Some quick notes about connecting Subaru STARLINK to a home wireless network (e.g. for firmware updates):
- Only password-protected networks are shown in the available Wi-Fi Settings networks list. I have not found a way to connect to open networks.
- Only channel 149 and 157 work for 40MHz wide channels in the 5GHz band. I tested 36, 44, 52, 60, 100, 108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 149, and 157. Only the last two were shown in the Wi-Fi Settings networks list.
- 5 underscores is “saved”. Instead of the fan-shaped signal strength indicator, the Wi-Fi Settings network list shows 5 underscores to indicate a known/saved network which is not in range.
- “Please Connect to a Wi-Fi Access Point or connect your mobile device and run the Aha Radio application (version 5 or later) to check for updates.” error message is displayed during “Check for Updates” even when it is connected to a wireless network. This is a generic “can’t connect to update server” message which could be caused by low signal strength, or any other network issue. It is not necessarily a wireless connection issue.
These issues together significantly complicated the connecting and troubleshooting process for me. I hope that by reading this you can more easily correct or avoid these issues. Good luck!
