2.3.5 How to Enable or Disable a Public IP on a Service Line

2.3.5 How to Enable or Disable a Public IP on a Service Line

Public IP addresses allow the Starlink terminal to be accessible from the internet. For most enterprise deployments this is not required and can introduce security exposure — enable only when explicitly needed.

Enabling Public IP is only available for plans routing traffic via public internet

Steps:

1.    Navigate to the Service Line Details page

2.    Locate the Public IP section in the configuration area

3.    Toggle the public IP on or off as required

4.    Confirm the change — the portal applies it within a few minutes
5.    After a few minutes, the portal will display the assigned IP address in the Device section of the Service Line Details page

  

📌  Note:

Starlink offers two IPv4 policies, "default" and "public". The default IPv4 configuration uses Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) using private address space from the 100.64.0.0/10 prefix assigned to Starlink clients via DHCP. Network Address Translation (NAT) translates between private and Starlink public IPv4 Addresses. Starlink supports native IPv6 across all Starlink routers, kit versions, and service plans. All IPv6 compatible Starlink router clients are assigned IPv6 addresses.

 

The Starlink public IPv4 policy is an optional configuration available to Local and Global Priority customers. A public IPv4 is reachable from any device on the Internet and is assigned to Starlink network clients using DHCP. Although truly static IPs are not available, a reservation system retains the public IPv4 address and IPv6 prefix even when the system is off or rebooted. However, relocating the Starlink or software updates may change these addresses. Public IPv4 addresses are available to the Local and Global Priority service plans.

Starlink WiFi routers do not support port forwarding or firewall rules for IPv4 or IPv6.

 

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