diff --git a/content/log/2025/teltonika-router.md b/content/log/2025/teltonika-router.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0336d22..0000000 --- a/content/log/2025/teltonika-router.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Teltonika Router" -date: 2025-04-01T14:50:23+02:00 -draft: true ---- - -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 ----------- - -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 ---------------- - -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