The Nortel VPN Router 5000 addresses secure connectivity for larger enterprises. It adapts to several roles in enterprise networks: dedicated VPN gateway, stateful firewall, or IP access router -- and can be upgraded from one to another via a simple license key. With support for up to 5000 tunnels and built-in hardware redundancy, the Nortel VPN Router 5000 is ideal for large organizations to extend secure access to thousands of teleworkers and remote sites.

• Cost-effectively extends IP-based remote access to locations needing up to 5000 tunnels -- performing as either an IP access router, dedicated VPN device, or firewall, in a single unit.
• Supports dynamic routing and load-balancing for tunneled and non-tunneled traffic.
• Ships standard with hardware encryption accelerator and supports a second optional accelerator for maximum VPN performance.
• Provides full hardware redundancy -- dual disks, processors, power supplies for high reliability.
• Supports centralized management via a secure, encrypted Internet tunnel -- using VPN Router Multi-Element Manager, Web-browser, or command-line interface.