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-title: "Teltonika Router"
-date: 2025-04-01T14:50:23+02:00
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-This is my first product review. I really wanted to write it, because:
-
-- from my very limited (~1 month outdoor) use, it is off a very good start.
-- I haven't heard of the product line, even though the company HQ is a few
-  kilometers from me (and is a well-known brand and employer, but not for
-  routers!).
-
-Background
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-
-I am building a house. Huge thanks to my very helpful neighbors for putting a
-webcam on his windowsill and sharing the feed (and recordings), I was able to
-see a view the construction. It was *extremely* helpful for reasons I will not
-get into here.
-
-This post is an extract from an earlier [construction site surveillance
-post]({{< ref "log/2025/construction-site-surveillance" >}}) with more details
-about router alone.
-
-In order to connect the camera to the internet in a relatively remote site, I
-spent a good amount of time over the last few days looking for a device
-combination that is:
-
-- A 4G/5G modem, so the feed can be downloaded by the NVR, which is in my
-  closet.
-- WiFi router, so I have more on-site troubleshooting options, besides climbing
-  a 4m pole to attach the RJ45 cable.
-- Should be installable and service-able by a non-specialized contractor.
-- Highly desired, but optional: tailscale support.
-- All equipment will be outside, on a pole, in [Vilnius climate][vilnius],
-  during winter & summer seasons.
-
-Having been Mikrotik user for the last decade or so, that was obviously my
-first choice. However, Mikrotik does not have a device that is both an LTE
-modem and a WiFi router. Internet searches for this combination uncovered
-Teltonika Networks. Teltonika, as you may know, is headquartered in Lithuania.
-I did not know they are making routers right until this search. Bad marketing?
-
-Anyhow, [RUTX11][rutx11] is the cheapest 4G+WiFi router that meets my spec (not
-that it's cheap). They also sell a [separate enclosure][enclosure] that makes
-it into an outdoor-capable device (IP67).
-
-Setting it up felt like using a yet-another consumer router, which is good.
-This is a prerequisite, so I can recommend it to my non-geek friends. Setting
-up tailscale felt like setting it up on a consumer router, glitch-free, which
-is great.
-
-OpenWRT origins
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-
-RutOS is based on OpenWRT, as OpenWRT is a solid choice engineering-wise.
-Teltonika is a hardware company, not a Router OS company. Talking from my
-personal experience, customizing OpenWRT does not take much Router OS is not
-something where one needs to "differentiate". The differentiation is in:
-- the hardware build, which is solid,
-- hardware reliability and service-ability, about which feel free to ask me in
-  2-3 years.
-- software and hardware integration (the "add-ons").
-- system upgrades.
-
-Experiences so far
-------------------
-
-It's been hanging on a pole for about a month, relaying the video traffic over
-tailscale. So far there are two issues:
-
-- Tailscale consumes a lot of RAM. If I want to upgrade the router _while
-  taiscale is on_, the upgrade will fail, because it does not have enough
-  memory for the new image (in ramfs).
-- During the first upgrade router "forgot" my Tailscale credentials and I
-  needed to re-login the router to my headscale network. I found a [forum
-  post][rutx-tailscale], which just says "fixed in the next release".
-
-In general, I will be upgrading my router firmware when I am on-site.
-
-[jpg]: https://jpg.lt/
-[frigate-hw]: https://docs.frigate.video/frigate/hardware
-[frigate]: https://frigate.video
-[vilnius]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius#Climate
-[rutx11]: https://teltonika-networks.com/products/routers/rutx11
-[enclosure]: https://teltonika-networks.com/products/accessories/antenna-options/outdoor-ltewi-figpsbluetooth-antenna-for-rutx11-and-rutm11-routers
-[rutx-tailscale]: https://community.teltonika.lt/t/tailscale-needs-logging-in-after-each-rutos-upgrade/11826/12