Installing a Whole Home 5G Backup Internet Connection — Teltonika RUTC50
Published at : 18 Dec 2025
In today's video I'll be upgrading my home network with a 5G backup internet connection using a Teltonika RUTC50 router acting as a transparent modem to provide a secondary 5G WAN connection to my MikroTik RB5009 router that I can fail over to if my primary fibre connection ever goes down. We'll take a look at the hardware, talk about various different options for SIM cards, take a run through of the software configuration and then finally install the completed system in my attic and test it out!
Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - My Plans & Requirements 02:40 - Who are Teltonika? 04:16 - Hardware Tour 06:12 - Powering Options 07:32 - PoE Support 11:47 - Antennas 13:06 - Mounting Hardware 14:55 - SIM Card Options for Backup Connectivity 17:24 - Software Configuration 36:04 - Installing the Hardware 37:46 - Testing it Out! 41:12 - Conclusion
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