You could then optionally replace the amplifier with a simple splitter, as suggested by either way, you'd want to ensure any open coax ports are capped with a 75-ohm terminator. That said, if you have the coax runs to support doing so, you'd benefit from establishing a direct connection for the modem, if only to prevent any possible MoCA and DOCSIS 3.1 conflicts down the road. (A MoCA adapter could use the coax run that would go unused by the BOLT OTA, and you could use a network switch at the BOLT OTA location to provide both devices with Ethernet connectivity if separate Ethernet connections to the router aren't possible.)
either using a standalone MoCA adapter or a Comcast gateway as your main MoCA/Ethernet bridge. With a direct antenna connection to the BOLT OTA, you should be able to use the existing coax plant, as-is *, to get MoCA connectivity going for your TiVo boxes. You are correct that you would only need one bridge adapter.Ĭlick to expand.You are likely correct in your guess, meaning that your existing coax setup is capable of supporting MoCA. All other drops would be disconnected and used in #2, isolating your coax plant from Comcast's external network. You can keep the connection coming from the street to the existing amplifier, and use only one drop from that amplifier to your router/switch, as currently installed. The POE fllter on the splitter is helping with the signal reflectance in the MoCA bandwidth, which will passively strengthen the signal between the MoCA devices connected to the splitterįor #1, as long as the coax connection from the Bolt port runs directly to the antenna (that is, not through another splitter), you won't need a PoE filter in that location, as there's no MoCA on that down-lead. Connect the Bridge ethernet to your router/switch. Connect the Bridge coax to one of the output ports, and the other three drops to for your Minis. Connect a POE filter with a 75 ohm terminator cap on the input side port of the splitter. If you are only using the connections in #2 for the Minis, you should have no need for an amplified signal. Why will you need the 4 Comcast boxes? I make the assumption here that you are replacing those boxes with the Bolt OTA and three Minis? Not sure what to do with the rest of this stuff or how/where I would connect a digital antenna. I could take the cable from the street and connect it directly to my cable modem as I plan on keeping internet.
CABLE MOCA HOW TO
I am really not sure how to proceed setting up the Tivo Bolt OTA box with this setup. From there, one of the "out" jacks feeds my cable modem and the rest feed the other 4 Comcast boxes in my house. Today, the cable from the street goes into the "IN" jack. The odd thing is that I think the Comcast boxes I have use Moca today as the amplifier has a Moca filter that looks like this. As I understand it, I would have to replace this with a commscope CSMAPDU9VPI (see here) as this supports Moca 2.0 and has a built in POE filter. Based on some previous threads, this is an older version that doesn't support Moca.
Cable runs into the house into a commscope CSMAPDU9VP cable amplifier. Are we 100% sure that the Moca capability was removed from the BOLT OTA? I have been unable to determine this from Tivo's site. but the main issue is keeping antenna signals separate from any cable TV/Internet signals on the coax, since they use overlapping frequencies) You'll need a single MoCA adapter connected to your shared coax and to the Ethernet LAN to function as the MoCA bridge, and then additional MoCA adapters for any MoCA-less devices needing a wired network connection (lacking Ethernet connectivity but with an available connection to the shared coax plant).Įxactly how the MoCA adapter, BOLT OTA, antenna, et al would be connected would depend on the specific setup. If you'd planned on using the BOLT OTA as your main MoCA/Ethernet bridge (to "create a MoCA network), you'll need a standalone MoCA adapter to handle that function. *IF* the BOLT OTA requires a MoCA/coax network connection (because it can't be connected via Ethernet), then you'd need to use a standalone MoCA adapter to make the MoCA connection on the BOLT OTA's behalf. TiVo chose to leave out (remove) the MoCA hardware from the BOLT OTA model all other BOLT models have built-in MoCA bridging/connectivity. you don't, since the BOLT OTA box doesn't include any MoCA functionality.