Does Viasat Have Wi-Fi?

Yes! Wi-fi is available with every Viasat internet plan. When you order Viasat satellite internet service, you can use your own router or get the Viasat Gateway Modem. If you prefer to use your own router, any modern version will work with your Viasat service.

Every Viasat plan requires a Viasat modem. The modem is linked to your satellite dish via a coaxial cable and brings the internet into your home. The router then allows multiple devices to join the same network. (Save space with the new Viasat Gateway Modem. It’s two devices in one: a modem with a built-in wireless router.)

Does Viasat Have Wi-Fi Modems That Also Allow Wired Connections?

Both the regular Viasat modem and the WiFi Gateway have Ethernet ports, which allows you to use them as wired connections – all you need is an Ethernet cable. With either modem, you can use wi-fi connections for some devices (e.g., phones, tablets, thermostats, and security cameras) while simultaneously using wired connections for other devices (e.g., desktop computers, laptops, or TVs). With this capability, you can set up your home network in the most advantageous configuration for how you and your family use the internet.

Does Viasat Have Wi-Fi Installation Service?

When you sign up as a Viasat customer, we provide all the equipment you need: a brand new dedicated satellite dish, a WiFi Modem (which requires a separate router), or the WiFi Gateway (so you don’t need a separate router). A professional technician will come to your home or business, test the signal, and suggest locations for mounting your Viasat satellite dish. Once the dish is attached to your roof (or wall), they’ll make sure it’s pointed in the right direction to communicate with the satellite. Then, the technician will install the modem inside your home and connect you to the internet.

If you also order Viasat Voice phone service, the technician will set up your phone using a Viasat modem with a phone jack. Both the Viasat WiFi Modem and WiFi Gateway accommodate home phone service with Voice, eliminating the need for a separate phone adapter.

Does Viasat Have Wi-Fi Tech Support and Service?

Viasat supports all its equipment, including replacing defective equipment within the first 90 days of service. If you use your own router for wi-fi, however, set up and maintenance are your responsibility

After 90 days, you can get extended support with Viasat EasyCare. For $8.99/month, EasyCare includes free service calls, priority customer support on the Viasat Customer Care hotline, and discounts on relocating your satellite dish. If you sign up for EasyCare when you order Viasat, your first three months are FREE! (And you can cancel anytime.)

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Does Viasat Have Built in Wi-Fi?

Yes, it does. A home satellite internet plan from Viasat brings the internet signal to your dish and via a cable into your home Viasat Modem-Wi-Fi Router device. The modem-router is part of the equipment you’ll lease from Viasat. The modem component of the device unscrambles the signal and the Wi-Fi router transmits it to your various devices around your home. You may run a cable from the device directly into your main computer, or laptop for a hard-wired connection to your primary device, but you don’t have to. If you use your main device for work you probably will want to use the LAN cable that comes with the modem-router to your home for a more stable connection and then if you want to share the signal additionally to all your devices like tablets and smartphones (when using satellite data to connect to the internet on your phone – not always necessary), the Wi-fi router can do that.

Satellite internet is a transfer of an internet signal from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), for example, Viasat, to your home via communications satellites in space. The satellites beam down your provider’s signal to ground stations that transmit the signal to your dish. The signal then travels back and forth from your dish to a modem in your home via a coaxial cable.

A modem device inside your home translates the internet signal from the dish into proper structure that can be read by other devices. Most routers have at least one port to plug in a blue Ethernet cable from a device like a laptop for a direct internet connection on one device. You can go online but your printer would need to be hard-wired into your computer to print a document. Modems have a public IP address that can be seen online. The connection between your home and the internet is called a WAN, or, wide area network.

A Wifi router connects your devices at home to form a private local area network called a LAN. Your devices can talk to one another to share files or to print on a wireless enabled printer without a hard wire connection. The router will assign a local IP address to each of your devices in the network. It will create a firewall for security. A password will be required for each device to access the network. Additionally, the Wifi router can share the internet signal from the modem to all your networked devices. This way more than one device can be online at the same time. The router will manage traffic and enable parental controls.

Viasat offers a modem-Wi-Fi router combination unit as part of your plan, unless you prefer to use your own Wi-Fi device or Wi-Fi mesh system, in which case make sure you purchase one that’s compatible with Viasat. You can use the one provided by Viasat or buy your own.

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