Teltonika RMS Guide: Credits, Multi-Year Licenses & 150GB Data Packs Explained

Anyone managing industrial networks, mobile fleets, vending machines, or even a remote LTE router in an RV or holiday home knows the challenge: once the hardware is installed on-site, any configuration change, reboot, or troubleshooting becomes highly complicated. This is especially true if the router does not have a public IPv4 address from the cellular provider, making it completely unreachable from the outside world.

The answer from Teltonika Networks to this problem is RMS (Remote Management System). In this comprehensive guide, we will cover the exact details of the entire licensing model: from flexible **single credits** and **3, 5, and 10-year Management Packs** to the massive **150 GB data packages** designed for intensive remote maintenance via VPN and Connect.

What is Teltonika RMS and how does it work?

Teltonika RMS is a highly secure, cloud-based IoT platform that acts as the central command center for all compatible Teltonika devices (such as the RUT or RUTX series). The underlying principle is as simple as it is brilliant: the router independently establishes a permanent, encrypted outbound connection to the Teltonika Cloud. Because the connection is initiated by the router, RMS easily bypasses restrictive firewalls set up by cellular providers. This gives you worldwide access to your devices – completely independent of CGNAT, private IP addresses, or changing cellular towers.

The RMS ecosystem is divided into three functional pillars:

• RMS Management: The control center for your routers. View signal strengths, current SIM card data usage, GPS locations, and deploy firmware updates or backups to hundreds of devices simultaneously on a schedule.
• RMS Connect: The gateway to your end devices. If you need to reach a device connected behind the router in the local LAN network (e.g., an industrial PLC, an IP camera, or a server), you can tunnel protocols like HTTP(S), RDP, VNC, or SSH through the cloud with a single click.
• RMS VPN: This tool allows you to create a secure, encrypted virtual private network between your workstation PC and any number of remote routers in seconds, without having to manage complex OpenVPN or WireGuard servers yourself.

The Licensing Model in Detail: Credits vs. Management Packs

Teltonika offers two fundamentally different billing methods for RMS, ensuring that both small-scale users and large corporations with thousands of routers can find the most cost-effective solution.

1. The Prepaid System: RMS Credits

RMS Credits act as the universal currency on the platform. You purchase a credit balance that goes into your central company pool. These credits can be used completely flexibly. A single credit can be consumed in two ways:

• As a Time License (Management): 1 credit unlocks 1 device for exactly 30 days of system monitoring and management.
• As a Data Package (Connect/VPN): 1 credit can be converted into 2 GB of data volume to handle remote maintenance via RMS Connect or data traffic through the RMS VPN.

2. The Fixed Asset System: Long-Term Management Packs (3, 5 & 10 Years)

For companies, public institutions, or long-term projects, monitoring a monthly credit pool is often too time-consuming or difficult to plan from a budgeting perspective. This is exactly why Teltonika introduced **Management Packs**. These are fixed network licenses with terms of **3 years (36 months)**, **5 years (60 months)**, or **10 years (120 months)**.

Once you assign a Management Pack to a router, cloud access (RMS Management) remains continuously active for the entire selected duration. You don’t have to worry about expiring licenses or empty credit pools for years. In addition, multi-year packs are heavily discounted compared to monthly credit bookings, offering a significant cost advantage.

For Power Users: The 150 GB RMS Data Pack (VPN & Connect)

If you use RMS Connect daily to program automated systems or redirect high-resolution IP video streams via RMS VPN, you will quickly notice that the standard 2 GB of data volume from a converted single credit runs out fast. For data-intensive long-term remote maintenance, the **150 GB RMS Data Pack** is the most cost-effective solution.

Important limitation on assignment: Unlike flexible single credits, this 150 GB data package *cannot* be split or shared as a flexible data pool across your entire organization. The package is a **dedicated per-device license (Per-Device Add-on)**. Once the activation code is redeemed, you must assign this package **permanently to a single specific router**. This router will then exclusively possess the booked data volume for its VPN tunnels and Connect sessions. Even better: the data pool has an **extended validity of 10 years (120 months)** from activation, meaning it does not expire at the end of the month or year.

Important for Hardware Defects: Transferring Licenses and Packs

A common misconception is that active long-term licenses or data packages can simply be unlinked and reassigned to a new router with a few clicks in your own dashboard during a hardware swap. This is not possible: to prevent abuse and license hopping, Teltonika blocks the self-service unbinding of active licenses in the dashboard entirely once they are linked to the MAC address and serial number of a functional router.

The official procedure for RMA cases: If a router suffers a genuine technical defect and needs to be replaced under warranty or repair, transferring the remaining runtime is fully guaranteed. However, this process **is not available via the dashboard and strictly requires Teltonika Support**. You must open a ticket directly with the manufacturer. Upon presenting the RMA confirmation or proof of hardware failure, Teltonika Support will manually transfer the remaining months of the Management Pack or the remaining volume of the 150 GB data package to your new replacement hardware.

Overview Matrix: Teltonika RMS License Types

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Redeem Codes in the RMS Portal

Whether you buy single credits, a 5-year Management Pack, or a 150 GB data package from us, you will receive an activation code via email. You must add it to your RMS account as follows:

1. Log in to your corporate account at rms.teltonika-networks.com.
2. Click on your profile / account name in the top right corner.
3. Select "Activate Code" from the dropdown menu.
4. Copy and paste your activation code and confirm by clicking "Activate".

The system will instantly credit the licenses or data volume to your organization’s central pool.