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Connect your Starlink to the DataHub
Connect your Starlink to the DataHub

Connect DataHub to Starlink

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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:

1) Connect your Starlink via Ethernet cable to the DataHub WAN port.

2) Connect your Starlink via 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.

Note: The DataHub will work with the Starlink Mini via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable. Starlink Mini includes an Ethernet adaptor.

Use the Wi-Fi option 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 DataHub 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 using a mobile device.

  • The DataHub Wi-Fi network will look like PW-Hub-XXX 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.

  • Continue on to enable the Starlink Quick Start settings.

Use the Ethernet option 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 Starlink.

Check that the DataHub has an Internet Connection via Ethernet cable

  • 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.

  • The DataHub Wi-Fi network. It will look like PW-Hub-XXX 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.

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.

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