zowensby Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) I am new to StarLink and awaiting (as of 7/12/24) my equipment with a few questions ahead of time: 1. I have ordered what is just described as “StarLink Standard Kit”. From what I have researched, this router model now has a WAN port for furthering the wired connection to a network. Is it possible to use the optional StarLink Ethernet Adapter to bypass the router since I will be connecting straight to my network equipment (since Gen 3 also has the power module separately)? If not, does the new router have a setting to defeat wifi so as not to compete with my existing wifi configuration? 2. I also see that the Gen 3 antenna now uses a standard RJ45 port. May I assume that I can use my own shielded Cat 6 cabling and keep the power source in my network closet? Peace, Dr. Z. Edited July 13 by zowensby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicochetStarlink Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Did you get your Starlink kit yet? Starlink Gen-2 Routers require the Starlink Ethernet Adapter. Gen-3 Routers have built-in Ethernet. You must be certain that the Cat 6 cable includes a connection for the POE required by the antenna. I'm not sure if a standard Cat 6 POE shielded cable would work or not. For both Gen-2 and Gen-3 setups, the power source is the router itself. I wouldn't put that in my network closet. The HD kit has a separate power supply for the antenna, but it is a completely different (and more expen$ive) setup than the Standard kit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTip Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 (edited) On 7/13/2024 at 9:59 PM, zowensby said: Is it possible to use the optional StarLink Ethernet Adapter to bypass the router since I will be connecting straight to my network equipment (since Gen 3 also has the power module separately)? If not, does the new router have a setting to defeat wifi so as not to compete with my existing wifi configuration?. What you're looking for is "Bypass Mode" which disables pretty much all router functions and passes the WAN address out by DHCP to your own router or firewall. Once in Bypass the only way back is to factory reset the SL router, but that's an easy button press. Note they use CGNAT so your address will be on 100.64.0.0/10. This also means you'll still have double NAT. Edited September 30 by QTip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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