RV Wi-Fi has indeed developed such technology . Expecting to be overwhelmed by technical information , I arrived to meet the company ’ s Ross and Liz Irvine , who had installed the system in their personal Nova caravan . Would RV Wi-FI ’ s new Starlink system require an IT degree to understand , or would it be so straightforward that anyone could install it ? I hoped for the latter …
INTRODUCING THE DISHYDOCK
The heart of the system is known as the DishyDock Power . It ’ s a funny name , but it ’ s based on the fact that Starlink calls the satellite dish that it provides with its router a ‘ Dishy ’. Now , as regular readers of GoRV would know , one of the downsides to running a standard Starlink router in a caravan is the fact it requires a 240V connection .
However , the DishyDock Power can plug directly into a cigarettestyle 12V port – the same kind that makes your existing 4G or 5G RV Wi-Fi unit go . All you need to do is mount the DishyDock Power , plug it into the closest 12V / 10A point , connect it to the RV Wi-Fi system using the supplied Cat 6 ethernet cable , and then run an additional supplied Cat 6 ethernet cable from the DishyDock Power out to your Starlink satellite dish ( or Dishy ). In essence , that ’ s all there is to it .
RV Wi-Fi offers a weatherproof through-the-wall RJ45 connection point . For new van builds , RV Wi-Fi recommends having the Cat 6 cable pre-fitted .
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