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RMS credits explained

An RMS credit buys one Teltonika device 30 days of RMS Management. Credits sit in your RMS company's pool until you assign them, so a device only uses one while it is under management. Below: how credits differ from a management package and from RMS Connect data, drawn from Teltonika's own pages, linked at the end.

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RMS, Teltonika's Remote Management System, is an IoT platform for remote access to and management of connected Teltonika Networks devices and third party devices. Using it on a device after the trial is paid for with credits or packages.

What one credit buys

One credit gives one device 30 days of RMS Management. That is the whole rule. A credit is not tied to a device until you assign it, and once assigned it covers that one device for the next 30 days. In plain speech, 12 credits keeps one device managed for a year.

Credits are pay as you go: you buy them and assign them to devices as you need to, so a device only uses a credit while it is under management.

The free trial

Every new Teltonika device comes with a free RMS Management trial of 30 days. Credits become relevant when the free period ends and you want the device to stay under management. A device whose management lapses shows as offline in RMS until a credit or package is assigned; our guide How to use RMS credits covers the Service and Auto Extend settings that decide this.

Credits versus management packages

Teltonika also sells RMS Management packages, prepaid blocks of time for one device, with terms of 3, 5 or 10 years, or 6 or 12 months. A package is prepaid time on one device. Credits are a pool for the company: you decide, device by device and month by month, where they go.

Buying 6 or 12 monthly credits for one device typically costs more than the matching package. So the choice is mostly about flexibility against price: credits suit fleets that change, short projects and trials; packages suit devices that will sit under management for years. We sell standard RMS credits only for now, and RMS management packages are coming soon.

Credits versus company data

Management and remote access are metered differently. RMS Connect and RMS VPN draw on company data, a shared pool for the company, not on management time. Teltonika gives every company on RMS the first 5 GB of data free. Beyond that, data comes from a 150 GB connection data pack assigned to one device for 10 years, or from RMS credits converted into company data inside RMS at 2 GB per credit. A credit assigned to a device keeps it under management; the same credit converted to data feeds Connect and VPN sessions instead. Our guide How RMS VPN credits work goes through it.

The RMS API

Each company on RMS gets 100,000 free API requests per 30 day period. It is separate from management credits.

How you receive and use credits

Credits are sold as a code. A code can be activated by any RMS company, not only the company that bought it. Once activated, the credits sit in that company's pool until assigned to devices. Our page How to redeem an RMS credit code walks through it, and How many RMS credits do I need counts what a fleet uses.

How RMS credits work, from purchase to 30 days of managementHow RMS credits work, in six steps. 1, buy credits: choose a number and pay by card. 2, get a code: one code for all the credits you bought. 3, activate it in RMS: any RMS company can activate the code. 4, company pool: the credits wait in the company's pool until they are assigned. 5, assign to devices: with a device's Service switch, or automatically with Auto Extend. 6, 30 days each: one credit gives one device 30 days of RMS Management.Buy creditsChoose a number,pay by cardGet a codeFor all the creditsyou boughtActivate in RMSAny RMS companycan activate itCompany poolCredits wait hereuntil assignedAssign to devicesService switch, orAuto Extend30 days eachOne credit, onedevice, 30 days
How RMS credits work, from purchase to 30 days of managementHow RMS credits work, in six steps. 1, buy credits: choose a number and pay by card. 2, get a code: one code for all the credits you bought. 3, activate it in RMS: any RMS company can activate the code. 4, company pool: the credits wait in the company's pool until they are assigned. 5, assign to devices: with a device's Service switch, or automatically with Auto Extend. 6, 30 days each: one credit gives one device 30 days of RMS Management.Buy creditsChoose a number, pay by cardGet a codeFor all the credits you boughtActivate in RMSAny RMS company can activate itCompany poolCredits wait here until assignedAssign to devicesService switch, or Auto Extend30 days eachOne credit, one device, 30 days
From the buy box to a managed device: each credit you assign keeps one device managed for 30 days.

What we could not confirm

Whether unused credits in a pool ever expire. We do not guess; check the current RMS terms in your account.

Sources: Teltonika, RMS product page⁠ (opens Teltonika's website); Teltonika blog, RMS packages explained⁠ (opens Teltonika's website); Teltonika wiki, How to activate a resource code⁠ (opens Teltonika's website); Teltonika wiki, RMS Device menu⁠ (opens Teltonika's website); Teltonika wiki, What is the difference between Credits, Management packs, Connection data packs and company data⁠ (opens Teltonika's website); Teltonika wiki, RMS Companies⁠ (opens Teltonika's website).

Quick answers

Questions this guide answers

What does one RMS credit buy?

30 days of RMS Management for one device. A credit sits in the company pool until it is assigned, then covers that device for the next 30 days.

Is a credit the same as a management package?

No. A package is prepaid time on one device: 3, 5 or 10 years, or 6 or 12 months. Credits are a pool the company spends device by device, 30 days at a time.

Do credits pay for RMS Connect or RMS VPN?

Not as management time. Connect and VPN draw on company data, 5 GB of it free per company; a credit can be converted into 2 GB of company data inside RMS.

Buy RMS credits

Credits for your RMS company

Any number of credits, paid by card in Australian dollars with GST included. The code arrives by email once payment is confirmed, with a tax invoice.

One credit keeps one device under RMS management for 30 days.

RMS credits

$5.50 inc GST per credit

How many credits?

Any whole number from 1

Total inc GST
$5.50
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