Starlink router lights: what each colour means, by model

Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, explains the lights on all four of its WiFi routers in one help article: the Router Mini, the Router 3, the Gen 2 router and the Gen 1 router. On the Router Mini and the Router 3 the front light goes out about an hour after the router connects, so on those two no light at all can mean all is well, not only that the power is off. Red means not connected to the internet; a blinking white light that cannot connect within 20 minutes turns red. Violet means bypass mode, which only a factory reset by hand undoes. The Gen 2 and Gen 1 routers are not here yet (see below).

Which Starlink router do you have?

Starlink’s article tells the routers apart by where the light is: the Router Mini and the Router 3 have one light on the front; the Gen 2 router has no lights on the front (its front graphic is an Earth to Mars orbital transfer ellipse) and a single white light on the bottom; the Gen 1 router has its light on the front and a separate power supply with two lights of its own. On the Router 3 the reset button is under the LAN port cap on the back. Pick it to see every light it has.

One light, different meanings on Starlink routers

Where Starlink gives the same main light a different meaning on different routers. Knowing the colour alone is not enough.

You see	What Starlink says, by router
No light	Starlink Router Mini: No power to the router, or it is connected to the internet: the solid white light turns off after 1 hour. Starlink Router 3: No power to the router.
Steady purple	Starlink Router Mini: The router is in bypass mode. Starlink Router 3: The router is in bypass mode.
Flashing white	Starlink Router Mini: Trying to connect. Starlink Router 3: Trying to connect.

Sources

Starlink’s own pages only, read on the date shown.

Starlink: What do the lights on my WiFi router / power supply mean? (Starlink Help Center) — Starlink Router Mini, Router 3, Gen 2 and Gen 1 routers. www.starlink.com Checked 2026-10-13. Read in a browser: the page draws its text with a script.
Starlink: How do I factory reset my router? (Starlink Help Center) — Starlink Router Mini, Router 3, Gen 2 and Gen 1 routers. www.starlink.com Checked 2026-10-13. Read in a browser: the page draws its text with a script.

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