How to Connect and Set up a TP-Link Router to Starlink Internet

Due to its cutting-edge technology and extensive coverage, Starlink is swiftly rising to the top of the list of internet service providers. Users may now obtain an useful and dependable network connection in remote locations where Internet coverage was previously limited thanks to these technologies. We’d like to introduce how to use the TP-Link router with Starlink, and we anticipate more inquiries on the forum about how to set up the technology and the potential advantages of the technology for particular cases as the technology develops and more users start to adopt it as a substitute for conventional ISPs.

This guide might be able to assist you if you need assistance connecting to and configuring your TP-Link router to function with Starlink. This page presents configuration procedures, the TP-Link Router’s supporting programmes, and the models we advise using with Starlink.

How to Connect the TP-Link Router to Starlink

Be advised that Starlink has two versions of hardware available for residential customers. The Round Dish Gen-1 Terminal and the Gen-2 Terminal Rectangular Dish. The absence of the Ethernet Jack is the primary distinction between the two versions. Determine the version by using the diagram below.

Original Gen-1 Starlink Setup Process

An Ethernet jack may be found on the Round Dish Original Terminal. But in order for the TP-Link Router to function as the primary Router, you must disconnect the Starlink Router that originally came with your system because it does not support Bypass Mode. Please set up your network in the following manner:

Step 1: Disconnect the cable from the power supply and unplug the Starlink router.

Step 2: Connect the Starlink PoE Adapter to the TP-Link Router’s WAN port.

Your Setup Should Look Like Picture 1 in the above image.

Gen-2 Starlink Setup Process

The Dish is rectangular and does not come with a PoE converter, unlike the Original Starlink Terminal. To connect to the TP-Link router with a Gen-2 Terminal, you must acquire an Ethernet Adapter from Starlink.

Following the Starlink Terminal’s connection to the Starlink Router:

Step 1: Join the Starlink Ethernet Adapter to the WAN Port of the TP-Link Router.

Step 2: You can enable “Bypass Mode on the Starlink Gen-2 Via the Starlink Application” if you want the TP-Link Router to serve as the primary router for the network.

Step 3: As shown in Pic 2 of the above figure, please connect the WAN port of the TP-Link router to the Ethernet adapter.

All Wireless Features on the Starlink Terminal will be deactivated when Bypass Mode is enabled. If you want to return to router mode, you must perform a factory reset.

How Do I Configure The TP-Link Router to Connect to the Starlink Network?

All you have to do is set the TP-Link router’s WAN Connection Type to Dynamic IP. Go to the Advanced > Network > Internet page on the TP-Link admin web UI (www.tplinkwifi.net) and select Dynamic IP.

How Do I Manage the Starlink Terminal When Removing the Starlink Router, or the Starlink Router is in Bypass Mode?

You might need to configure a static route on the TP-Link router if the Starlink router is in bypass mode or has been uninstalled before you can operate the Starlink terminal in the Starlink APP. From the TP-Link Router’s UI, create a static route using these settings.

Network destination: 192.168.100.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.100.1
Interface: WAN

How do I set up TP-Link if I want to keep both the Starlink and TP-Link Wi-Fi?

You can set up the Starlink Router as the primary Router and then switch the TP-Link Router into Access Point (AP) Mode if you only want to utilise it to increase the Wi-Fi coverage of your current network.

The Starlink System You Are Using Must First Be Identified (Gen-1 = Round Dish; Gen-2 = Rectangular).

The Original Gen-1 Starlink User Terminal
Keep the Starlink router as the primary router for the network for Gen-1 Starlink Terminal users, and attach the TP-Link router’s WAN port to the Starlink Router’s AUX port. Now that Double NAT has been avoided, the TP-Link System may be switched to Access Point Mode.

The Updated Gen-2 Starlink User Terminal

The network map is the same for Gen-2 Starlink products that have been upgraded. Directly connect the ethernet adapter to the TP-Link Router’s WAN port. To avoid double NAT, first make sure that the Starlink System’s Bypass Mode is off, and then switch the TP-Link Router to Operate in Access Point Mode.

The use of Starlink in a dual LAN system is not advised, hence we advise switching the operation mode to wireless access point mode.