How To Setup A SpaceX Starlink Mesh Network Using TP-Link Access Points, TP-Link Command Controller, and TP-Link Managed Switch. This build will work for all internet providers. Here's the product list: - tp-link Managed Switch: amzn.to/3EQJKZy - tp-link Unmanaged Switch: amzn.to/3FVbaih - tp-link Router - amzn.to/3so07J1 - tp-link Outdoor Access Point - amzn.to/3uqDYfP - tp-link Indoor Access Point - amzn.to/3rV6Nzk - tp-link Control Module (100Mbps) - amzn.to/3Lduaf3 - tp-link Control Module (Gigabit) - amzn.to/3rVBqEx This is a longer HOW-TO video and while editing I had a hard time deciding what to leave on the floor and what to keep in. Instead of dramatically cutting out content, I've created a chapter list so you can skip around if you so desire. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Why Create A Mesh Network 01:16 Mesh Network vs Multiple Routers 05:23 Starlink Router vs Third Party Router 07:48 Products Used To Create A Starlink Mesh Network 11:45 What Are The Benefits Of A Mesh Network 15:45 Mesh Network Diagram Using A Managed Switch & Starlink 16:49 Step By Step TP-Link Omada Software Configuration 22:23 TP-Link OS200 Starlink Mesh Network Speed Test 24:11 Moving Access Points Hardware Outside 26:05 TP-Link EAP225 Outdoor Starlink Mesh Speed Test 29:00 TP-Link OC200 vs OC300 Which To Buy and Why 31:00 Final Thoughts About Creating A Mesh Network With Starlink For more Starlink coverage subscribe and watch my entire PlayList at: ua-cam.com/play/PLUrdf7hvHC2KXLQg3HIi8keQOIdxcheS7.html 💎 I would love to hear your thoughts in the comment area below! If you would like to get a FREE copy of the Prologue to "How To Create A Digital Fort Knox - Backing Up Your Digital Life" or one of my other FREE books, simply visit jcristina.com/books Consider subscribing to the channel, commenting below, and signing up for my newsletter at jcristina.com/join Interested in any products that I personally use? Visit www.amazon.com/shop/jcristina or go to the bottom of this description for direct links. [ Channel Membership ] UA-cam has recently made Memberships available to this channel. The great thing about this is that I can now provide perks for becoming a channel member as a way of giving back and saying thank you! Simply click the JOIN button under any of my hundreds of videos. If you enjoy my content and are thinking about contributing to the channel by becoming a member, I thank you in advance for your generosity. Rest assured, I will continue to make quality unbiased content and build this amazing community of fellow creatives. For business relations please contact me at jcristina.com/contact Follow me on Instagram @josephcristina for extra behind-the-scenes content and if you found value in this video, please take a moment to Thumbs-Up, Subscribe, Turn-On Notifications, and most importantly Tell A Friend about the channel. Join our Creative Discord community at 📰 community.jcristina.com Subscribe and use promo code YT20 at checkout and receive 📦 20% off everything in your cart at jcristina.com [ Media Contact Business Relations ] 📧 eMail - jcristina.com/contact [ Free Giveaways & Promos ] 📦 20% Off everything jcristina.com - Subscribe & use Promo Code YT20 🆓 FREE eBook jcristina.com/ebook - 10 Tips To Making Tack Sharp Images [ Tea I Drink ] 🌒 Dark MoonTeas DarkMoonTeas.com [ Social Media & Additional Conections ] 🎬 UA-cam - ua-cam.com/users/jcristina 🔖 Twitter - twitter.com/JosephCristina 👀 Instagram - instagram.com/JosephCristina 👨💼 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/josephcristina 📖 Facebook - facebook.com/joseph.cristina 📰 Creative Discord Server - community.jcristina.com
Hi - the architecture diagram half way through shows two access points which seem to be mainly for outside. Whilst that's certainly useful the Starlink's own mesh system is primarily for inside. Is there a way to mix and match the two systems?
Joe Just wanted to say Thank You for your Videos. We’ve had extremely poor internet forever. Dial up, Hughes net, via sat, never getting the avertise speeds. Once we heard about Starlink we committed. While waiting for our turn I started searching for info on Starlink via UA-cam. We found your channel. Been watching it ever since. Thank you very much. BTW we are up and running with our own Starlink nowadays. It’s life changing. Thank you
Great to hear! So glad you found value in my UA-cam Starlink Playlist.. About 160+ videos there now which is crazy as the channel has a total over 900+ right now. Congrats on the service.. Like you, I found Starlink to be life changing.
I've installed thousands of the TP link products including the ones you show. Some models are definitely more reliable and better performing than others. They have most economical mesh systems on the market with their 3 unit Deco available for as little as $99.95.
I am absolutely clueless on how to mesh my system as we live in an all steel home. It is a big house, and to date have wasted so much money on stuff that doesn’t work. So happy to have found your channel but still no clue as to what I am doing,lol. I wish we had capable tech people in my city! Keep up the great info!!!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for being here Peggy. A metal stud or sided build is not easy but using enough Access Point would do the trick. You want to get the primary AP into the center of the build if possible and then spread like a spider web in every direct. I’ll keep cover this stuff as long as people are interested. 👍🏻🍵
@@jcristina can you recommend one ? We have an all steel home, steel studs, etc. a large sized home, over 4000 sq ft, security cams outside in several locations. Currently using local internet with Suddelink(horrible) until we get kinks our of Starlink set up. Using a modem with a Grypon mesh set up and a lot of Wi-Fi use due to non-working cable tv, metal issues again, so we use fire sticks and streaming. We have 2 unmanaged switches so several areas are Ethernet for better signal. It is impossible to find capable service techs here so I have had to rely on info I could find and do it myself. I fail to understand the Starlink so far. Great speed from modem to my iPad/phone, but less that 3/4 from internet to modem when running a speed test. Any help is much appreciated. I am open to redoing everything if given proper information. Have a blessed evening, Peggy
Thank you for posting this. I am not a tech guy and I will watch this a few more times to try and better understand. I live on 10 acres. My goal is to be able to share the home internet in my barn workshop so I have Starlink internet for my non profit helping veterans with recreational therapy. The barn is ~ 100ft from the house. I didn’t know outside access points were a thing so that will help a lot. I figure I will then have to learn how to transfer the Wi-Fi to the inside of the metal sided barn. Again, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this!!!
Remember.. Have a access point at the house, then one LINE OF SIGHT as the barn.. They immediately on the other side of the bard wall, since it's metal, have another and you would be fine.
@@jcristina Thank you. I went to Best Buy and left annoyed because they 1. Couldn’t answer imho basic questions. 2. Didn’t have the equipment. Not a wasted 2 hour round trip though. I was at least able to buy other things at surrounding stores, lol.
my in-laws just got their starlink setup and I was actually floored how poorly the included gen 2 router pushed the signal through the 2x4 wood walls. (1) wall and maybe 20ft gave us a reduction of 40% in down and up speeds. Luckily, they have (3) ORBI mesh routers from their previous internet service, so once we get the ethernet adapter, I'll be getting the mesh set up. Hopefully we can get the consistent 100+ down speeds over the entire house. If so, we will expand with an exterior one to get it over to our shop.
So just a note. My older Starlink router ( they replaced with another).. Previously told you they do not sell the ac power cord for the router. So with a little work and a dremmil I was able to fit a power cord. It powered up, but of course was not recognized by the Starlink app. finally after several reads on youtube, found out the mess system they sell you now is actually the same router, but has been reprogramed to act as a mess router. So if you have a 2nd Starlink router it would only be worth keeping if you wanted a spare in an emergency. My older one worked fine but threw a code saying there was some problem. I read another persons youtube where they did the same to him. Sent him another ethernet cable and router. They couldn't solve his slow speeds. Didn't work for him either. Slow speeds equal too many on the network. Starling finally told me that they can not do anything about the slow speeds until the build up their systems. We will see....................................
Thank you for taking the time to show incremental distance speed tests. My use case is almost identical and this helped a lot. Also would love to see a demo of this with the Starlink router replaced by a 3rd party router.
I really can't express how great your videos are for the everyday user. You explain your thought process and the concepts clearly. Thank you for these videos
@@jcristina Of course. I plan on replicating this setup as I have Starlink and similar properties. Would I need more than one primary access point if I am looking to expand my mesh network into my basement and outside? Does the Starlink router connect to the inside secondary access point I would add to my basement or just the primary access point I designate? I see how your primary access point you put outside works in conjunction with secondry access point to your outbuilding but am wondering what is the most effective to go about additional access points to cover inside and outside.
I appreciate your knowledge and instructional abilities! Thank you for the amazing manner in which you teach. If my college professors had been half as effective as you, I and thousands of others, would have been straight “A” students! Your channel is an outstanding learning resource and Starlink needs to collaborate with you!! They are missing a fantastic opportunity to further their goals by not including you in their organization at some level.
Tight. Love your work man. Very happy to have come across your channel. We got notice of a one week delay but can't wait to get ours and begin tweaking!
Thank you for the awesome video Joseph. I have a remote lodge in Canada and just finished setting up my Starlink and mesh network. I am a dinosaur when it comes to tech stuff and your video made setting everything up easy and it’s all working perfectly. Thank you so much!
Hi again Joseph. I have a question I’m hoping you can answer. I set up my mesh network EXACTLY how you showed in your video but have since added a few more AP’s. I’ve found that you can only “hop” from AP to AP a maximum of 3 times…my camp is 7 acres and has lots of trees. My main AP, wired to my OC300, is linked to 2 other APs which are linked to more farther away. I’m in a situation now where I can’t extend the mesh network any farther because I’m maxxed out on the number of hops I can do. I have a 5 port non managed switch that the the Starlink router and the OC300 is connected to. Here’s my question: Can I bypass the OC300 and manually connect another AP, thru a PoE, to the 5 port non managed switch? Thanks in advance!
@@stumper2134 I’m just wondering but I am a novice with this but could we not buy a POE managed switcher? Have the Starlink connect to that in port 1 and then have our primary access point connect directly to the Poe managed switch? We then wouldn’t need the Poe injectors or OC200 or 300? Is this possible??
Thank you very much this was a life saver was having major issues running my starlink with another router. I watched this ordered everything you had it works amazing cleared all my connection issues with smart home devices . I now have everything working great and great wifi signal
JC, thanks for all you are doing. Two quick questions for when you get time to respond: 1) In your example build, you have data coming from the managed server to the hardware controller and then out to the POE Injector then the first Outdoor Access Point. I need to add two Indoor Access Points to my particular Mesh. How does the hardware controller see them? Is it wirelessly? 2) I also have an outbuilding like the example setup, however, I would like to put another Indoor Access Point in that outbuilding. What equipment change would I need on the receiving end? I'm not concerned about the signal being good at 300 ft., I just want to light up that building. Thanks in advance for the help.
Thank you for the video. Great timing!! I just got my Starlink and have been looking at these access points, I am just waiting on my Starlink Ethernet adapter to ship.
I love any new Starlink information that’s available. I’m currently building an overland adventure vehicle (4X4 Off-Road capable RV) so I can’t wait until Starlink goes fully mobile & develops a vehicle mountable Starlink dish; both of which are supposedly rumored to be in the works at Starlink HQ. Thanks again for making Starlink videos & for sharing your IP networking expertise. Cheers 🥂- John
Premium starlink is useable anywhere if you have $500 a month to spend. I’m considering it since I live in a rural area and also spend a lot of time traveling in my RV. Multiple dish’s can use the same premium account. So one for the house one for the Van I’m thinking.
@@bash6519 Starlink Premium is only available in areas of the USA that are currently offering service as the entire USA has not been opened up nationwide yet. No Starlink device has been made “fully mobile” yet, but this is expected to change at some point in the future. Starlink Premium currently allows you to have unlimited Starlink Premium dishes on one account & Starlink Premium allows you to change the service address as often as you like, but Starlink Premium isn’t “fully mobile” at this time. The standard Starlink account currently allows you to have up to three Starlink Dishes on your account & it allows you to change your service address too. In the future, Starlink is planning on making its dishes “fully mobile” meaning that you can take your Starlink dish with you anywhere & at anytime without updating its service address. Starlink is also planning on building a vehicle/vessel mounted “full motion” & “use in motion” satellite dish that will constantly track satellites as you drive down the road or cruise in your boat at sea or even use onboard aircraft in flight. Starlink premium is really targeted at commercial & business users whom need more bandwidth than residential/standard customers need; think of dozens of users at once on a single dish. It’s rumored that Starlink service could eventually get to 1 Gig per second of download speed, this level of service will be simply amazing & supposedly available to all users; not just Starlink premium customers. Stay tuned as Starlink is about to get exciting! 👍🏻
This was so great! Thank you. We have Starlink enroute to us after a 7 month wait. Three remote buildings to connect on the property. This is perfect and not something I would have attempted without your guidance. I will likely have an additional antennae than your demo system did. I'm assuming you can add more. Many thanks!
Just use a TP-Link PoE switch. Then you can power both the OC200 controller and the EAP-225 with that [gigabit port] switch. TP-Link has multiple PoE switches available, both managed and un-managed. No need for the injectors, except for the meshed one. Your wiring in this video running the one EAP off the OC200, is automatically limiting the network capabilities of the EAP225 to the 100Mb port on the OC200. And then you point out that the lower speed test results are due to the controller - yes, in the way you did it. You are mis-informing people by doing this. The OC-200 is not a router and there is no need to wire like you did. You would have just as fast results like you showed via the Starlink router. Your speed test results are widely varying due to the fact in your backyard, you are most likely bouncing between the wired EAP225 and the meshed unit. And then the fact that the meshed one is connecting wirelessly through the network port limited one, you are killing the overall potential of the system and not providing a valid result.
Scott, I think I get what you're saying but I'm a little unclear. Is one PoE injector required? Could you please explain how to run cables off the managed PoE switch to the two EAP-225's (primary and secondary) and the OC200 in order to achieve better performance?
This should work. Maybe a few solar powered APs. I got 350ft line of site so I would have placed another unit right were I was standing and clover the next 300 ft to the back. You have just under 4 times the size of property so figure out you locations and simply add more anytime you find a dead zone. 👍🏻 glad your here.
Excellent presentations-thank you. I am also interested in the mesh unit now being offered by Starlink and it's performance compared to other access points.
Great content! These kinds of videos are very usefull to put together on network ideas! thanks for taking the time and energy on making this video and posting. not sure if ill be using but for sure i will consider installing in the near future! you rock!
Really appreciate the positive feedback. It did take a while to put together but I thought people would get some use out of the information. Thanks again.
Great video. You mentioned powering outside access points by solar. This could be done with small panel and battery so you could extend your access farther right (as long as the power in the battery is sufficient). You don’t need to have Ethernet cable at each access point do you?
Just an FYI, you don't need to pull the connection through the cloud controller for your main access point. You are right about the bottleneck of 100mbps going to the cloud controller. However, this only holds true if your main access point is connected through the cloud controller. The controller will still manage all access points if you connect the controller to the switch and the main access point to the switch (not the controller) that way, the data can travel from the Starlink connection directly to your main access point. The reason the OC200 is 100mbit is because it does not need to be fast to manage a few access points since no internet data should flow through it. The OC300 is rated at gigabit speeds because it is made to handle a lot more access points, e.g in a hotel.
@@roygrimm correct. Here are your steps: Assuming your router is a TPlink ER605 1. Starlink ethernet into router (port 1) 2. OC 200 ethernet into router (any other port 2-5). 3. 3rd ethernet cable coming out of router (any port 2-5) to a switch. 4. All your access points connect to the switch.
That would not have limited you to the 100Mbps if you move the cable going from your controller to your injector. With how you have it wired it is passing the data from the access point through the controller. You should have the LAN side of that injector plugged into the switch. Then connect your controller to the switch also. It would have been and additional couple of sets in the set up. Looking at the switch you had it was not Omada and did not have POE. I would have went ahead with where you were at and went all in on Omada so it could all be integrated. Just letting you know there is a way to connect this that would not have capped you at the speed of the controller but would of been some additional steps in the initial set up.
In simple words you are amazing!!! Although I didn’t understand all, I think a mesh network is what I need to get wifi for my house and dental clinic which are aprox 105 ft away from each other in the same terrain/property in a rural area of Guatemala. Please help me set a mesh network 🙏🏻
I’m in a RV Resort/Park in Quartzsite, Arizona. The StarLink setup is about 250 feet away and I have been watching your videos to try to understand the best way to get a better WiFi signal in my travel trailer. If you will, please recommend what you think I should do, and what brand of product I should buy if not StarLink. Thanks! I hope you see my comment sooner rather than later.
Hello dear I am a new owner of starlink connection and a gen 1 router. Your videos were very helpful as I was amazed when I received my gen 1 router with only one LAN port. Now about my problem and what I have concluded. I have set up a network more or less like yours in your video but with an Omada ER605 Gigabit Router to have a failover or load balancing with my landline connection. I have run many speed tests to my network. Anything except from mobile phones get a speed from 12-20 Mbps up and down, even my laptop directly connected to the Wi-Fi of startink modem. When I connect a mobile phone on the startink Wi-Fi it gets 250 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up. I have contacted starlink support for an explanation but I think it's obvious but it's trolling the connection when something that is not mobile phone connects on the network. I have tried different setups even with ubiquity USG, with of without the Starlink router even cloning the mac from a phone. Nothing works. So any ideas??? Please help or at least exposure this issue.
I didn’t have as much luck as some of you did with this setup. First Omada was dead out of the box. Second one said “device ID doesn’t exist”. So now that one is on its way back. I’ll try one more and then everything is going back.
After trying a third OC200 that didn’t have a valid ID printed on it, I have returned all of the equipment. Very difficult tech support. Guess I’ll just go with the Starlink Mesh, at least it will work the way it’s advertised
It took me a minute to figure out that the POE injector box has A/C power cord. It's not on your diagram. It may seem obvious, but I've never touched this before, so figuring out I need an A/C outlet nearby. I was wondering where it was getting the juice from on the secondary antenna. Update: I installed a Mesh network with two 225's and it works great. I installed one at opposite corners of my house. I now have wifi out to about 300 feet around my house. Install was exactly as you described. The Omeda OC200 doesn't come with it's own power cord so I used one of the mini USB power adapters I had on hand. Otherwise it needed it's own POE injector to have power. The OC300 has it's own power cord. Thanks
AWSOME SET UP! I RECOMMEND MY FRIEND TO DIRECT CONNECTED THE STARLINK TO GIGABIT SWITCH PORT 1 AND THE OMADA IN THE PORT2, ITS BETTER TO USE GIGABIT TL-SG105PE IF MULTIPLE SSIS VIA VLANS OR 105P SINGLE SSID SO THAT THE GIGABIT SPEED OF STARLINK WILL PASS THROUGH.
Thank you for this very helpful video. If I may, I have a few questions. In a house with multiple rooms and concrete walls, how do we know where to strategically place each of the access points? And how far should they be from each other?
If you plug your primary access point into the 10/100/1000 port on the switch and not into your controller, you wont be restricted to the 100mbs. Controller does not need to be "in line"
It seems this video has been around for some time, which makes me a late comer. Notwithstanding, I have followed your instructions and set up the mesh network you describe so well. I happy to say, it worked for me. On the subject, I have a question which perhaps/hopefully you will answer: can you connect more than one primary access point. If so, please confirm that the procedure is the same as with the one on your video. Thanks
Wow what a great tutorial on this subject ,this helped me out considerably, question - if my old neighbor that's 100 feet away from my access point would he be able to get my wifi,very low income home ,I would love to help him out in this way
This video is amazing! My single critique would be to mention that you need to buy the POE cables as well since they do not come included with any of the products described.
The EAS225 come with POE injector and power cables. CAT cable are of course on you to get the length you need. I personally ally love making my own ca me to the exact length. . Thank so much.
it would be wonderful if you explained where your ethernet that is attached to your AP is going???? I sure don't understand, do you have it dug underground and hooked up to your switch in your house???? these tube videos are great, however you leave very important details out for anyone that is not an it expert
a very thorough explanation. Thank you!. But, how far is the second mesh could be away to the primary mesh? is there specific yards or feet? How many mesh can you use? Thank you again and God bless!
Sorry that I am a little late to the party. We just received our Starlink kit in SE Texas about 2 weeks ago and are trying to figure things out. I want to use 4-5 AP's off of the Starlink router (3 indoor and 2 outdoor) would I set an indoor AP as my main the way you did on that one EAP 225? This is the best video I have seen for this set up. Have you changed any of the configuration since this video was posted? Thanks
Thank you again for this. I am working on setting this up and have ordered what I needed. I realized I was missing the POE injectors. Which ones do you suggest? Also, I noticed you have the five-port and 8 port switches. Is there a reason you are using two of them? I believe I only need the 8-port one.
Awesome video very helpful I was able to fully understand how to complete this setup and I’ve never messed with this type of equipment. One question I do have is how far can I go with an AP my front gate is about 650 ft from my house I would like to set up Wi-Fi cameras at that gate
You mention "line of site" towards the end of the video. Just wanted to make sure the EAP 225's aren't line of sight only. I'm translating that as the 40' doesn't make a difference, because they are in line of sight. Also, thank you for the content. You're my got for Starlink troubleshooting and tips.
Thanks for the clarity. I had my Starlink delivered yesterday. And the router is Gen 2 and I would like to set up a mesh network because my compound is big and two access points would be insufficient. What's the maximum AP that my Starlink router can take?
Would of been nice if when you talk about different hardware in your setup, you would show a thumbnail of what it is your talking about, as IP Address's/MAC id's on your phone doesn't show what hardware your currently on in adding. The attention to detail though is pretty solid .
Awesome channel! I truly appreciate your time and knowledge! This may have been asked and answered, my apologies if it has, my question is do I really need the hardware controller? Also any tips or tricks for setting this up with Eero Pro 6E and a bunch of 5th gen echo dots that also have eero? Here is the complete list of items I have: 1) Starlink 2) TP-Link TL-SG1210MPE 3)Eero Pro 6E 4)Cat 6e cables 4) 5-6 5th gen echo dots.
Nice, I want to update our starlink network to an Omada network i use Deco 5s with an Archer router. My question is, I'm guessing you did not turn the Starlink into bypass mode? Could you also have turned it into bypass mode and the use an Omada Router? Or you just simply did not want to do that?
I just picked up all of this to do for my starlink. Thanks for the video Sir Cristina. Adapter should arrive this week to give it a go. I was first going to try netgears powerline to see if I can make that work. If not I'm hedging my bets and going to set this up.
@@jcristina I'll keep you posted. The goal is to have internet in a pole barn (my office for my service business) 200 ft from the house. I had never heard of powerline products before. So I'm intrigued if it will work. I know the setup you explained will work. So we shall see what I end up with. I like the idea of the outdoor access points. If I set enough up, I could have internet availability on the majority of my property.
@@jcristina Update. Powerline connection was unsuccessful for me. The omada oc300 the 8 port switch and two eap225's and I'm getting 150mbs down in my office. Thank you for your video, and help. Not being network savvy, I would have been very lost without this video. Thank you Sir Cristina.
Thanks for this video, I ordered all the equipment you used and am ready to set it up; however, I do have questions on the cables. I am not real familiar with these systems. You mentioned the blue cable is a LAN cable. I assume the yellow cables are ethernet. What are the white and gray cables?
Now that Starlink has a Gen3 wireless router that includes ethernet port and has mesh capability, isnt the cheapest and simplest option to simply buy two or more routers? Also could you explain why the controller is needed? The general mesh networks like EERO and ORBI don't require these.
Really good content. I would ask a couple of things. 1) is wifi 6 available in any of the mesh systems for out door. Is wifi 6 better then ac for building to building. 2) multi hop exterior AP. 3) yes please, SL without router. I would like to put in a multi input firewall and use my old connection as a failover.
I believe the TP-Link router I list in the description is WiFi 6 and can be used for Mesh and as an AP if need be. I did a 2 outdoor AP setup in this video but you can use 10 or 20 if you would.. No wires.. Only POE. Could even provide power from a battery that is being charge by Solar out in the back of your property. :)
@@jcristina Man, great Idea! Would you like to try one of yours powered off of solar/batt for a new video Idea!? Also looking to run my Starlink off of solar for when Hurricanes knock out the power for extended periods here in Florida if you want to tackle that in a video? Love the content and subscribed!! Thank you
Nice video. You mention needing to have an ethernet adapter in the network before connecting to the switch. 2 questions. Is your configuration a Gen 2 or Gen 3 Starlink router? 2nd, does the ethernet adapter go between the Starlink adapter and the switch?
J, Really thankful for your video on the Starlink Mesh system with the TP-Link products. Can you please detail what specific POE Injectors you purchased for this project? Appreciate the help!
I Loved your Starlink outdoor mesh Video. The only question I have is. How do I setup 2 inside mesh APs? I have a large 2500 sq ft detached wood/stucco workshop that I would like to have good strong WiFi, as well as a couple of Ethernet ports. How do I get the signal into the building?
Great video and instruction. I am awaiting my Starlink install in 4 days. I want to ensure that I have good coverage in my home, 1500 sq. ft., my attached deck and porch, and to my pier/boathouse that is approximately 150' away. I do have line of sight that I can mount the two AP's. The thing that was not clear is where did you PoE cable at your 2nd. location receive it's power from the building? Did you have to run cable underground from your network inside to the building?
How do you get power to the second mesh that is the incoming data to the second building without running a wire from the router access point to the incoming mesh? Thank you for all your help like always you’re awesome.
INFO: I ordered a Mesh Network for my new Starlink system. I also bought the RJ45 adapter. The problem is that the connector inside is bent and will not connect. How can you connect my New Mesh system to my router without a network cable? So after hours of research,,, Bingo, I connected a laptop to Starlink WIFI. Then used Bridge mode to connect my WIFI, and my laptop's network cable connected it to my home router. I now have my home network connected to Starlink again, and I believe I can connect to the TP-Link S7 mesh network when it arrives. I studied this years ago and just now used it. It is a temporary fix, but someone may have the same problem sometimes.
Can you do a Video on how to add UniFI Network as well? I have two UNIFI AP's and now a POE switch and I having trouble getting it to work with my new Starlink network.
Thanks for the great info. Question though..... I purchased all of your recommended equipment including a new TP-Link AX1100 router, the OC300 controller, TL-SG108S Switch, and 2 AC1200 Access Points. When I set up the outdoor access points I basically just copied what you did, so they are called Starlink Mesh. What do I name the SSID for the AX100? Or does it matter? Do I also name is Starlink Mesh with the same password? I want the AX1100 to be a part of the mesh system obviously, it will handle the interior of the main home. While the outdoor access points will handle the pool deck as well as the woodshop building approx 100" away (line of sight). Basically I just want to wander around the property and seamlessly move to the strongest WiFi signal.
I just set up my Omada mesh network to Starlink. Works Great. Now the question, I have an outbuilding with steel sides, can I connect a ethernet cable between the wireless AP on the outside to a wireless AP on the inside?
Hi JC! Great videos. Your videos will provide amazing help towards me setting up my Starlink once it arrives. I have one question; I have Linksys Velop Mesh 6 routers, 3 in total. Can I still do your setup with these routers with the Tp-link outdoor extenders and managed system?
Lots of discussion on SL social groups regarding mesh setups. I just want a simple setup at camp, which I plan to share with a neighbor (200’ away) . Planned on putting 3rd party router on my deck to cover about a 12x40 trailer, with SL router in bypass mode or not? Then 2nd node about half way to neighbors, with reasonable line of sight. I’m not sure I need the controller and link thingy in my case ???
Thank you very much for this video. So helpful. Question. We live on acreage and the shed is a good distance from the house and being metal not great with just the outdoor ips that are mounted on the house as it’s to far. We do have cat 6 ran in a conduct from the house to the shed. Is it possible to have a mesh setup in and outside of the house and then a router at the shed ran from the switch in the house to get the signal to the shed better? Or would I just need another switch at the shed then a mesh network from that? Or just an AP that I can wire from the switch in the house to the shed? Sorry for all the questions just trying to get the easiest solution possible.
I have read that with the rectangular Starlink there can be problems with dual NAT when you leave the Starlink Router network active while also using another router or Mesh Network because Starlink uses a Carrier Grade NAT. I would be interested in your comments on that.
Hey Joseph, that's an awesome video, thanks for sharing your knowledges, that's precious. Just one quick question. Could you connect a direct ethernet cable from the last TP-LINK router to a computer? I've got a computer that don't have wifi, and it's really far away from the starlink router, so i wonder if it's possible to connect it to the closer mesh router rather than use a long cable. Thanks so much for you answer, take care.
Great video! But i didnt get poe injectors. If I have corded power to my access points do I need the injectors? And if I have 2 ap’s do they both feed out of the 5 port switch?
I would appreciate a video/ explanation (or URL for one) of how to configure a managed switch being fed by Starlink router via its Ethernet junction box. Request from France where Starlink is being widely adopted this July 2023
Love the channel. Will running my Gen 2 Starlink Router and the new AX series Access Points from TP Link give me better results or should I just go with the AC series if not changing my router?? I'm just in the planning stage at this point.
I am planning on buying the latest Starlink system and having viewed your very helpful video. I want to know if I can utilize some of my existing connection devices which are already part of my existing system. If I purchase the Starlink ethernet adaptor can I just plug this into to my TP link TLSG1005D 5 port Gigabit Desktop switch using this to connect to my 3 ethernet only devices (no wifi connections)? Also I have 2 very simple DLink DAP1365 N300 wifi Range extenders which adequately work well for my needs in my house, will these work with the wifi from my Starlink router wifi. Thanks for any advice.
Boomshakalaka This video is greatly appreciated Thanks I live off-grid in Payette national forest and this video helped so much. Semper Fi any jarheads out there in JChristina land.
Awesome Video, Thank you so much for the info. This has helped me so much. I do have a question for you if that's OK. So I have a Nighthawk R7000 Router and would like to use this same setup in your video but in corporate this R7000 inline as well. I know that I'll need to bridge the Starlink over to the new router but what else do you recomend I do to set this up properly? Im also going to be using three of the TP-LINK Access points for better range. Your feed back would greatly help. Thank you
I feel you should let us that are screwed with 2nd Gen know it's hopless before we watch half of more than one of your videos lol I really appreciate your videos and will be back when I'm not stuck without an adapter or alternative
I just watched your video and we just got our starlink and we DEFINITELY need to extend the range to get good speeds all over. I’m wondering how much did this whole thing cost?
I picked affordable products by TP-Link instead of going all out. This works fine and is very reasonable. I believe all of the links are in the description. Many blessings.
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15:45 Mesh Network Diagram Using A Managed Switch & Starlink
16:49 Step By Step TP-Link Omada Software Configuration
22:23 TP-Link OS200 Starlink Mesh Network Speed Test
24:11 Moving Access Points Hardware Outside
26:05 TP-Link EAP225 Outdoor Starlink Mesh Speed Test
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What is the poe units you used?
To let you know Starlink just released Wi-Fi scanner on the Starlink app
Hi - the architecture diagram half way through shows two access points which seem to be mainly for outside. Whilst that's certainly useful the Starlink's own mesh system is primarily for inside. Is there a way to mix and match the two systems?
ok so in this configuration how is your Omada cloud controller getting power?
In this setup do we have to have something like the omada controller could we go straight to the poe injector to the primary access point? Thank you.
I have a degree in electrical engineering, and I've gotta tell you... you are an OUTSTANDING teacher! Thanks for the great content!
Blessings.
i agree. thanks for all your vids
Ditto, and ditto! Awesome explanation.
Nobody cares about your degrees. I have 300 properties….I engineered a money machine with a bs degree in finance.
Joe Just wanted to say Thank You for your Videos. We’ve had extremely poor internet forever. Dial up, Hughes net, via sat, never getting the avertise speeds. Once we heard about Starlink we committed. While waiting for our turn I started searching for info on Starlink via UA-cam. We found your channel. Been watching it ever since. Thank you very much.
BTW we are up and running with our own Starlink nowadays. It’s life changing.
Thank you
Great to hear! So glad you found value in my UA-cam Starlink Playlist.. About 160+ videos there now which is crazy as the channel has a total over 900+ right now. Congrats on the service.. Like you, I found Starlink to be life changing.
I've installed thousands of the TP link products including the ones you show. Some models are definitely more reliable and better performing than others. They have most economical mesh systems on the market with their 3 unit Deco available for as little as $99.95.
110%
the 3 Unit Deco isn't outdoor rated. Just add the EAP110-Outoor and use the Deco setup in the home?
according to TP-Link, none of the Deco mesh networks have the ability to add any of the outdoor AP's to them to make it a total mesh design.
I am absolutely clueless on how to mesh my system as we live in an all steel home. It is a big house, and to date have wasted so much money on stuff that doesn’t work. So happy to have found your channel but still no clue as to what I am doing,lol. I wish we had capable tech people in my city! Keep up the great info!!!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for being here Peggy. A metal stud or sided build is not easy but using enough Access Point would do the trick. You want to get the primary AP into the center of the build if possible and then spread like a spider web in every direct. I’ll keep cover this stuff as long as people are interested. 👍🏻🍵
@@jcristina can you recommend one ? We have an all steel home, steel studs, etc. a large sized home, over 4000 sq ft, security cams outside in several locations. Currently using local internet with Suddelink(horrible) until we get kinks our of Starlink set up. Using a modem with a Grypon mesh set up and a lot of Wi-Fi use due to non-working cable tv, metal issues again, so we use fire sticks and streaming. We have 2 unmanaged switches so several areas are Ethernet for better signal. It is impossible to find capable service techs here so I have had to rely on info I could find and do it myself. I fail to understand the Starlink so far. Great speed from modem to my iPad/phone, but less that 3/4 from internet to modem when running a speed test. Any help is much appreciated. I am open to redoing everything if given proper information. Have a blessed evening, Peggy
Thank you for posting this. I am not a tech guy and I will watch this a few more times to try and better understand. I live on 10 acres. My goal is to be able to share the home internet in my barn workshop so I have Starlink internet for my non profit helping veterans with recreational therapy.
The barn is ~ 100ft from the house. I didn’t know outside access points were a thing so that will help a lot. I figure I will then have to learn how to transfer the Wi-Fi to the inside of the metal sided barn.
Again, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this!!!
Remember.. Have a access point at the house, then one LINE OF SIGHT as the barn.. They immediately on the other side of the bard wall, since it's metal, have another and you would be fine.
@@jcristina Thank you. I went to Best Buy and left annoyed because they 1. Couldn’t answer imho basic questions. 2. Didn’t have the equipment.
Not a wasted 2 hour round trip though. I was at least able to buy other things at surrounding stores, lol.
@@jcristina I do have another question if I may. Do the POE’s or AP’s have to be on the same electric meter? I have a different meter for the barn.
I have almost the same exact situation as you William Thompson. We have 40 acres here and our barn and workshop are about 150 feet from the house.
my in-laws just got their starlink setup and I was actually floored how poorly the included gen 2 router pushed the signal through the 2x4 wood walls. (1) wall and maybe 20ft gave us a reduction of 40% in down and up speeds. Luckily, they have (3) ORBI mesh routers from their previous internet service, so once we get the ethernet adapter, I'll be getting the mesh set up. Hopefully we can get the consistent 100+ down speeds over the entire house. If so, we will expand with an exterior one to get it over to our shop.
So just a note. My older Starlink router ( they replaced with another).. Previously told you they do not sell the ac power cord for the router. So with a little work and a dremmil I was able to fit a power cord. It powered up, but of course was not recognized by the Starlink app. finally after several reads on youtube, found out the mess system they sell you now is actually the same router, but has been reprogramed to act as a mess router. So if you have a 2nd Starlink router it would only be worth keeping if you wanted a spare in an emergency. My older one worked fine but threw a code saying there was some problem. I read another persons youtube where they did the same to him. Sent him another ethernet cable and router. They couldn't solve his slow speeds. Didn't work for him either. Slow speeds equal too many on the network. Starling finally told me that they can not do anything about the slow speeds until the build up their systems. We will see....................................
Thank you for taking the time to show incremental distance speed tests. My use case is almost identical and this helped a lot. Also would love to see a demo of this with the Starlink router replaced by a 3rd party router.
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I really can't express how great your videos are for the everyday user. You explain your thought process and the concepts clearly. Thank you for these videos
You are the reason I do this.. Thank you for taking the time Jake!
@@jcristina Of course. I plan on replicating this setup as I have Starlink and similar properties. Would I need more than one primary access point if I am looking to expand my mesh network into my basement and outside? Does the Starlink router connect to the inside secondary access point I would add to my basement or just the primary access point I designate? I see how your primary access point you put outside works in conjunction with secondry access point to your outbuilding but am wondering what is the most effective to go about additional access points to cover inside and outside.
I appreciate your knowledge and instructional abilities!
Thank you for the amazing manner in which you teach.
If my college professors had been half as effective as you, I and thousands of others, would have been straight “A” students!
Your channel is an outstanding learning resource and Starlink needs to collaborate with you!! They are missing a fantastic opportunity to further their goals by not including you in their organization at some level.
From your mouth to the Gods hear. I truly appreciate you positive feedback. Many blessing to you and your family.
About the nicest thing that anyone has said to me over the many years of doing the show. Thanks again.
Tight. Love your work man. Very happy to have come across your channel.
We got notice of a one week delay but can't wait to get ours and begin tweaking!
Thank you for the awesome video Joseph. I have a remote lodge in Canada and just finished setting up my Starlink and mesh network. I am a dinosaur when it comes to tech stuff and your video made setting everything up easy and it’s all working perfectly. Thank you so much!
I’m so sad!!!!! Love to help.
Hi again Joseph. I have a question I’m hoping you can answer. I set up my mesh network EXACTLY how you showed in your video but have since added a few more AP’s. I’ve found that you can only “hop” from AP to AP a maximum of 3 times…my camp is 7 acres and has lots of trees. My main AP, wired to my OC300, is linked to 2 other APs which are linked to more farther away. I’m in a situation now where I can’t extend the mesh network any farther because I’m maxxed out on the number of hops I can do. I have a 5 port non managed switch that the the Starlink router and the OC300 is connected to. Here’s my question: Can I bypass the OC300 and manually connect another AP, thru a PoE, to the 5 port non managed switch? Thanks in advance!
@@stumper2134 I’m just wondering but I am a novice with this but could we not buy a POE managed switcher? Have the Starlink connect to that in port 1 and then have our primary access point connect directly to the Poe managed switch?
We then wouldn’t need the Poe injectors or OC200 or 300?
Is this possible??
Thank you very much this was a life saver was having major issues running my starlink with another router. I watched this ordered everything you had it works amazing cleared all my connection issues with smart home devices . I now have everything working great and great wifi signal
Thank you for being here.
Sir you earned my sub. Great explanation of how to create mesh network. Appreciate your time and effort.
Appreciate you for being here! Many blessings!
I have used TP Link for about 5 years with no issues and they are best bang for the buck.
Likewise Tim.
JC, thanks for all you are doing. Two quick questions for when you get time to respond: 1) In your example build, you have data coming from the managed server to the hardware controller and then out to the POE Injector then the first Outdoor Access Point. I need to add two Indoor Access Points to my particular Mesh. How does the hardware controller see them? Is it wirelessly? 2) I also have an outbuilding like the example setup, however, I would like to put another Indoor Access Point in that outbuilding. What equipment change would I need on the receiving end? I'm not concerned about the signal being good at 300 ft., I just want to light up that building. Thanks in advance for the help.
I am currently waiting for my starlink to ship so this video has been a massive help to me. Thanks.
Thank you for the video. Great timing!! I just got my Starlink and have been looking at these access points, I am just waiting on my Starlink Ethernet adapter to ship.
I took me about 2 mounts to get my Ethernet adapter. I didn’t know enough to order it when I put in my main order.
You've outdone yourself here. This exactly what I've been scouring the intertubes looking for. Well done.
Wow. Truly appreciate that my friend. Glad this helped.
BTW just received my Starlink setup, working great! Waiting on Ethernet adapter and an eave mount. You already mapped out my network...
I love any new Starlink information that’s available.
I’m currently building an overland adventure vehicle (4X4 Off-Road capable RV) so I can’t wait until Starlink goes fully mobile & develops a vehicle mountable Starlink dish; both of which are supposedly rumored to be in the works at Starlink HQ.
Thanks again for making Starlink videos & for sharing your IP networking expertise.
Cheers 🥂- John
Thank so much John for being here. Hope they unlock the dish soon for you!!!
@@jcristina Thanks again Buddy 👍🏻
Premium starlink is useable anywhere if you have $500 a month to spend. I’m considering it since I live in a rural area and also spend a lot of time traveling in my RV. Multiple dish’s can use the same premium account. So one for the house one for the Van I’m thinking.
@@bash6519 Starlink Premium is only available in areas of the USA that are currently offering service as the entire USA has not been opened up nationwide yet.
No Starlink device has been made “fully mobile” yet, but this is expected to change at some point in the future.
Starlink Premium currently allows you to have unlimited Starlink Premium dishes on one account & Starlink Premium allows you to change the service address as often as you like, but Starlink Premium isn’t “fully mobile” at this time.
The standard Starlink account currently allows you to have up to three Starlink Dishes on your account & it allows you to change your service address too.
In the future, Starlink is planning on making its dishes “fully mobile” meaning that you can take your Starlink dish with you anywhere & at anytime without updating its service address.
Starlink is also planning on building a vehicle/vessel mounted “full motion” & “use in motion” satellite dish that will constantly track satellites as you drive down the road or cruise in your boat at sea or even use onboard aircraft in flight.
Starlink premium is really targeted at commercial & business users whom need more bandwidth than residential/standard customers need; think of dozens of users at once on a single dish.
It’s rumored that Starlink service could eventually get to 1 Gig per second of download speed, this level of service will be simply amazing & supposedly available to all users; not just Starlink premium customers.
Stay tuned as Starlink is about to get exciting! 👍🏻
Excellent video, I wanna get internet to my mother n laws house next to us, she’s 51 yards away I ranged it, this will definitely help me thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you
This was so great! Thank you. We have Starlink enroute to us after a 7 month wait. Three remote buildings to connect on the property. This is perfect and not something I would have attempted without your guidance. I will likely have an additional antennae than your demo system did. I'm assuming you can add more. Many thanks!
So glad it helped. Thank you for being here.
I’ve had to watch this several times and each time I’m grateful
However inside our house can’t even get complete coverage with this set up.
Just use a TP-Link PoE switch. Then you can power both the OC200 controller and the EAP-225 with that [gigabit port] switch. TP-Link has multiple PoE switches available, both managed and un-managed. No need for the injectors, except for the meshed one. Your wiring in this video running the one EAP off the OC200, is automatically limiting the network capabilities of the EAP225 to the 100Mb port on the OC200. And then you point out that the lower speed test results are due to the controller - yes, in the way you did it. You are mis-informing people by doing this. The OC-200 is not a router and there is no need to wire like you did. You would have just as fast results like you showed via the Starlink router. Your speed test results are widely varying due to the fact in your backyard, you are most likely bouncing between the wired EAP225 and the meshed unit. And then the fact that the meshed one is connecting wirelessly through the network port limited one, you are killing the overall potential of the system and not providing a valid result.
Thank you for this comment, Scott. The video helped me immensely but your comment helped me perfect my own setup. Kudos to both!
Scott, I think I get what you're saying but I'm a little unclear. Is one PoE injector required? Could you please explain how to run cables off the managed PoE switch to the two EAP-225's (primary and secondary) and the OC200 in order to achieve better performance?
I read your comment here and it makes sense.. question how then is the OC200 connected to the system.. like a single connection to the switch only?
Do you have a link of a video tutorial how to make a mesh network? I have starling but need to make a mesh net . Thank you
Thank you for this. I'm currently working out the network strategy for our 23 acre homestead.
This should work. Maybe a few solar powered APs. I got 350ft line of site so I would have placed another unit right were I was standing and clover the next 300 ft to the back. You have just under 4 times the size of property so figure out you locations and simply add more anytime you find a dead zone. 👍🏻 glad your here.
Excellent presentations-thank you. I am also interested in the mesh unit now being offered by Starlink and it's performance compared to other access points.
Thank you.
I rarely comment on videos, but you are a step above most. great video!!!!!
I’m flattered and appreciate you taking the time to comment and simply you being here.
Great content! These kinds of videos are very usefull to put together on network ideas! thanks for taking the time and energy on making this video and posting. not sure if ill be using but for sure i will consider installing in the near future! you rock!
Really appreciate the positive feedback. It did take a while to put together but I thought people would get some use out of the information. Thanks again.
Great video just did the installation and everything went smoothly no problems. Thank you
Great video. You mentioned powering outside access points by solar. This could be done with small panel and battery so you could extend your access farther right (as long as the power in the battery is sufficient). You don’t need to have Ethernet cable at each access point do you?
Correct.
Just an FYI, you don't need to pull the connection through the cloud controller for your main access point. You are right about the bottleneck of 100mbps going to the cloud controller. However, this only holds true if your main access point is connected through the cloud controller. The controller will still manage all access points if you connect the controller to the switch and the main access point to the switch (not the controller) that way, the data can travel from the Starlink connection directly to your main access point. The reason the OC200 is 100mbit is because it does not need to be fast to manage a few access points since no internet data should flow through it. The OC300 is rated at gigabit speeds because it is made to handle a lot more access points, e.g in a hotel.
Thanks
I read your comment here and it makes sense.. question how then is the OC200 connected to the system.. like a single connection to the switch only?
@@roygrimm correct. Here are your steps:
Assuming your router is a TPlink ER605
1. Starlink ethernet into router (port 1)
2. OC 200 ethernet into router (any other port 2-5).
3. 3rd ethernet cable coming out of router (any port 2-5) to a switch.
4. All your access points connect to the switch.
That would not have limited you to the 100Mbps if you move the cable going from your controller to your injector. With how you have it wired it is passing the data from the access point through the controller. You should have the LAN side of that injector plugged into the switch. Then connect your controller to the switch also. It would have been and additional couple of sets in the set up. Looking at the switch you had it was not Omada and did not have POE. I would have went ahead with where you were at and went all in on Omada so it could all be integrated. Just letting you know there is a way to connect this that would not have capped you at the speed of the controller but would of been some additional steps in the initial set up.
Exactly, this comment should be higher...
Agreed this was not wired correctly and introduced a 100mb bottleneck.
This sold me on getting starlink and setting up a mesh communication
I’d like to point out the misleading title. This is NOT “Starlink” mesh. This is TP LINK mesh
In simple words you are amazing!!! Although I didn’t understand all, I think a mesh network is what I need to get wifi for my house and dental clinic which are aprox 105 ft away from each other in the same terrain/property in a rural area of Guatemala.
Please help me set a mesh network 🙏🏻
I’m in a RV Resort/Park in Quartzsite, Arizona. The StarLink setup is about 250 feet away and I have been watching your videos to try to understand the best way to get a better WiFi signal in my travel trailer. If you will, please recommend what you think I should do, and what brand of product I should buy if not StarLink. Thanks! I hope you see my comment sooner rather than later.
Hello dear
I am a new owner of starlink connection and a gen 1 router.
Your videos were very helpful as I was amazed when I received my gen 1 router with only one LAN port.
Now about my problem and what I have concluded.
I have set up a network more or less like yours in your video but with an Omada ER605 Gigabit Router to have a failover or load balancing with my landline connection.
I have run many speed tests to my network.
Anything except from mobile phones get a speed from 12-20 Mbps up and down, even my laptop directly connected to the Wi-Fi of startink modem. When I connect a mobile phone on the startink Wi-Fi it gets 250 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up.
I have contacted starlink support for an explanation but I think it's obvious but it's trolling the connection when something that is not mobile phone connects on the network.
I have tried different setups even with ubiquity USG, with of without the Starlink router even cloning the mac from a phone. Nothing works.
So any ideas??? Please help or at least exposure this issue.
Wow. I personally have no clue.
I didn’t have as much luck as some of you did with this setup. First Omada was dead out of the box. Second one said “device ID doesn’t exist”. So now that one is on its way back. I’ll try one more and then everything is going back.
After trying a third OC200 that didn’t have a valid ID printed on it, I have returned all of the equipment. Very difficult tech support. Guess I’ll just go with the Starlink Mesh, at least it will work the way it’s advertised
Thanks!, I have been looking for this type of information for several months. You have helped me out a bunch.
Blessings. Thank you for your support!!!!!
It took me a minute to figure out that the POE injector box has A/C power cord. It's not on your diagram. It may seem obvious, but I've never touched this before, so figuring out I need an A/C outlet nearby. I was wondering where it was getting the juice from on the secondary antenna.
Update: I installed a Mesh network with two 225's and it works great. I installed one at opposite corners of my house. I now have wifi out to about 300 feet around my house. Install was exactly as you described. The Omeda OC200 doesn't come with it's own power cord so I used one of the mini USB power adapters I had on hand. Otherwise it needed it's own POE injector to have power. The OC300 has it's own power cord. Thanks
Outstanding teacher. Even showing us the cables. Thx from Holland.
AWSOME SET UP!
I RECOMMEND MY FRIEND TO DIRECT CONNECTED THE STARLINK TO GIGABIT SWITCH PORT 1 AND THE OMADA IN THE PORT2, ITS BETTER TO USE GIGABIT TL-SG105PE IF MULTIPLE SSIS VIA VLANS OR 105P SINGLE SSID SO THAT THE GIGABIT SPEED OF STARLINK WILL PASS THROUGH.
or preffered to use the TL-ER 605 SO THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER TO USE THE STARLINK ROUTER. CA
please make a video i try it qlready but my company not allowing me to make video about the prmises. i have only sim based isp not gigabit.
but my devices is gigabit aside from eap110.
Absolutely or you can use the TP-LINK OS300 which is also GIGABIT.. Thank so much!
Thank you for this very helpful video. If I may, I have a few questions. In a house with multiple rooms and concrete walls, how do we know where to strategically place each of the access points? And how far should they be from each other?
Would like to know the answer to this also
If you plug your primary access point into the 10/100/1000 port on the switch and not into your controller, you wont be restricted to the 100mbs. Controller does not need to be "in line"
My Wifi 6 mesh network on my mountain property is excellent. Great content as always!!
Thank you.
It seems this video has been around for some time, which makes me a late comer. Notwithstanding, I have followed your instructions and set up the mesh network you describe so well. I happy to say, it worked for me. On the subject, I have a question which perhaps/hopefully you will answer: can you connect more than one primary access point. If so, please confirm that the procedure is the same as with the one on your video. Thanks
Wow what a great tutorial on this subject ,this helped me out considerably, question - if my old neighbor that's 100 feet away from my access point would he be able to get my wifi,very low income home ,I would love to help him out in this way
Appreciate you, brother, you go right to the point and keep things simple and clear.
Appreciate you being here.
This video is amazing! My single critique would be to mention that you need to buy the POE cables as well since they do not come included with any of the products described.
The EAS225 come with POE injector and power cables. CAT cable are of course on you to get the length you need. I personally ally love making my own ca me to the exact length. . Thank so much.
it would be wonderful if you explained where your ethernet that is attached to your AP is going???? I sure don't understand, do you have it dug underground and hooked up to your switch in your house???? these tube videos are great, however you leave very important details out for anyone that is not an it expert
Indoor and outdoor APs are connected wirelessly.
a very thorough explanation. Thank you!. But, how far is the second mesh could be away to the primary mesh? is there specific yards or feet? How many mesh can you use? Thank you again and God bless!
Depends on wall thickness. Open air would be much further. Thanks for being here.
Sorry that I am a little late to the party. We just received our Starlink kit in SE Texas about 2 weeks ago and are trying to figure things out. I want to use 4-5 AP's off of the Starlink router (3 indoor and 2 outdoor) would I set an indoor AP as my main the way you did on that one EAP 225? This is the best video I have seen for this set up. Have you changed any of the configuration since this video was posted? Thanks
Thank you again for this. I am working on setting this up and have ordered what I needed. I realized I was missing the POE injectors. Which ones do you suggest? Also, I noticed you have the five-port and 8 port switches. Is there a reason you are using two of them? I believe I only need the 8-port one.
Thank-You Very LARGE, I'm Just Getting Started, I Learned A LOT Today!
Thank you!!!
Awesome video very helpful I was able to fully understand how to complete this setup and I’ve never messed with this type of equipment. One question I do have is how far can I go with an AP my front gate is about 650 ft from my house I would like to set up Wi-Fi cameras at that gate
Too far. You will need one half way, at least.
Thank you. As it has now been 1 year since you released this, have you updated the hardware at all.
Nope. Still working 100%
You mention "line of site" towards the end of the video. Just wanted to make sure the EAP 225's aren't line of sight only. I'm translating that as the 40' doesn't make a difference, because they are in line of sight. Also, thank you for the content. You're my got for Starlink troubleshooting and tips.
No. They go through walls but it’s always best to keep any wireless device as close and away from thick walls as possible. 🍵👍🏻
@@jcristina thank you for the response
Thanks for the clarity. I had my Starlink delivered yesterday. And the router is Gen 2 and I would like to set up a mesh network because my compound is big and two access points would be insufficient. What's the maximum AP that my Starlink router can take?
Not sure the total but you will not have to worry about it.. 5-10-20 or more should not be a problem as far as I've heard.
Would of been nice if when you talk about different hardware in your setup, you would show a thumbnail of what it is your talking about, as IP Address's/MAC id's on your phone doesn't show what hardware your currently on in adding.
The attention to detail though is pretty solid .
Awesome channel! I truly appreciate your time and knowledge! This may have been asked and answered, my apologies if it has, my question is do I really need the hardware controller? Also any tips or tricks for setting this up with Eero Pro 6E and a bunch of 5th gen echo dots that also have eero?
Here is the complete list of items I have:
1) Starlink
2) TP-Link TL-SG1210MPE
3)Eero Pro 6E
4)Cat 6e cables
4) 5-6 5th gen echo dots.
Very instructive video. Thank you. Do the TP-Link access points need to be line of site? I have many trees.
No but it does help signal strength.
Great content, thanks JCristina!
Another subject... I still have my SRT101 that I bought in the early 70's.
Wow. Awesome camera. Love the quality.
Nice, I want to update our starlink network to an Omada network i use Deco 5s with an Archer router. My question is, I'm guessing you did not turn the Starlink into bypass mode?
Could you also have turned it into bypass mode and the use an Omada Router? Or you just simply did not want to do that?
This is a fantastic video, clear explanations and easy to follow! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 👍🏻🍵
I just picked up all of this to do for my starlink. Thanks for the video Sir Cristina. Adapter should arrive this week to give it a go.
I was first going to try netgears powerline to see if I can make that work. If not I'm hedging my bets and going to set this up.
Powerline data is much better than year ago but I still like CAT or WiFi 6 Or even WiFi 6e AX when available. 👍🏻 love to hear how it goes for you.
@@jcristina I'll keep you posted. The goal is to have internet in a pole barn (my office for my service business) 200 ft from the house.
I had never heard of powerline products before. So I'm intrigued if it will work.
I know the setup you explained will work. So we shall see what I end up with. I like the idea of the outdoor access points. If I set enough up, I could have internet availability on the majority of my property.
@@jcristina Update.
Powerline connection was unsuccessful for me.
The omada oc300 the 8 port switch and two eap225's and I'm getting 150mbs down in my office.
Thank you for your video, and help. Not being network savvy, I would have been very lost without this video.
Thank you Sir Cristina.
Thanks for this video, I ordered all the equipment you used and am ready to set it up; however, I do have questions on the cables. I am not real familiar with these systems. You mentioned the blue cable is a LAN cable. I assume the yellow cables are ethernet. What are the white and gray cables?
All are the same CAT cables.
@@jcristina Thanks so much.
Now that Starlink has a Gen3 wireless router that includes ethernet port and has mesh capability, isnt the cheapest and simplest option to simply buy two or more routers? Also could you explain why the controller is needed? The general mesh networks like EERO and ORBI don't require these.
Really good content. I would ask a couple of things. 1) is wifi 6 available in any of the mesh systems for out door. Is wifi 6 better then ac for building to building. 2) multi hop exterior AP. 3) yes please, SL without router. I would like to put in a multi input firewall and use my old connection as a failover.
I believe the TP-Link router I list in the description is WiFi 6 and can be used for Mesh and as an AP if need be. I did a 2 outdoor AP setup in this video but you can use 10 or 20 if you would.. No wires.. Only POE. Could even provide power from a battery that is being charge by Solar out in the back of your property. :)
@@jcristina Man, great Idea! Would you like to try one of yours powered off of solar/batt for a new video Idea!? Also looking to run my Starlink off of solar for when Hurricanes knock out the power for extended periods here in Florida if you want to tackle that in a video? Love the content and subscribed!! Thank you
Looks like the meshes were wire connected?
So how did you route that wire when crossing the road or going into the next property ?
Nice video. You mention needing to have an ethernet adapter in the network before connecting to the switch. 2 questions. Is your configuration a Gen 2 or Gen 3 Starlink router? 2nd, does the ethernet adapter go between the Starlink adapter and the switch?
J, Really thankful for your video on the Starlink Mesh system with the TP-Link products. Can you please detail what specific POE Injectors you purchased for this project? Appreciate the help!
The gear I list actually comes with a POE adapter with the EAS unit.
I Loved your Starlink outdoor mesh Video. The only question I have is. How do I setup 2 inside mesh APs? I have a large 2500 sq ft detached wood/stucco workshop that I would like to have good strong WiFi, as well as a couple of Ethernet ports. How do I get the signal into the building?
They should bind when in distance and you can have 10-20+
Great video and instruction. I am awaiting my Starlink install in 4 days. I want to ensure that I have good coverage in my home, 1500 sq. ft., my attached deck and porch, and to my pier/boathouse that is approximately 150' away. I do have line of sight that I can mount the two AP's. The thing that was not clear is where did you PoE cable at your 2nd. location receive it's power from the building? Did you have to run cable underground from your network inside to the building?
How do you get power to the second mesh that is the incoming data to the second building without running a wire from the router access point to the incoming mesh? Thank you for all your help like always you’re awesome.
POE
INFO: I ordered a Mesh Network for my new Starlink system. I also bought the RJ45 adapter. The problem is that the connector inside is bent and will not connect. How can you connect my New Mesh system to my router without a network cable? So after hours of research,,, Bingo, I connected a laptop to Starlink WIFI. Then used Bridge mode to connect my WIFI, and my laptop's network cable connected it to my home router. I now have my home network connected to Starlink again, and I believe I can connect to the TP-Link S7 mesh network when it arrives. I studied this years ago and just now used it. It is a temporary fix, but someone may have the same problem sometimes.
Can you do a Video on how to add UniFI Network as well? I have two UNIFI AP's and now a POE switch and I having trouble getting it to work with my new Starlink network.
Thanks for the great info. Question though..... I purchased all of your recommended equipment including a new TP-Link AX1100 router, the OC300 controller, TL-SG108S Switch, and 2 AC1200 Access Points. When I set up the outdoor access points I basically just copied what you did, so they are called Starlink Mesh. What do I name the SSID for the AX100? Or does it matter? Do I also name is Starlink Mesh with the same password? I want the AX1100 to be a part of the mesh system obviously, it will handle the interior of the main home. While the outdoor access points will handle the pool deck as well as the woodshop building approx 100" away (line of sight). Basically I just want to wander around the property and seamlessly move to the strongest WiFi signal.
I just set up my Omada mesh network to Starlink. Works Great. Now the question, I have an outbuilding with steel sides, can I connect a ethernet cable between the wireless AP on the outside to a wireless AP on the inside?
Yes. I have both. WiFi connection between buildings and also a hardwire.
Thank you.@@jcristina
Would it be better to use a wired back haul mesh system or wired AP's with Starlink to extend coverage in a large home?
Hi JC! Great videos. Your videos will provide amazing help towards me setting up my Starlink once it arrives.
I have one question; I have Linksys Velop Mesh 6 routers, 3 in total. Can I still do your setup with these routers with the Tp-link outdoor extenders and managed system?
Thank you!!
Lots of discussion on SL social groups regarding mesh setups. I just want a simple setup at camp, which I plan to share with a neighbor (200’ away) . Planned on putting 3rd party router on my deck to cover about a 12x40 trailer, with SL router in bypass mode or not? Then 2nd node about half way to neighbors, with reasonable line of sight. I’m not sure I need the controller and link thingy in my case ???
Thank you very much for this video. So helpful. Question. We live on acreage and the shed is a good distance from the house and being metal not great with just the outdoor ips that are mounted on the house as it’s to far. We do have cat 6 ran in a conduct from the house to the shed. Is it possible to have a mesh setup in and outside of the house and then a router at the shed ran from the switch in the house to get the signal to the shed better? Or would I just need another switch at the shed then a mesh network from that? Or just an AP that I can wire from the switch in the house to the shed? Sorry for all the questions just trying to get the easiest solution possible.
I have read that with the rectangular Starlink there can be problems with dual NAT when you leave the Starlink Router network active while also using another router or Mesh Network because Starlink uses a Carrier Grade NAT. I would be interested in your comments on that.
I tried it both ways with no issues but I block off a small section of IPS in the third party router to use.
@@jcristina What is IPS?
Hey Joseph, that's an awesome video, thanks for sharing your knowledges, that's precious. Just one quick question. Could you connect a direct ethernet cable from the last TP-LINK router to a computer? I've got a computer that don't have wifi, and it's really far away from the starlink router, so i wonder if it's possible to connect it to the closer mesh router rather than use a long cable. Thanks so much for you answer, take care.
No. Would have to go WiFi to WiFi and then out through Ethernet.
Finally received my Starlink and considering a mesh network. In your list I don't see which POE injector you use?
Congrats! It's comes with the product.
What about 2 story connections, best place to set up Starlink router, then Starlink mesh, also adding eero mesh?
Thank you. Great ideas.
Does it matter which direction your AP’s are facing outside? Do they need to be facing each other?
No. The antenna work omnidirectioanlly.
Great video! But i didnt get poe injectors. If I have corded power to my access points do I need the injectors? And if I have 2 ap’s do they both feed out of the 5 port switch?
I would appreciate a video/ explanation (or URL for one) of how to configure a managed switch being fed by Starlink router via its Ethernet junction box. Request from France where Starlink is being widely adopted this July 2023
Love the channel. Will running my Gen 2 Starlink Router and the new AX series Access Points from TP Link give me better results or should I just go with the AC series if not changing my router?? I'm just in the planning stage at this point.
Have you already dome a video on which wires and cables go into the mesh network? If not, please do it!!!
I am planning on buying the latest Starlink system and having viewed your very helpful video. I want to know if I can utilize some of my existing connection devices which are already part of my existing system. If I purchase the Starlink ethernet adaptor can I just plug this into to my TP link TLSG1005D 5 port Gigabit Desktop switch using this to connect to my 3 ethernet only devices (no wifi connections)? Also I have 2 very simple DLink DAP1365 N300 wifi Range extenders which adequately work well for my needs in my house, will these work with the wifi from my Starlink router wifi. Thanks for any advice.
Boomshakalaka This video is greatly appreciated Thanks I live off-grid in Payette national forest and this video helped so much. Semper Fi any jarheads out there in JChristina land.
Semper Fi Blessings Tim!
JCristina, hello. I am new to all this. Did you make a video where you took away the Starlink Router and used a different one?
Awesome Video, Thank you so much for the info. This has helped me so much. I do have a question for you if that's OK. So I have a Nighthawk R7000 Router and would like to use this same setup in your video but in corporate this R7000 inline as well. I know that I'll need to bridge the Starlink over to the new router but what else do you recomend I do to set this up properly? Im also going to be using three of the TP-LINK Access points for better range. Your feed back would greatly help. Thank you
Set up the TPLINK as I did and feed the main unit Omada with the Nighthawk should work.
I just bought a Netgear Nighthawk X3600 WiFi 6 Mesh network. I haven't even had a chance to set it up yet. I hope it goes well.
Awesome. Great router.
I feel you should let us that are screwed with 2nd Gen know it's hopless before we watch half of more than one of your videos lol I really appreciate your videos and will be back when I'm not stuck without an adapter or alternative
I just watched your video and we just got our starlink and we DEFINITELY need to extend the range to get good speeds all over. I’m wondering how much did this whole thing cost?
I picked affordable products by TP-Link instead of going all out. This works fine and is very reasonable. I believe all of the links are in the description. Many blessings.
Thank you
Thanks for such a quick response, much appreciated 😊