# WiFi

> Network name and password, guest networks, WPA2, outdoor mode, and why the event log is full of band switches.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/starlink/router-config/wifi/
Last updated: 2026-08-18

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## Overview

The Starlink network ships **with no password at all**. Setting one is
technically optional and is the first thing you should do.

## Change the network name or password

1. Connect to your Starlink WiFi network.
2. Sign in to your Starlink account in the app.
3. On the home page, tap **Settings**.
4. Under **Router Configuration**, select the network you want to change.
5. Enter the new network name and password.
6. Tap **Save**.

Every connected device drops when you save, and has to rejoin with the new
details.

**The password is never shown again once set.** If you forget it, the only way
back is a factory reset. See
[Maintenance](/en/guides/starlink/router-config/maintenance/).

## Reference

| Field | Rules |
| ----- | ----- |
| Network name (SSID) | 4 to 32 characters. Letters, numbers and spaces |
| Password | 8 to 32 characters. Letters, numbers, spaces and symbols |
| Security | WPA2 |

The network name is also called the SSID. The password turns up as the network
security key, the WPA key, or the WPA/WPA2 passphrase depending on which device
is asking.

**Brazil.** Local regulation requires the password to be 8 to 32 characters
with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one
special character. For example `1StrongPa$sword`.

## Guest network

A guest network gives visitors internet without access to your Starlink
settings. While connected to it, the Starlink app is unreachable, which is the
point.

1. Open the app and go to **Settings**.
2. Tap **Add Network**.
3. Enter a unique SSID and password.
4. Toggle **Guest Network** on.
5. Tap **Save**.

## Outdoor mode

Some jurisdictions restrict certain wireless channels to indoor use. Outdoor
mode reconfigures the router to comply.

**This is only available on accounts created in Japan.**

**Standard 4 and Standard 4 X**

1. Connect to your Starlink WiFi.
2. Sign in to the app.
3. Go to **Settings → Advanced**.
4. Toggle **Outdoor Mode** on.

It stays on until you toggle it off or factory reset the router.

**Starlink Mini.** In Japan the Mini defaults to outdoor mode, enabling dynamic
frequency selection and restricting channels to satisfy the Radio Law. Nothing
for you to do.

## Troubleshooting

**The event log is full of "Device switching WiFi band" and "Device roaming
between nodes."** This is normal and nothing is wrong.

Devices move between the 2.4 GHz band, which is slower but travels further and
through walls, and the 5 GHz band, which is faster over shorter distances. In a
mesh they also move between nodes. Both happen constantly in every modern mesh
system, usually fast enough that you never notice.

Software version **2026.05.21.mr77829** changed the *logging*, not the
behaviour. Previously these events were only recorded for devices considered
active, such as one streaming or on a call. Now they are recorded for every
connected device, including idle ones, so a phone in your pocket moving from
the kitchen to the living room shows up in the log.

The events are shown for transparency: if a switch does interrupt a video call,
the log is what lets support explain what happened.

## Related

- [Networking](/en/guides/starlink/router-config/networking/)
- [Maintenance](/en/guides/starlink/router-config/maintenance/)
- [Improving WiFi coverage](/en/guides/starlink/interruptions/)