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MoCA setup questions (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello All,

I am new to MoCA and apologize if this similar questions have been answered before [I've gone through a lot of posts but still have questions, so please go easy on me].

I just moved to a townhouse and unfortunately the previous owners cut most of the co-ax cables leaving me with only 2 available ports (1 in the basement (next to the garage which is the PoE for the ISP), and 1 on the second floor room. There is no ethernet wiring anywhere.

I am looking to have the XB7 in the basement and have an existing Netgear router in the room to have better Wi-Fi on the top floor.

ISP: Rogers 1.5 gigabit

Current scenario:

Garage: incoming line --> 2 way splitter (1 to basement, 1 to bedroom [currently disconnected])

Basement: coax --> XB7 (bridge mode) -- 2 x ethernet from XB7 -- Wi-Fi AP & work station

Required scenario:

Incoming line --> PoE filter ? --> MoCA compatible splitter -->

Basement: coax --> XB7 (MoCA enable) -- ethernet -- work station

Bedroom: coax --> MoCA adapter (ECB7250S02 or MA2500D) --> ethernet --> Wi-Fi AP

Questions:

Will the above work or do I need 2 MoCA adapters?
Is 1 PoE filter enough?
Do I need an Amplifier in the garage? If so, please recommend an amp (I can get one from US also)

Thank you in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am confused. Assuming you are in Canada.

Is your "Current Scenario" in a different domicile from where the "Required Scenario" will be?

Is Rogers your current ISP and will still be in the new Townhouse?

If the ISP demark from Rogers is a Coax cable to the XB7 in the garage, simply use a F-type barrel connector to connect the incoming coax from Rogers to the coax cable running to the basement. Then relocate the Rogers supplied XB7 Gateway to the Basement. Then connect your mesh and Ethernet connected devices as norman.

Why do you need a MoCA splitter, when all your equipment lives in the basement? Why even mess with MoCA unless there is some other connectivity that I am missing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hello! No, same house for both scenarios. Rogers is the ISP. The XB7 is inside the room next to the garage where the 2 way splitter is located and where the rogers coax terminates.

Why do you need a MoCA splitter, when all your equipment lives in the basement? Why even mess with MoCA unless there is some other connectivity that I am missing.

Currently everything is in the basement but the Wi-Fi reception on the second floor is poor and I am looking to place the router on that floor for better coverage.

Hope that clears the confusion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

1. One adapter is fine if you’re OK with bonded MoCA 2.0 throughput max.
2. A single 70 dB MoCA filter on the input port of your top-level 2-way splitter is sufficient if using the gateway’s built-in MoCA bridge.
3. No amp should be required for the setup described.