Starlink Gen 3 (REV4) Standard - PoE Setup

[G.M.]

Hello,

I am considering a PoE adaptation to my existing Starlink installation (Standard + Router).

The goal is to extend the area coverage of the WiFi signal and make the whole tidier by implementing it into my domestic ethernet network.


The idea would be to adapt my current installation in the following way:

- make it so the main gen 3 router does not serve as the power supply (PS) for the satellite dish (i.e. instead use a dedicated PS delivering the required voltage, wattage and intensity to the dish);

- power this same main router via standard PoE/PoE+ through my domestic ethernet network (I figured that with the dish being powered separately, the router alone would have a lesser power need, making it potentially compatible with standard PoE);

- add a second Starlink gen 3 router as a mesh node, powered and connected the same way via the ethernet network.

I attached a small diagram of my idea to make it more understandable.

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There is one thing that makes me unsure about my idea : the lack of information about the gen 3 router's standard PoE compatibility.

I am not sure if powering/connecting it via the two LAN ports will work.

I am also not sure if powering/connecting it via the "dish" port (essentially a WAN port if I understood correctly) will work either because of the few things I know about Starlink's specific PoE pinout configuration.



Any help/information that you think is relevant is welcome.

Thank you for your time.

[Oleg Kutkov]

Hello. Starlink equipment (including routers) is not compatible with any PoE standards. It's not possible to power these routers in such a way.

The main issue with your diagram is the switch and the two routers connected to this switch.
The Starlink network can't handle multiple clients (routers, computers) connected to the Starlink terminal. It will provide only a single IP and route for the client connected first. Thus, only one of your routers will get the internet from that dish-switch connection.
What is mandatory to do: place a one router (it might be a 3rd non-WiFi device) after the Starlink dish, and connect all other devices to this master router. You can use WiFi access points (not routers) connected to your master router to provide the WiFi.

Your custom router should be configured to WAN Auto IP with a static route to 192.168.100.1