I wish Peplink offered a mobile router with PoE output on the WAN port.
Our setup is a Starlink + BR1 Pro 5G. If the BR1 had PoE, we could connect the dish directly to the WAN port which would be neat.
Ideally the router could be powered by 12V and 24V power systems and convert it to whatever the dish needs.
I am not saying that this is feasible, just that it would make the typical Starlink + cellular backup setups easier.
Hi Bartek,
+1 from here
This is a great idea - and there is a use case for this.
Challenge with this request is power and conversion.
Starlink Mini is 12-48v with max power draw of 60w
Starlink RV/Roam is 56v with max power draw of 120w
Starlink Maritime is double RV/Roam
Having a model that supports above is tricky - so we must choose one.
Mini is easy, can be powered by the same source as the Peplink, or use a PoE breakout kit to inject PoE and output 12v with 5A to ensure it gets enough power.
RV/Roam is also pretty easy, you can use the stock Rouer and get a 12/24v to 56v power adapter to power this unit via the original router (which also then gives Starlink Remote support capabilities if need be).
Maritime can be done with similar setup at the RV/Roam, but with a custom PSU similar to what Yaosheng have done, or even companies like Hypha (Australia).
I would support a product similar to this - but we must consider the global use case, not just “it would be easy to deploy in my RV/Boat/Car”. What is the actual use case, and would it be widely adopted?
A Starlink Mini Case/Housing + Peplink would be very useful
A Starlink RV Case/Housing + Peplink would be very useful
(we’re developing one already!)
Maritime/Flat High Performance there’s a bunch of companies doing all-in-one kits already.
Look at MobileMustHave or Trio Flatmount. Both companies sell 12 v conversions to power Gen 3 hardware and/or eliminating the Starlink provided router. I have no experience with this hardware, however both organizations are trustworthy. I have plenty of inverter capacity so I just use the supplied hardware until I’m confident in mounting locations before I start wiring permanent 12v feeds.