Choosing between Teltonika and Milesight routers for your CCTV installation. See our Teltonika guide and Milesight guide for full details on each range.
Teltonika and Milesight both make solid 4G routers for CCTV. They are not equal choices for every installation though. Which one you should use depends on your camera ecosystem, how many sites you manage, and how important centralised remote access is to your workflow.
The Short Answer
If you are installing Hikvision or Dahua cameras and NVRs, use a Teltonika router. If you are installing a Milesight camera system, use a Milesight router and take advantage of MilesightVPN. If you are running a mixed ecosystem, Teltonika is the more flexible choice.
Teltonika Routers for CCTV
Teltonika is the default choice for the majority of UK CCTV installers. The RUT901 is the most widely deployed mid-range 4G router in the country, with the RUTX11 covering industrial and higher-throughput applications. Teltonika routers run RutOS – a feature-rich firmware platform with a large UK support community behind it.
Millbeck Communications is a Teltonika Diamond Partner, which means full UK stock, next day delivery, and direct technical support. The RUT200, RUT901, and RUTX11 are all available from Routerstore.com.
Key advantages for CCTV use: dual SIM failover on the RUT901 and above, Ping Reboot for self-healing connections, WireGuard and OpenVPN support, Gigabit Ethernet on the RUTX11, and the RMS cloud platform for remote fleet management across multiple sites.
Milesight Routers for CCTV
Milesight make both the cameras and the routers, and that vertical integration shows. The UR32S and UR35 are purpose-built CCTV routers with IP30-rated metal housings, wide operating temperature ranges (-40 to +70 degrees C), and tight integration with the MilesightVPN platform.
MilesightVPN is the standout feature. Rather than managing individual fixed IP addresses and port forwarding rules for each site, MilesightVPN creates a VPN mesh between your management server and all remote Milesight routers. You access every site through one platform. For an installer managing dozens of Milesight camera sites, this is a meaningful operational advantage over a router-by-router port forwarding approach.
Milesight routers are available from Routerstore.com.
Head to Head Comparison
UK availability and support: Teltonika wins. Wider stock, larger installer base, more online resources.
CCTV-specific features: Milesight wins for Milesight camera ecosystems. MilesightVPN is a genuine differentiator for multi-site management.
Firmware flexibility: Teltonika wins. RutOS supports more protocols, more VPN options, and more advanced routing configurations.
Hardware ruggedness: Both are good. Milesight UR32S is IP30 metal housing as standard. Teltonika plastic housing on the RUT901, metal on the RUTX11.
Dual SIM: Teltonika RUT901 and above. Milesight UR35 and above – the UR32S is single SIM.
Remote fleet management: Teltonika RMS (cloud) vs Milesight MilesightVPN (on-premises). RMS is easier to get started with. MilesightVPN gives you more control and keeps data on your own infrastructure.
Price: Broadly comparable at equivalent spec levels.
Which Should You Choose?
For a Hikvision NVR with a fixed IP SIM card and port forwarding – the standard UK CCTV installation – a Teltonika RUT901 is the right router. It is well supported, widely understood by CCTV engineers, and the dual SIM gives you a backup option if needed.
For a Milesight IP camera system, particularly across multiple sites where you want centralised management, a Milesight UR32S or UR35 with MilesightVPN is the better fit.
Both ranges are stocked and supported by Routerstore.com. If you are not sure which suits your installation, the team can advise.
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