How to Reboot or Factory Reset a Starlink Router
Know when a simple reboot is appropriate, what a factory reset erases, and how to prepare before restoring the router.
Know when a simple reboot is appropriate, what a factory reset erases, and how to prepare before restoring the router.
Reboot and reset do different jobs
A reboot restarts equipment while retaining its configuration. A factory reset clears local Wi-Fi settings and requires setup again. It does not cancel a service plan, release ownership or repair damaged hardware.
Record your network name, password, router model and any third-party network settings before a reset. Tell other users the connection will be interrupted. Have the official Starlink app and account access available.
Ordinary restart first
If the app can reach the equipment, use its reboot control for the selected device. Otherwise disconnect its power, wait briefly, and reconnect once. Let startup complete before testing. Avoid a rapid unplug/replug sequence: on some older routers it is a reset command.
Check whether the original network returns and whether another device can get online. If the original symptom remains, identify the fault before escalating to a factory reset.
Match the reset to the router
| Router | Reset approach |
|---|---|
| Router 3 | Use the recessed reset button under the LAN-port cover, following its guide |
| Mini | Use the terminal's documented reset button procedure |
| Gen 2 router | Uses a power-cycle reset sequence; follow the exact current timing in its instructions |
| Circular-kit router | Use its own reset-button instructions; do not borrow the Gen 2 sequence |
On Router 3, briefly press the reset button with a suitable small tool, allow the router to restart, then join its default STARLINK network and complete setup in the app. For other models, open the matching official instructions before performing their sequence; button placement and hold times differ.
Reconnect and verify
Create the intended secure Wi-Fi network, reconnect a test device and check internet access. Re-pair mesh nodes if required. Restoring the previous network name and password may reconnect devices, but verify them individually. If recovering from bypass, reconnect your equipment to the restored Starlink network before rebuilding the third-party arrangement.
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