4G SIM NewsThe Teltonika TCR100 router is the new Industrial 4G Router designed for the consumer. If you want a 4G router for the home or for the office and wanted to use an Industrial style router instead of the plastic home style 4G routers then the Teltonika TCR100 4G Router is just for you.
Who is the Teltonika TCR100 4G Router for?
The TCR100 was designed by Teltonika to give consumers access to a secure and reliable 4G router with a specification that would provide a much better service for the typical home and office user when compared to Teltonika’s M2M industrial 4G routers like the RUT950 and RUT955.
The Teltonika TCR100 has a built-in CAT6 LTE 4G modem which can provide a faster connection to the 4G network when compared to the CAT4 modems used in some other Teltonika routers. The TCR100 also has much faster wired and wireless connectivity than the RUT240 / RUT950 / RUT955. The traditional Teltonika 4G routers are designed for remote access and don’t usually require high speed LAN and WiFi so will just have 10/100 Ethernet ports and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. The Teltonika TCR100 has improved LAN performance with Gigabit Ethernet and dual band 802.11 AC WiFi. The Teltonika TCR100 WiFi enables up to 50 wireless devices to connect.
This router has all the same features built-in as the Teltonika industrial 4g routers so it provides a secure and reliable 4G Internet connection.
Can I use the TCR100 for other applications?
Of course. The Teltonika TCR100 is a higher specification of the RUT950 / RUT951 / RUT240 / RUT241 and gives you better performance for the 4G connection, Ethernet and WiFi and include all the ping reboot, port forwarding and VPN features so I suspect that this is an easy upgrade for many CCTV installers who want a reliable, secure 4G router. Of course, when using the TCR100 router for remote access and monitoring you will need to use a fixed IP SIM Card to enable remote access to the router. Once the Fixed IP SIM card has been inserted and the correct APN is configured in the router settings then you can access the router over the Internet and use port forwarding to connect the devices on the LAN.
If you need remote access to your CCTV NVR and IP cameras then we would recommend using an unlimited data fixed IP SIM Card which gives you a large amount of monthly data so you don’t need to worry about bill shock. These unlimited SIM cards are also handy for normal home or office users that need remote access to their Teltonika TCR100 4G Router.
You can view the video below which demonstrates the basic set up of the TCR100 router and also shows how to configure the Port Forwarding if you are using a Fixed IP SIM Card.
TCR100 SPECIFICATION
| MOBILE | |
| Mobile module | 4G+ (LTE-A) – Cat 6 up to 300 Mbps, 3G – Up to 42 Mbps |
| Status | Signal strength, SINR, RSRP, RSRQ, Bytes sent/received, connected band, carrier aggregation, IMSI, ICCID |
| SMS | SMS status, SMS configuration, send/read SMS via HTTP POST/GET, Email to SMS, SMS to Email, SMS to HTTP, SMS to SMS, SMS auto reply |
| USSD | Supports sending and reading Unstructured Supplementary Service Data messages |
| Black/White list | Operator black/white list |
| Multiple PDN | Possibility to use different PDNs for multiple network access and services |
| Band management | Band lock, Used band status display |
| APN | Auto APN |
| Bridge mode | Direct connection (bridge) between mobile ISP and device on LAN |
| WIRELESS | |
| Wireless mode | 2.4 GHz (802.11 b/g/n, 2×2 MIMO), 5 GHz (802.11 ac, 1×1 MIMO), Access Point (AP), Station (STA) |
| WiFi security | WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE, WPA2-Enterprise-PEAP, WPA2-PSK, WEP; AES-CCMP, TKIP, Auto Cipher modes, client separation |
| ESSID | ESSID stealth mode |
| Wireless Hotspot | Captive portal (Hotspot), internal/external Radius server, SMS OTP, MAC auth, built in customizable landing page, walled garden |
| Wireless mesh/roaming | Wireless mesh (802.11s), fast roaming (802.11r) |
| ETHERNET | |
| WAN | 1 x WAN port (can be configured as LAN) 10/100 Mbps, compliance with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards, supports auto MDI/MDIX crossover |
| LAN | 1 x LAN port, 10/100 Mbps, compliance with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards, supports auto MDI/MDIX crossover |
| NETWORK | |
| Routing | Static routes, Dynamic routes |
| Network protocols | TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, NTP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SSL v3, TLS, ARP, VRRP, PPP, PPPoE, UPNP, SSH, DHCP, Telnet client, SNMP, MQTT, Wake on LAN (WOL) |
| Connection monitoring | Ping Reboot, Wget reboot, Periodic Reboot, LCP and ICMP for link inspection |
| Firewall | Port forwards, traffic rules, NAT rules, custom rules |
| DHCP | Static and dynamic IP allocation, DHCP Relay, Relayd |
| QoS / Smart Queue Management (SQM) | Traffic priority queuing by source/destination, service, protocol or port, WMM, 802.11e |
| DDNS | Supported >25 service providers, others can be configured manually |
| Network backup | Mobile, Wired and WiFi WAN options, each of which can be used as an automatic Failover |
| Load balancing | Balance Internet traffic over multiple WAN connections |
| SSHFS | Possibility to mount remote file system via SSH protocol |
| SECURITY | |
| Authetication | Pre-shared key, digital certificates, X.509 certificates |
| Firewall | Pre-configured firewall rules can be enabled via WebUI, unlimited firewall configuration via CLI; DMZ; NAT; NAT-T |
| Attack prevention | DDOS prevention (SYN flood protection, SSH attack prevention, HTTP/HTTPS attack prevention), port scan prevention (SYN-FIN, SYN-RST, X-mas, NULL flags, FIN scan attacks) |
| VLAN | Tag based VLAN separation |
| Mobile quota control | Custom data limits can be set for the SIM Card in the TCR100 |
| WEB filter | Blacklist for blocking out unwanted websites, Whitelist for specifying allowed sites only |
| Access control | Flexible access control of TCP, UDP, ICMP packets, MAC address filter |
| VPN | |
| OpenVPN | Multiple clients and a server can run simultaneously, 12 encryption methods |
| OpenVPN Encryption | DES-CBC, RC2-CBC, DES-EDE-CBC, DES-EDE3-CBC, DESX-CBC, BF-CBC, RC2-40-CBC, CAST5-CBC, RC2-64-CBC, AES-128-CBC, AES-192-CBC, AES-256-CBC |
| IPSec | IKEv1, IKEv2, with 5 encryption methods for IPsec (DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256) |
| GRE | GRE tunnel |
| PPTP, L2TP | Client/Server instances can run simultaneously, L2TPv3 support |
| Stunnel | Proxy designed to add TLS encryption functionality to existing clients and servers without any changes in the program’s code |
| DMVPN | Method of building scalable IPsec VPNs |
| SSTP | SSTP client instance support |
| ZeroTier | ZeroTier VPN client support |
| WireGuard | WireGuard VPN client and server support |
| MODBUS | |
| MODBUS TCP SLAVE | |
| ID filtering | Respond to one ID in range [1;255] or any |
| Allow remote access | Allow access through WAN |
| Custom registers | MODBUS TCP custom register block, which allows to read/write to a file inside the router, and can be used to extend MODBUS TCP slave functionality |
| MODBUS TCP MASTER | |
| Supported functions | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 15, 16 |
| Supported data formats | 8 bit: INT, UINT; 16 bit: INT, UINT (MSB or LSB first); 32 bit: float, INT, UINT (ABCD (big-endian), DCBA (little-endian), CDAB, BADC), HEX, ASCII |
| MQTT GATEWAY | |
| Gateway | Allows sending commands and receiving data from MODBUS Master trough MQTT broker |
| DNP3 | |
| Supported modes | TCP Master, DNP3 Outstation |
| DATA TO SERVER | |
| Protocols | HTTP(S), MQTT, Azure MQTT, Kinesis |
| MONITORING & MANAGEMENT | |
| WEB UI | HTTP/HTTPS, status, configuration, FW update, CLI, troubleshoot, event log, system log, kernel log |
| FOTA | Firmware update from server, automatic notification |
| SSH | SSH (v1, v2) |
| SMS | SMS status, SMS configuration, send/read SMS via HTTP POST/GET |
| Call | Reboot, Status, Mobile data on/off, Output on/off |
| TR-069 | OpenACS, EasyCwmp, ACSLite, tGem, LibreACS, GenieACS, FreeACS, LibCWMP, Friendly tech, AVSystem |
| MQTT | MQTT Broker, MQTT publisher |
| SNMP | SNMP (v1, v2, v3), SNMP trap |
| JSON-RPC | Management API over HTTP/HTTPS |
| MODBUS | MODBUS TCP status/control |
| RMS | Teltonika Remote Management System (RMS) |
| IoT PLATFORMS | |
| Clouds of things | Allows monitoring of: Device data, Mobile data, Network info, Availability |
| ThingWorx | Allows monitoring of: WAN Type, WAN IP, Mobile Operator Name, Mobile Signal Strength, Mobile Network Type |
| Cumulocity | Allows monitoring of: Device Model, Revision and Serial Number, Mobile Cell ID, ICCID, IMEI, Connection Type, Operator, Signal Strength, WAN Type and IP |
| Azure IoT Hub | Can send device IP, Number of bytes send/received, Mobile connection state, Network link state, IMEI, ICCID, Model, Manufacturer, Serial, Revision, IMSI, SIM State, PIN state, GSM signal, WCDMA RSCP, WCDMA EC/IO, LTE RSRP, LTE SINR, LTE RSRQ, CELL ID, Operator, Operator number, Connection type, Temperature, PIN count to Azure IoT Hub server |
| SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS | |
| CPU | QCA9531, MIPS 24kc, 650 MHz |
| RAM | 128 MB, DDR2 |
| FLASH storage | 16 MB, SPI Flash |
| FIRMWARE / CONFIGURATION | |
| WEB UI | Update FW from file, check FW on server, configuration profiles, configuration backup |
| FOTA | Update FW/configuration from server |
| RMS | Update FW/configuration for multiple devices at once |
| Keep settings | Update FW without losing current configuration |
| POWER | |
| Connector | 4 pin industrial DC power socket |
| Input voltage range | 9 – 30 VDC, reverse polarity protection, voltage surge/transient protection |
| Power consumption | 3.7 W average, 9.3 W max |
| PHYSICAL INTERFACES (PORTS, LEDS, ANTENNAS, BUTTONS, SIM) | |
| Ethernet | 2 x RJ45 ports, 10/100 Mbps |
| Status LEDs | 1 x Internet, 1 x WiFi, 3 x Mobile connection strength, 2 x Ethernet status |
| SIM | 1 x SIM slots (Mini SIM – 2FF), 1.8 V/3 V, external SIM holder (Embedded SIM variant available) |
| Antenna | 2 x SMA for LTE, 2 x Internal for 2.4 GHz WiFi, 1 x Internal for 5 GHz WiFi |
| Power | 1 x 4 pin DC connector |
| WPS | WPS activation button |
| WiFi On/Off | WiFi enable/disable button |
| Reset | Reboot/User default reset/Factory reset button |
| PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION | |
| Casing material | Plastic housing with aluminum screws and heatsink |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 150 x 37 x 105 mm |
| Weight | 376 g |
| Mounting options | Flat surface placement |
| OPERATING ENVIRONMENT | |
| Operating temperature | -40 C to 75 C |
| Operating humidity | 10 % to 90 % non-condensing |
Compatible 4G Antennas for the Teltonika TCR100
The TCR100 router has two SMA antenna connectors on the rear of the unit. These are for the connection of the stick type antennas that are supplied with the router. This means that if you want to use a different 4G antenna, for example connect the TCR100 to an outdoor 4G antenna then it is possible.
We would recommend using the supplied antennas unless there is a situation where the router is installed in a position with a poor signal, but there is a much better signal, close by, outdoors. A high gain outdoor 4G antenna could be mounted where it can get a good signal and deliver this along the antenna cables to the router. We would recommend a MIMO 4G Antenna as this will have two antennas in the housing which connect via the pair of cables to the two SMA connectors on the TCR100. One of the best 4G Antennas is the Fullband MIMORAD which delivers excellent performance for a high quality, stable 4G connection.
An alternative 4G antenna should only be considered if there is a better signal where you want to locate the antenna compared to the signal strength at the router location. If there signal strength is the same then you won’t see much benefit. The gain of the antenna is to compensate for the extra antenna cable length rather than to boost the signal and boost the Internet speed.
How much does the Teltonika TCR100 router cost?
The Teltonika TCR100 4G Router is priced at £125.00 + VAT and most UK suppliers will charge delivery. The best place to buy the TCR100 router and get all the support documents and videos is the dedicated product website www.tcr100.com.
Teltonika TCR100 Diagrams
