How to Reboot Starlink? Starlink uses a specialized router and a phased array technology antennae that help it achieve reliable internet in remote areas.
Starlink’s devices can jam like any other electronic device, which may curtail your ability to enjoy the promised internet performance.
If your devices stop working properly, the easiest solution to get you back online is to reboot them.
Luckily, I have researched and compiled a comprehensive guide on how to reboot Starlink.
However, before I tell you how, let’s first see some benefits of rebooting your Starlink.
Why Do You Need to Reboot Your Starlink Internet
Besides offering an internet gateway, the router distributes wifi to your devices while powering the dish. As such, it performs many complex tasks in your home network connectivity, which can overwhelm it.
It is a computer with an operating system, CPU, and local storage.
Like a normal computer, the router can also run into bugs, storage issues, and overheating. Rebooting your therefore helps your network in the following ways:
Boosts speed and lowers latency
Sometimes, you may experience slow internet speed, which persists even after clearing obstacles blocking the dish sky view. Your latency may also be higher than normal, affecting your real-time internet endeavors.
If you experience such, it could be the router that has run into bugs, and the only solution is a reboot.
Clears cache memory
As we said, a route is a computer with internal storage.
Given that the device records sent and received requests over the internet, its cache memory can be full. Again, this memory can be full of errors due to incomplete requests.
A reboot will clear this memory and give your router a new breath of life.
Rebooting clears malicious codes.
An internet gateway or router is prone to random attacks from malicious websites.
These bad codes can slow your internet or malfunction your router. The good news is a reboot will clear them all, making your router as good as new.
Router reboot
Solves connection issues
Apart from bugs, other errors, such as accumulated charges, may cause connectivity challenges. Therefore, you must restart your router to clear these errors for optimal performance.
Fixes configuration and compatibility problems
Lastly, you may experience compatibility problems with some devices or when you update your router firmware.
You may also experience configuration problems if you have moved with your Starlink to a new place.
These issues can also come when you buy a secondhand router or you want to bypass the Starlink router. You will need to make your router function with a simple reboot.
Router connection
How to Reboot Starlink
Since the router is one of the essential components in your Starlink internet, it’s also the main culprit for performance issues.
You might, therefore, want to check abnormalities in its LED lights before taking any step. Now, before you contact Starlink, try rebooting using the following methods to restore your connection:
Rebooting via the app
As you may already know, the Starlink app is a basic requirement in managing your internet and its devices.
Therefore, you must have installed it from your appropriate platform (Google or Apple Store) before using your Starlink.
If you have the app, use it to reboot your Starlink using the steps below:
- First, launch the app on your device
- Sign in using your credentials if you have not already done so
- Once on the main menu, tap settings
- Now locate Reboot Starlink and slide to toggle appropriately
- You must wait about 3 minutes for your Starlink to shut down and restart.
Power cycle reboot
If, for some reason, you do not have the app or you do not like the process of the reboot there, you can use the power cycle.
This method is the easiest and clears most errors in all electronic devices, including your router. Additionally, it also clears static charges that might cause problems or overheating.
Unfortunately, rebooting your router this way takes longer to restart than the app technique. However, if you want to use it anyway, just locate where your router is connected to the power supply.
While here, you can just switch the power off and back on after some minutes. You can also unplug the router cable from the socket or the power cord from the router and still achieve the same results.
After that, you must wait a few minutes before inserting the power code and wait for your device to reboot.
Unplugging cable
Reboot by Unplugging the dish cable
This method is the last on this list, and I recommend it for fixing the Starlink rebooting or unplugging error. It involves unplugging the antennae cable from either the dish or the rooter.
Most people would prefer to unplug from the router since the dish is on the roof, thus proving tedious. After unplugging, you just need to wait a few minutes before plugging the cable back into its position.
Then you will have to award your set up some more time to establish a satellite connection before you can enjoy the internet. Ensure you plug the connectors correctly in their position, careful not to break them.
Starlink dish
Conclusion
Now you know the three main ways to reboot your Starlink – you just need to choose the most appropriate.
However, before rebooting, you might also want to check if obstructions are blocking your dish’s clear sky view. If your internet problem persists, consider launching a ticket via the app to contact customer care.