Starlink Mini dish using Gen 3 Router

[JT240Z]

I currently have a Mini kit and a Standard kit with the Gen 3 router.  Is it possible to connect the Mini dish to the Gen 3 router and use it as a wired mesh?  If so, what would the interconnect be?  I'm concerned with plugging the Gen 3 router WAN port directly into the Mini ethernet port as I'm not sure that the 57V POE output from the router will damage the Mini dish.

[StarlinkLeader]

I’ve got both a Mini kit and a Standard kit with the Gen 3 router as well, so I looked into this.

Unfortunately,  you can’t directly connect the Mini dish to the Gen 3 router. The Mini’s Ethernet port is for LAN access, not for feeding its signal into another Starlink router.

The Gen 3 router’s WAN port is designed for the Standard dish only, and yes, it does put out ~57 V PoE — plugging that into the Mini could very likely damage it.

If you want to mesh them together, the supported way is:

• Run the Mini with its own router.

• Run the Standard with the Gen 3 router.

• Then create a wireless mesh link between them (Starlink calls this “mesh nodes”), or use a third-party Ethernet bridge/mesh system if you need wired interconnects.

In short:  no safe wired way to hook the Mini’s port into the Gen 3 router WAN. Wireless mesh or external networking gear is the only option.

Hope this helps 🙂

[JT240Z]

Got it.  I guess I'll just pick up a Router Mini and use that instead.  I know the Mini dish supports a wired mesh using it.