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Starlink + Downstream Router

Starlink's own router can't run EZLINK directly. The trick is to put a MikroTik or OpenWRT router behind it — Starlink provides the internet, and the second router runs EZLINK.

Start here

Sign in, accept the short Host Agreement, and we'll generate your Node ID + Token (and the installer, if there is one) on the spot.

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Before you start, you need:

  • A working Starlink dish + Starlink router.
  • A second router (MikroTik hAP ax² or any OpenWRT-compatible router is perfect).
  • An ethernet cable between the two routers.
  • If you're on Starlink Gen 2 (the rectangular dish with the standard router), you'll also need the Starlink Ethernet Adapter — it's sold separately and plugs between the router and the dish cable. Gen 3 routers have ethernet ports built in.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Sign in & accept the Host Agreement

    Click Get my Starlink setup pack below, sign in, accept the agreement.

  2. 2

    Put Starlink into Bypass Mode

    Open the Starlink app → Settings → Bypass Mode → enable. This turns off Starlink's Wi-Fi so your downstream router takes over. The Starlink router will only forward traffic from now on.

    Tip: Bypass Mode disables the Starlink app's local Wi-Fi controls until you factory-reset the router. That's fine — you'll manage Wi-Fi from your second router from here on.

  3. 3

    Plug your second router into Starlink

    Connect an ethernet cable from the Starlink ethernet port (or Ethernet Adapter on Gen 2) to the WAN port of your second router. Power on the second router.

  4. 4

    Set up the second router

    Follow the MikroTik guide OR the OpenWRT guide on this website — whichever router you have. The steps are identical from there.

How you'll know it worked

  • Your second router shows online in EZLINK.
  • Roamers can connect through Starlink via your node.

If something goes wrong

No internet on the second router

Make sure Starlink Bypass Mode is on. Reboot the second router.

Ready to go?

Click below to get your credentials.