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Connecting your Starlink to the DataHub
Connecting your Starlink to the DataHub
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Written by Jon Bilger
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Connecting your Starlink to the DataHub

There are two ways to connect your Starlink to the DataHub: Ethernet to the DataHub WAN port or Wi-Fi. If you are planning to:

  • Connect Starlink only, and you have purchased the Starlink ethernet adaptor; we recommend you connect it via Ethernet cable to the DataHub WAN port. If you have not purchased the Starlink ethernet adaptor, please buy this or connect it via Wi-Fi.

  • Connect both a GO exec and a Starlink. We recommend you connect Starlink via Wi-Fi to DataHub and the GO exec via Ethernet to the DataHub WAN port.

  • Connect both an Iridium GO! and a Starlink. You can only connect the Iridium GO! via Wi-Fi to the DataHub, so we recommend you purchase the Starlink ethernet adaptor and connect Starlink via Ethernet cable to the DataHub WAN port.

Use Wi-Fi to connect Starlink to the DataHub

Important Note: These instructions and screenshots are based on updated DataHub firmware. If you still need to complete Step 1 of the DataHub setup, please do this first to update your Firmware. If you are connecting your DataHub to Starlink via Wi-Fi to update the Firmware, please look at this article: How to connect the DataHub to Wi-Fi with old Firmware.

  • We recommend you connect your laptop or desktop computer to the DataHub Wi-Fi network to complete this step. You could also use a large-screen tablet device. We do not recommend logging into the DataHub using a mobile device for this step; it is not a mobile website.

  • The DataHub Wi-Fi network will look like PW-Hub-XXXX in your device's list of available Wi-Fi networks. Please select "Connect Automatically" if this option is available. On a Mac, you may need to click "Other Networks" to see the Wi-Fi network.

  • Open a Chrome or Safari browser, and type 10.10.10.1 in the URL bar.

  • Log in with the default username admin and password admin.

  • On the top menu, click WiFi.

  • Click the Enable button on the default landing page, Connect to Internet (2.4 GHz). This will trigger the page to reload.

  • Click the drop-down list beside Network (SSID) and select your Starlink Wi-Fi.

  • Type in your Wi-Fi password if you have set one.

  • Click the * star button to check it is correct.

  • Click the CONNECT button.

    Please note you do not need to click SAVE & APPLY.

Important Note: Please wait up to one minute while the DataHub connects to your Wi-Fi. Once immediately connected, the page will refresh between Disconnected and Connected before completing the process. Please check the Status displays Connected to <YourWi-FiNetworkName> before you move on.

  • To check you are connected to the Internet, on the top menu, click Internet Status.

  • Check the WiFi Internet box is green and displays Status: Online.

Use Ethernet to connect Starlink to the DataHub

To connect your DataHub to the Starlink using an Ethernet cable:

  • From your Starlink Internet Router Ethernet adaptor, connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port labelled WAN on the DataHub. The DataHub should now be automatically connected to the Internet.

Check that the DataHub has an Internet Connection via Ethernet

  • To check that the DataHub has an Internet connection, we recommend you connect your laptop or desktop computer to the DataHub Wi-Fi network to complete this step. You could also connect using an Ethernet cable from your device to the DataHub LAN port or a large-screen tablet device, e.g. iPad.

    We do not recommend logging into the DataHub using a mobile device for this step; it is not a mobile website.

  • The DataHub Wi-Fi network. It will look like PW-Hub-XXXX in the list of available Wi-Fi networks on your device. Please select "Connect Automatically" if this option is available. On a Mac, you may need to click "Other Networks" to see the Wi-Fi network.

  • Open a Chrome or Safari browser, and type 10.10.10.1 in the URL bar.

  • Log in with the default username admin and password admin.

  • By default, the DataHub will present the WAN Interfaces landing page. To see this on a DataHub with older firmware, on the left menu, click Settings and on the top menu, click Internet Status.

Important Note: On older firmware, the interface wan box may take up to 2 minutes to update and turn green.

Enable the Starlink Quick-Start settings on the DataHub

With your DataHub connected to your Starlink, you can enable the Datathub's Starlink Quick-Start settings to activate your GPS Tracking, Boat Polars and AIS to be shared from the DataHub via Starlink. To enable this:

  • From the left menu, click Satellite.

  • Under Satellite, click Starlink.

  • Tick Enable and each box below it to enable Tracking, Polars and AIS.

  • Click the SAVE & APPLY button.

  • Please wait up to one minute while the DataHub saves these settings; it may reload the page during this process.

Starlink via Wi-Fi & Quick-Start full demo video

In case you have any difficulty, please review this animated GIF video below, which demonstrates each step from start to finish. It runs for 1m 30s and will auto-repeat.

Congratulations! You've now enabled Starlink and activated the key features of the DataHub to use the connection.

Move on to the Next Step

If you have not already done so and wish to, please connect your remaining Satellite devices using the articles below:

If you have already connected these, then congratulations! You have completed the DataHub Setup Guide.

You can look at Additional Help Resources for more configuration steps you may wish to take with your DataHub, such as changing the Wi-Fi name or downloading the manual.

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