MoCA setup questions - eviltoast

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:

  1. Will the above work or do I need 2 MoCA adapters?
  2. Is 1 PoE filter enough?
  3. 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!

  • eko_kratos@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    1 year 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.