Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)

Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)

Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
Sunday - last edited Monday
Model: ER605 (TL-R605)  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 2.3.0

Hi guys,

 

I’d like to ask for some advice about my network setup.

 

 

Current Setup:

  • 3 × Starlink connectionsTP-Link ER605 (multi-WAN load balancer) → MikroTik RB5009 (PPPoE server) → TP-Link ES205GPHA7302CST (OLT) 68 home clients

  • Load Balancing Ratio: 1:1:1

  • Application Optimized Routing (AOR): Disabled for 1 year

 

 

My Concerns:

  1. Is this setup correct, or do I need a higher model of TP-Link multi-WAN router?

  2. Should I enable AOR, or just leave it disabled?

  3. On the ER605 WAN activity, the upload/download per WAN never goes beyond 100 Mbps (maximum I’ve seen is about 84 Mbps). Is this normal?

 

 

Thank you!

 

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)-Solution
Monday - last edited Monday

  @Mellx1 

Thank you for your answer. Here are the responses to your three questions. Please check them out:

1. Topology & ER605 Model Choice
The ER605 (V2) is still adequate. Its hardware NAT throughput is rated at 1 Gbps, while each Starlink line typically peaks at 100–250 Mbps. The aggregate bandwidth therefore stays well below the router’s limit, so no immediate hardware upgrade is necessary
2.AOR is essentially policy-based routing. It pins latency-sensitive traffic (gaming, VoIP, banking) to the WAN with the lowest RTT, avoiding Starlink’s occasional 20–40 ms jitter.
Recommendation: Enable AOR and create rules for the relevant destination ports/IPs. Monitor for a week; if all three Starlink links have similar latency, you can disable it again
3.The speed is normal. Starlink’s real-world downlink commonly ranges 70–120 Mbps, and the ER605 reading simply reflects that.
a.Verify the port is negotiating at 1000 Mbps (Status → Port Status).
b.If a PC directly connected to Starlink also tops out at ~84 Mbps, the bottleneck is Starlink itself, not the ER605.

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)-Solution
Monday - last edited Monday

  @Mellx1 

Thank you for your answer. Here are the responses to your three questions. Please check them out:

1. Topology & ER605 Model Choice
The ER605 (V2) is still adequate. Its hardware NAT throughput is rated at 1 Gbps, while each Starlink line typically peaks at 100–250 Mbps. The aggregate bandwidth therefore stays well below the router’s limit, so no immediate hardware upgrade is necessary
2.AOR is essentially policy-based routing. It pins latency-sensitive traffic (gaming, VoIP, banking) to the WAN with the lowest RTT, avoiding Starlink’s occasional 20–40 ms jitter.
Recommendation: Enable AOR and create rules for the relevant destination ports/IPs. Monitor for a week; if all three Starlink links have similar latency, you can disable it again
3.The speed is normal. Starlink’s real-world downlink commonly ranges 70–120 Mbps, and the ER605 reading simply reflects that.
a.Verify the port is negotiating at 1000 Mbps (Status → Port Status).
b.If a PC directly connected to Starlink also tops out at ~84 Mbps, the bottleneck is Starlink itself, not the ER605.

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
Monday

  @Mellx1 

 

Thank you, 

Here are the details of each wan port:

Duplex

Full Duplex, Speed: 1000 Mbps

 

Can you guide me a bit on setting up policy routing? For example, I’d like all streaming traffic to go through WAN1, all gaming traffic through WAN2, and downloads through WAN3.

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Re:Is this the correct setup (StarLink > Er605 > Mikrotib RB5009)
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  @Mellx1 

Below is the guidance for configuring Policy Routing in both Standalone and Controller modes.

How to configure Policy Routing on Omada Gateway via Omada Controller

How to configure Policy Routing on Dual WAN Router using the new GUI
To meet your requirements, you need to identify the ports used by your streaming, gaming, and download applications so that you can set up the corresponding rules in Policy Routing.

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