Education
Backup connectivity for schools
Cellular failover so admin systems, payments and exams are not stopped by a broadband outage.
Products for Backup connectivity for schools
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Teltonika RUT901 Industrial 4G LTE Dual SIM Router
2 versions availableThe Teltonika RUT901 is an industrial 4G router with 4G LTE Cat 4, two SIM slots, Wi-Fi 4, four Ethernet ports and digital I/O.
£127.50 ex VAT£153.00 inc VAT Add to basket -
Teltonika OTD500 Outdoor 5G Router (PoE In and PoE Out)
The Teltonika OTD500 is an outdoor 5G router that mounts on a wall or pole, where the signal is strongest, and is powered over Ethernet from inside the building.
£395.00 ex VAT£474.00 inc VAT Add to basket -
Teltonika RUTC50 5G Industrial Router with Docker and Wi-Fi 6
The Teltonika RUTC50 is a 5G industrial router with Wi-Fi 6 and Docker: 5G standalone and non-standalone, gigabit Ethernet on five ports, two SIM slots and an eSIM, USB and GNSS.
£599.00 ex VAT£718.80 inc VAT Add to basket
Technologies used: 5GFixed wireless access (FWA)4G LTE
Typical set-ups
Admin office backup
The router backs up the office and key systems, switching automatically if the line fails.
Typical kit: Teltonika RUT901 or a 5G router such as the RUTC50.
Whole-school failover
For larger schools, a 5G connection with an outdoor router gives enough capacity for essential services.
Typical kit: Teltonika OTD500 feeding the school's firewall.
Things to check before you buy
- Your IT provider or trust's network requirements.
- Which services must stay up during an outage.
- Data plan size for a busy day.
From Teltonika
Teltonika publishes case studies showing its routers in real projects. See: Teltonika smart city use cases. Teltonika's documentation wiki covers set-up for every router we sell.
Talk to an M2M and IoT connectivity specialist. Every site is different. Tell us what you need to connect, where it is and how you want to manage it, and our UK team will recommend the router, antenna and SIM, with configuration options if you want it ready to plug in.
Questions
Does the backup work with our existing firewall?
Yes. The cellular router usually connects to a spare WAN port on the firewall, which handles the failover.