I have 10+ years of IT background, 
       but never did CISCO ROUTER configs, therefore 
       I am ok with "non-CISCO" if recommended
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 ** one NEW site with 10 users, 
      using two CABLE COAX Internet pipes, 
      not bonded into one line
        --> maybe put 1/2 of the users on one
              pipe, the other on the remaining pipe

 ** one NEW site with 50 users, 
      using two phone T1s,
      bonded into one Ethernet line
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Requirements
  ** site-to-site VPN between locations
  ** VPN client so "remote" users can 
       access and use remote VOIP phones
  ** no existing hardware, 
       everything will be new

Routers and firewalls -- recommendations ?

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.

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.