Important: Connecting your Iridium GO! to the DataHub
Connect the Iridium GO! to the DataHub only if you have the GO! Unlimited Airtime Plan.
Do not connect the Iridium GO! to the Datahub if you are on the GO! Basic and GO! Plus airtime plans, they are NOT designed for the DataHub and should not be used with it. Using either the Iridium GO! Basic or Iridium GO! Plus airtime plans with the DataHub will generate significant overages, and you will experience bill shock.
GPS Tracking with the DataHub and the Iridium GO! uses voice/data minutes to update, not SMS messages.
Using the Iridium GO! as a backup for Starlink on the Basic or Plus plans:
Do NOT connect your Iridium GO! to the DataHub. Instead, configure GO! GPS Tracking to send via SMS. This will give you back up tracking.
To use the Iridium GO! for downloading weather information, please connect your device directly to Iridium GO! Wi-Fi.
Use Wi-Fi to connect your Iridium GO! to the DataHub
Connecting by Wi-Fi is the only option for the Iridium GO!
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.
The DataHub Wi-Fi network will look like PW-Hub-XXX for 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.
The main landing page may look like the image below.
On the top menu, click Wi-Fi.
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 Iridium GO! Wi-Fi. It will look similar to 'IRIDIUM-xxx.'
Important Note: Check your Iridium Wi-Fi network is not on the same Channel as another Wi-Fi network on your vessel, e.g. Starlink or Raymarine plotter.
This will create collisions on the network, making the connection unreliable.
In the example below, the Iridium GO! and two other Wi-Fi networks share Channel 5. If you see this, please change the Iridium GO Wi-Fi channel first, then connect your DataHub via Wi-Fi.
You don't need to enter a Wi-Fi password as, by default, none is set on the Iridium GO!
Click the green CONNECT button.
Please note you do not need to click SAVE & APPLY.
Important: Please wait up to one minute while the DataHub connects to your Iridium GO! Wi-Fi. When first connected, the page will update to Disconnected and then Connected again before completing. Please check the Wi-Fi Status displays Connected to <Iridium-xxxx> as in the image above before you move on.
Enable the GO Quick-Start settings on the DataHub
For Iridium GO! Unlimited Airtime Plans Only
With your DataHub connected to your Iridium GO!, you can enable the Quick-Start settings to activate your GPS Tracking, Boat Polars, AIS data, and PredictMail with Poll on Tracking. To enable these:
From the left menu, click Satellite.
Under Satellite, click Iridium GO!
Click on the check box Enable.
Click on checkboxes for Tracking via Iridium, Polars via Iridium, AIS via Iridium, PredictMail via Iridium, Poll on Tracking, then Save & Apply.
NOTE: If you have changed the default USER password of the Iridium GO! from guest, please make sure you enter the new password in the password field.
Please wait up to one minute while the DataHub saves these settings; it may reload the page during this process.
If you have successfully enabled the QuickStart settings and your DataHub is connected to the Iridium GO!, you will see additional menu items at the top of the page. Below is what the Status page looks like for the Iridium GO!, which is connected to the DataHub, in satellite coverage, ready to connect to the Iridium network.
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 connected these already, then congratulations! You have completed the DataHub Setup Guide.