Teltonika TRB140

The Teltonika TRB140 is a powerful, yet easy-to-use 4G LTE Router. To make sure you have a head start and can use it with your Simbase SIM card, this guide will provide all the necessary steps.

Configuration

Before proceeding with your router setup, make sure you have activated your SIM card on your Simbase dashboard. In case you have not, please do so by referring to our SIM activation guide.

Please ensure that you are using the latest Teltonika router firmware, as older versions have different steps.

After activating a card, you can begin setting up the router by following the steps below.

  1. Hardware Preparation

  2. Router start-up

  3. Manual configuration

  4. Configure via script

  5. Reboot

Hardware preparation

  1. Unscrew the panel to insert the SIM card.

  2. Insert your Simbase SIM card into the routers SIM holder and insert close the device again.

  3. Screw the antenna onto the connection point.

  4. Insert the power cable into the router and power outlet.

💡 Verify that your SIM card is inserted correctly before closing the device again.

Router start-up

Upon powering your router, it should take a few minutes for it to startup. Connect your PC via the Ethernet port.

After successfully connecting to the router, type in the following address into your browser address bar: 192.168.2.1. You will be prompted to the login page. Use username admin and password admin01 to log in.

💡 When logging in for the first time, you may be asked to change the default login password and follow additional steps.

Before proceeding any further after you log in, please enable advanced mode by clicking on 'MODE' in the top right corner.

Manual configuration

  1. Navigate to 'Network' -> 'Interfaces'.

  2. Click the pencil sign in the MOB1S1A1 box.

  3. Unselect 'Auto APN'.

  4. Keep all settings on default, except:

    APN: --custom--

    Custom APN: simbase

  5. Scroll down and click 'Save & Apply'

After doing the steps up to this point, your SIM card now should connect to the Internet and be operational.

Configure via script

You can also choose to configure the router by copy-pasting the code below directly in the startup scripts section.

  1. When logged in to the router, navigate to 'System' -> 'Custom Script'.

  2. Remove everything from the input field.

  3. Copy and paste the code below in the input field and click 'Save & Apply'

# Set APN to Simbase (required)
uci set network.mob1s1a1.disabled='0'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.force_link='0'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.stp='0'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.igmp_snooping='0'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.method='nat'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.pdptype='ip'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.force_apn='-1'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.apn='simbase'
uci set network.mob1s1a1.auth='none'
uci set simcard.@sim[0].auto_apn='0'
uci commit && reload_config

# Set router config to Advanced mode (highly recommended)
uci set vuci.main.advanced='1'

# Set MTU to 1200 (highly recommended)
uci set network.mob1s1a1.mtu='1200'

# Enable remote HTTP (optional)
uci set firewall.@rule[11].enabled='1'
uci commit && reload_config

# Enable remote SSH (optional)
uci set firewall.@rule[10].enabled='1'
uci commit && reload_config

# Enable SMS reboot (optional)
uci set sms_utils.@rule[0].status_sms='0'
uci set sms_utils.@rule[0].authorization='no'
uci commit && reload_config

# Change LAN IP and subnet (optional)
uci set network.lan.ipaddr='192.168.2.1'
uci set network.lan.netmask='255.255.255.0'
uci set network.lan.proto='static'
uci commit && reload_config

# Enable PING reboot (highly recommended)
uci set ping_reboot.@ping_reboot[0].enable='1'
uci commit && reload_config

exit 0

Enable remote access

Teltonika routers support remote configuration. This feature can be useful in case you need the ability to remotely configure the device.

Follow the steps below to enable this feature.

Enable PING reboot

We strongly advise our customers to enable the PING reboot functionality. When enabled, your device will ping the Google DNS (8.8.8.8) every 5 minutes. If that PING is unsuccessful, it is likely that there is an issue with the mobile connection and the device reboots.

To set it up, please follow the steps in the video below.

Enable SMS reboot

If, for some reason, the device is not successfully setting up a data connection, you can still enforce a hardware reboot via SMS. To enable this feature, follow the steps in the video below.

To remotely reboot your device, send an SMS with the text: reboot

More on how to send an SMS can be found here.

Specs

Here are the main technical specifications of the Teltonika TRB140:

  1. Processor: ARM Cortex-A7, 1.2 GHz

  2. Memory: 256 MB DDR3 RAM, 256 MB NAND Flash

  3. Networking: 4G LTE (FDD/TDD), 3G (WCDMA/CDMA) and 2G

  4. Power: 12V DC adapter, USB power supply

  5. Operating temperature: -40 °C to 75 °C

  6. Dimensions: 74.5 x 25 x 64.4 mm

  7. Weight: 134 g

  8. Certifications: CE/RED, EAC, RoHS, WEEE

Note: These specifications are for the Teltonika TRB140 model. Different models may have different specifications.

For more information about this device, please see the official documentation.

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