Q. I have a Tivo, game console or PC that needs an ethernet connection in a room that has only a coax connection. Is there some way I get a remote ethernet connection?
A. To do this, you need to install a MOCA to ethernet bridge.
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Several MOCA bridges are currently available:
•Motorola NIM-100 - These are sometimes available on Ebay, although the price has recently increased significantly due to scarcity.
•Actiontec ECB2200 - Available new.
•Netgear MCAB1001 - available only in pairs.
•Actiontec MI424-WR router - available used on eBay for about $25.
1) Simple MOCA bridges (NIM-100, ECB2200, MCAB1001)
If you have an unused (working) coax jack connected to your main splitter:
• Connect the MOCA bridge RF-IN jack to the coax jack.
• Connect your ethernet device to the MOCA bridge ethernet jack.
If you have a coax jack with an existing STB:
• Disconnect the coax from the STB.
• Connect the coax jack to a 1x2 splitter. Make sure the splitter is rated 1 GHz to pass all signals to the STB.
• Connect one leg of the splitter to the MOCA bridge RF-IN jack.
• Connect the other leg of the splitter to the STB.
• Connect your ethernet device to the MOCA bridge ethernet jack.
The RF OUT connector on the MOCA bridge can not be used to feed a Verizon STB since it blocks the MOCA signals needed by the STB. If you were to do so, you would lose VOD and guide data on that STB. The RF OUT connector can be used to connect a non-MOCA device, such as a TIVO.
2) Actiontec MI424-WR router as a remote MOCA bridge.
You will need to reconfigure the remote Actiontec, BEFORE you connect it to the coax.
• Perform a hard reset on the Actiontec to restore factory defaults.
• Connect a PC to a LAN port of the Actiontec.
By default,DHCP server should be enabled on the Actiontec, so no need to set a static IP address on the PC.
•Login to the Actiontec at 192.168.1.1
Change the remote Actiontec's LAN IP LAN address:
•Click on MY NETWORK icon at the top
•Click on NETWORK CONNECTIONSon the left menu.
•Click on Network (Home/Office)
•On the IP ADDRESS line, enter an available IP address on the same subnet as your primary router (e.g. 192.168.1.2).
•Click APPLY
The Actiontec will reboot
Disable the remote's coax WAN connection:
•Login to the Actiontec at it's new IP address.
•Click on the MY NETWORK icon at the top.
•Select NETWORK CONNECTIONS from the menu on the left.
•Click on Broadband Connection (coax)
•Click on DISABLE
Disable the remote's DHCP server:
•Click on ADVANCED icon at the top.
•Click yes
•Select IP Address Distribution
•Select Network (Home/Office)
•In the IP ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION pull-down, select DISABLED.
•Click APPLY.
You may or may not want to disable the wireless section in the remote Actiontec. If you leave it enabled, you should set the SSID to the same as your primary router, and set it to use a different channel. This can extend the wireless range of your primary router.
At this point, you connect the remote Actiontec to the coax (you may need a 1Ghz 2x1 splitter).
Note: Option #2 assumes you are already using an Actiontec or Westell as your primary router. If you are using a third party router as your primary router, then you will need two MOCA bridges. Be sure to use a LAN-to-LAN connection between your primary router and the first Actiontec. (See this FAQ for guidelines: »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »Can I use my wireless or an extra router along with the Verizon provided router?, making specific note of the next-to-last paragraph.) Then follow the Option 2 above for the remote Actiontec.
Having completed #1 or #2, any devices connected to the MOCA bridge, should now be able to get an IP address from the DHCP server in your primary router and connect to the internet.
If you have more than 7 MoCA devices, see the following FAQ:
»Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »How can I use more than 7 MoCA devices
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last modified: 2009-08-30 10:13:32 |
