Teltonika TRB501 Industrial 5G Gateway
Teltonika TRB501 Industrial 5G Gateway — High-Performance 5G Connectivity for Demanding Environments
The Teltonika TRB501 is a compact industrial 5G gateway built for challenging operational environments. Its modem supports 5G Sub-6GHz SA/NSA with download speeds up to 3.4 Gbps and upload speeds up to 900 Mbps, while a 2.5 Gbps Ethernet port, 9–30 VDC power input, and passive PoE support give installers genuine flexibility on site. Backwards compatibility with 4G LTE Cat 19 ensures continuity in areas where 5G coverage remains partial.
The anodised aluminium enclosure carries an IP30 rating and operates from −40 °C to +75 °C, making the TRB501 well suited to industrial sites and remote deployments where reliability is non-negotiable. Support for Modbus, DNP3, and DLMS/COSEM enables integration with SCADA and smart grid platforms, and VPN compatibility across OpenVPN, IPsec, WireGuard, and ZeroTier keeps traffic secured over public networks. Fleet management is simplified via Teltonika's RMS platform, which allows remote configuration and firmware updates across multiple devices simultaneously — a practical advantage for organisations operating distributed or multi-site estates.
Tech Specs
| Device Specifications | |
| Mobile | |
| Mobile module | 5G Sub-6Ghz SA/NSA: 2.4/3.4Gbps DL (4x4 MIMO), 900/550 Mbps UL (2x2) 4G LTE: Cat 19 1.6Gbps DL, Cat 18 200Mbps UL 3G: 42 Mbps DL, 5.76Mbps UL |
| 3GPP Release | Release 16 |
| eSIM* | Consumer type eSIM, profile download and removal operations, up to 7 eSIM profiles; does not include data plans *Feature availability varies by order code |
| SIM switch** | 1 x 2FF SIM and 1 x eSIM, auto-switch cases: weak signal, data limit, SMS limit, roaming, no network, network denied, data connection fail **Feature availability varies by order code |
| Status | IMSI, ICCID, operator, operator state, data connection state, network type, CA indicator, bandwidth, connected band, signal strength (RSSI), SINR, RSRP, RSRQ, EC/IO, RSCP, data sent/received, LAC, TAC, cell ID, ARFCN, UARFCN, EARFCN, MCC, and MNC |
| SMS | SMS status, SMS configuration, EMAIL to SMS, SMS to EMAIL, SMS to HTTP, SMS to SMS, scheduled SMS, SMS autoreply, SMPP |
| USSD | Supports sending and reading Unstructured Supplementary Service Data messages |
| Block/Allow list | Operator block/allow list (by country or separate operators) |
| Band management | Band lock, used band status display |
| SIM PIN code management | Enables setting, changing, or disabling the SIM card's PIN |
| APN | Auto APN |
| Bridge | Direct connection (bridge) between mobile ISP and device on LAN |
| Passthrough | Router assigns its mobile WAN IP address to another device on LAN |
| Framed routing | Support an IP network behind 5G UE |
| Ethernet | |
| ETH | 1 x ETH port 10/100/1000/2500Mbps, compliance with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, 802.3az standards, supports auto MDI/MDIX crossover |
| Network | |
| Routing | Static routing, Dynamic routing (BGP, OSPF v2, RIP v1/v2, EIGRP, NHRP), Policy based routing |
| Network protocols | TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, NTP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP(S), FTP, SMTP, SSL/TLS, ARP, VRRP, PPP, PPPoE, UPNP, SSH, DHCP, Telnet, SMPP, SNMP, MQTT, Wake On Lan (WOL), VXLAN |
| VoIP passthrough support | H.323 and SIP-alg protocol NAT helpers, allowing proper routing of VoIP packets |
| Connection monitoring | Ping Reboot, Wget Reboot, Periodic Reboot, LCP and ICMP for link inspection |
| Firewall | Port forward, traffic rules, custom rules, TTL target customisation |
| Firewall status page | View all your Firewall statistics, rules, and rule counters |
| Port management | View device ports, enable and disable each of them, turn auto-configuration on or off, change their transmission speed, and so on |
| Network topology | Visual representation of your network, showing which devices are connected to which other devices |
| DHCP | Static and dynamic IP allocation, DHCP relay, DHCP server configuration, status, static leases: MAC with wildcards |
| QoS / Smart Queue Management (SQM) | Traffic priority queuing by source/destination, service, protocol or port, WMM, 802.11e |
| DDNS | Supported >77 service providers, others can be configured manually |
| DNS over HTTPS | DNS over HTTPS proxy enables secure DNS resolution by routing DNS queries over HTTPS |
| Network backup | Mobile, VRRP, Wired options, each of which can be used as an automatic Failover |
| Load balancing | Balance Internet traffic over multiple WAN connections |
| Hotspot | Captive portal (hotspot), internal/external Radius server, Radius MAC authentication, SMS authorisation, SSO authentication, internal/external landing page, walled garden, user scripts, URL parameters, user groups, individual user or group limitations, user management, 9 default customisable themes and optionality to upload and download customised hotspot themes |
| SSHFS | Possibility to mount remote file system via SSH protocol |
| VRF support | Initial virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) support |
| Traffic Management | Real-time monitoring, traffic usage history |
| IGMP Proxy | Possibility to relay multicast membership messages between hosts and a router, enabling multicast traffic to flow across different network segments |
| Security | |
| Authentication | Pre-shared key, digital certificates, X.509 certificates, TACACS+, Internal & External RADIUS users authentication, IP & login attempts block, time-based login blocking, built-in random password generator |
| Firewall | Preconfigured firewall rules can be enabled via WebUI, unlimited firewall configuration via CLI, DMZ, NAT, NAT-T, NAT64 |
| 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 | Port and tag-based VLAN separation |
| Mobile quota control | Mobile data limit, customizable period, start time, warning limit, phone number |
| WEB filter | Block list for blocking out unwanted websites, allow list for specifying allowed sites only |
| Access control | Flexible access control of SSH, Web interface, CLI and Telnet |
| Certificate Manager | Certificate creation tool allows to create CA, server, client, let's encrypt, SCEP certificates |
| VPN | |
| OpenVPN | Multiple clients and a server can run simultaneously, 27 encryption methods |
| OpenVPN Encryption | DES-CBC 64, RC2-CBC 128, DES-EDE-CBC 128, DES-EDE3-CBC 192, DESX-CBC 192, BF-CBC 128, RC2-40-CBC 40, CAST5-CBC 128, RC2-64-CBC 64, AES-128-CBC 128, AES-128-CFB 128, AES-128-CFB1 128, AES-128-CFB8 128, AES-128-OFB 128, AES-128-GCM 128, AES-192-CFB 192, AES-192-CFB1 192, AES-192-CFB8 192, AES-192-OFB 192, AES-192-CBC 192, AES-192-GCM 192, AES-256-GCM 256, AES-256-CFB 256, AES-256-CFB1 256, AES-256-CFB8 256, AES-256-OFB 256, AES-256-CBC 256 |
| IPsec | XFRM, IKEv1, IKEv2, with 14 encryption methods: 3DES, DES, AES128, AES192, AES256, AES128GCM8, AES192GCM8, AES256GCM8, AES128GCM12, AES192GCM12, AES256GCM12, AES128GCM16, AES192GCM16, AES256GCM16 |
| GRE | GRE tunnel, GRE tunnel over IPsec support |
| PPTP, L2TP | Client/Server instances can run simultaneously, L2TPv3, L2TP over IPsec 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, Phase 2 and Phase 3 and Dual Hub support |
| SSTP | SSTP client instance support |
| ZeroTier | ZeroTier VPN client support |
| WireGuard | WireGuard VPN client and server support |
| Tinc | Offers encryption, authentication and compression in its tunnels. Client and server support. |
| Tailscale | Offers speed, stability, and simplicity over traditional VPNs. Encrypted point-to-point connections using the open source WireGuard protocol. |
| OPC UA | |
| Supported modes | Client, Server |
| Supported connection types | TCP |
| MODBUS | |
| Supported modes | Server, Client |
| Supported connection types | TCP |
| Custom registers | MODBUS TCP custom register block requests, which read/write to a file inside the router, and can be used to extend MODBUS TCP Client functionality |
| 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 |
| Data to Server | |
| Protocol | HTTP(S), MQTT, Azure MQTT |
| Data to Server | Extract parameters from multiple sources and different protocols, and send them all to a single server; Custom LUA scripting, allowing scripts to utilize the router's Data to Server feature |
| MQTT Gateway | |
| Modbus MQTT Gateway | Allows sending commands and receiving data from MODBUS Server through MQTT broker |
| DNP3 | |
| Supported modes | DNP3 Station, DNP3 Outstation |
| Supported connection | TCP |
| DLMS/COSEM | |
| DLMS Support | DLMS – standard protocol for utility meter data exchange |
| Supported modes | Client |
| Supported connection types | TCP |
| API | |
| Teltonika Networks Web API (beta) | Expand your device's possibilities by using a set of configurable API endpoints to retrieve or change data. For more information, please refer to the developer documentation. |
| Monitoring & Management | |
| WEB UI | HTTP/HTTPS, status, configuration, FW update, CLI, troubleshoot, multiple event log servers, firmware update availability notifications, event log, system log, kernel log, Internet status |
| FOTA | Firmware update from server, automatic notification |
| SSH | SSH (v1, v2) |
| SMS | SMS status, SMS configuration |
| Call | Reboot, Status, Mobile data on/off, Output on/off, answer/hang-up with a timer |
| Receive email message status alerts of various services | |
| 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, Brute force protection |
| JSON-RPC | Management API over HTTP/HTTPS |
| RMS | Teltonika Remote Management System (RMS) |
| IoT Platforms | |
| ThingWorx | Allows monitoring of: WAN Type, WAN IP, Mobile Operator Name, Mobile Signal Strength, Mobile Network Type |
| Cumulocity – Cloud of Things | Allows monitoring of: Device Model, Revision and Serial Number, WAN Type and IP, Mobile Cell ID, ICCID, IMEI, Connection Type, Operator, Signal Strength. Has reboot and firmware upgrade actions. |
| Azure IoT Hub | Can be configured with Data to Server to send all the available parameters to the cloud. Has Direct method support which allows to execute RutOS API calls on the IoT Hub. Also has Plug and Play integration with Device Provisioning Service that allows zero-touch device provisioning to IoT Hubs. |
| AWS IoT Core | Utility to interact with the AWS cloud platform. Jobs Support: Call the device's API using AWS Jobs functionality. |
| System Characteristics | |
| CPU | Qualcomm, 1.5 GHz, ARM Cortex-A7 |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| FLASH storage | 512 MB |
| Firmware / Configuration | |
| WEB UI | Update FW from file, check FW on server, configuration profiles, configuration backup |
| FOTA | Update FW |
| RMS | Update FW/configuration for multiple devices at once |
| Keep settings | Update FW without losing current configuration |
| Factory settings reset | A full factory reset restores all system settings, including the IP address, PIN, and user data to the default manufacturer's configuration |
| Firmware Customisation | |
| Operating system | RutOS (OpenWrt based Linux OS) |
| Supported languages | Busybox shell, Lua, C, C++ |
| Development tools | SDK package with build environment provided |
| GPL customization | You can create your own custom, branded firmware and web page application by changing colours, logos, and other elements in our firmware to fit your or your clients' needs |
| Package Manager | The Package Manager is a service used to install additional software on the device |
| Input / Output | |
| Configurable I/O | 2 x Configurable digital Inputs/Outputs on 4-pin power connector Digital Input: 0–6 V detected as logic low, 8–50 V detected as logic high Digital Output: Open collector output, max 30 V, 300 mA |
| Events | Email, RMS, SMS |
| I/O juggler | Allows setting certain I/O conditions to initiate event |
| Power | |
| Connector | 4-pin industrial DC power socket |
| Input voltage range | 9–30 VDC, overvoltage protection, reverse polarity protection, surge protection >51 VDC 10us max |
| PoE (passive) | Possibility to power up through ETH port, not compatible with IEEE802.3af, 802.3at and 802.3bt standards, Mode B, 9–30 VDC |
| Power consumption | Idle: <1.5 W, Max: <5 W |
| Physical Interfaces | |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ45 port, 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps |
| I/Os | 2 x Configurable digital I/O on 4-pin power connector |
| Status LEDs | 3 x connection type status LEDs 3 x connection strength LEDs 2 x ETH status LEDs 1 x Power LED |
| SIM | 1 x SIM slot (Mini SIM – 2FF), 1.8 V/3 V, external SIM holder |
| Power | 1 x 4-pin power connector |
| Antennas | 4 x SMA for Mobile |
| USB | 1 x Virtual network interface via micro USB |
| Reset | Reboot / User default reset / Factory reset button |
| Other | 1 x Grounding screw |
| Physical Specification | |
| Casing material | Anodized aluminium housing and panels |
| Dimensions | 100 x 30 x 93.4 mm |
| Weight | 241 g |
| Mounting options | DIN rail, wall mount, flat surface (all require additional kit) |
| Operating Environment | |
| Operating temperature | -40 °C to 75 °C |
| Operating humidity | 10% to 90% non-condensing |
| Ingress Protection Rating | IP30 |
| Regulatory & Type Approvals | |
| Regulatory | CE, UKCA, RCM, CB, EAC, UCRF, WEEE |
| Vehicle | E-mark |
| EMC Emissions & Immunity | |
| Standards | EN 55032:2015+ A11:2020 + A1:2020 EN 55035:2017+A11:2020 EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019+A2:2021 EN IEC 61000-3-2:2019+A1:2021+A2:2024 EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 EN 301 489-52 V1.2.1 AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015+A1:2020 |
| ESD | EN 61000-4-2:2009 |
| Radiated Immunity | EN IEC 61000-4-3:2020 |
| EFT | EN 61000-4-4:2012 |
| Surge Immunity (AC Mains Power Port) | EN 61000-4-5:2014+A1:2017 |
| CS | EN 61000-4-6:2014 |
| DIP | EN 61000-4-11:2020 |
| RF | |
| Standards | EN 301 908-1 V15.2.1 EN 301 908-2 V13.1.1 EN 301 908-13 V13.2.1 Draft EN 301 908-25 V15.1.1_0.0.21 AS/CA S042.1:2022 AS/CA S042.4:2022 AS/CA S042.5:2022+A1:2022 47 CFR Part 22 |
| Safety | |
| Standards | EN IEC 62311:2020 EN IEC 62368-1:2020+A11:2020 AS/NZS 2772.2:2016+A1:2018 |
FAQs
Q1. What 5G standard does the Teltonika TRB501 support, and what speeds can it achieve?
A. The Teltonika TRB501 is powered by a 3GPP Release 16 modem, delivering 5G Sub-6GHz performance in both SA and NSA modes, with download speeds of up to 3.4 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 900 Mbps. The Release 16 modem also enables 5G carrier aggregation for better spectrum utilisation and single-digit millisecond end-to-end latency, making it suited to latency-sensitive industrial applications.
Q2. What industrial protocols does the Teltonika TRB501 support?
A. The TRB501 supports Modbus, DNP3, and DLMS/COSEM — making it directly compatible with SCADA systems, smart grid networks, and telemetry applications. These built-in protocols allow the device to integrate into existing industrial infrastructure without additional middleware, which is particularly valuable for utilities, energy management, and process automation environments.
Q3. What are the hardware and environmental specifications of the Teltonika TRB501?
A. The TRB501 is housed in a compact anodised aluminium enclosure (100 × 30 × 93.4 mm, 241 g) with an IP30 rating, and operates across an extended temperature range of −40 °C to +75 °C. It also features four SMA female antenna connectors for external antenna attachment and two configurable I/Os for scenario customisation. Power input is 9–30 VDC with passive PoE support.
Q4. How is the Teltonika TRB501 managed remotely, and which IoT platforms does it support?
A. The TRB501 is fully compatible with Teltonika's Remote Management System (RMS), which allows firmware updates and configurations to be pushed to multiple devices simultaneously. It also supports integration with major IoT platforms including Azure IoT Hub, AWS IoT Core, ThingWorx, and Cumulocity. The device runs RutOS (based on OpenWrt), providing access to a full suite of monitoring tools including WebUI, SSH, MQTT, and TR-069/CWMP.
Q5. What VPN and security features does the Teltonika TRB501 include?
A. The TRB501 supports multiple VPN protocols — OpenVPN, IPsec, WireGuard, and ZeroTier — for building secure encrypted tunnels across public networks. Additional security features include a built-in firewall, access control lists for SSH, WebUI, CLI and Telnet, VLAN support, and a certificate manager for creating CA, server, client, and Let's Encrypt certificates. This makes it suitable for deployments where network security and compliance are critical requirements.