MoCA adapters are nice for people who rent or have an older home and can't run newer ethernet cables. they can typically get much better data transfer rates then wireless alone. also some brands sell MoCA adapters with built in wireless range boosters if you need to expand you coverage.
I’ve used Actiontec for a while with minimal issues. Think they go by screenbeam these days though. There are tutorials on RUclips about how to set them up as well.
Getting ready to move into my new two story and was wondering how i was going to get CAT6A from my Cisco 2960X to my 2 Ubiquiti APs. Glad I found this video. Saved me from having to cut and drill behind the walls and floors.
@@DIYBRY Hi, at 2:55 I see all of the coax jack just plugging in a board, is that board a splitter? Could you please tell me which brand, device is that? Thanks and best wishes
@@DIYBRY Thank you, I've seen that "On-Q VM1002 1X8 Enhanced Passive Video Splitter, 1GHz". In this video, Could we plug the coax cable from the splitter to the Moca adapter? If it works, then we simply have internet for every room with available coax and Moca adapter.
@@huy3148 1) Actually splitting coax that many times will slow the networks down. 2) In the Moca kit, one acts as the transmitter and other is the receiver. I am not 100% sure it would work, but if you had the transmitter hooked from the router then coax into the splitter, on the other end of those lines, you would need a receiver. So you would have the get 4 more Moca units to be the receivers on each line. But like I said, not sure that would work. In my network, I am only using one transmitter, 1 coax line, and a be receiver.
Sorry if this is already answered, but as an apartment owner, there are a lot of Coax outlets in the wall and no Ethernet... I have a coax cable connected directly from the modem to the outlet in the wall. I also have a coax outlet in my room. My thought process is that I would only need one adapter to connect/convert the coax cable in my room to ethernet to plug into my computer. Not sure why 2 adapters are needed, but I'm still doing research to be sure it's worth the investment. Thanks for the video even years later!
FYI, Mbps is megabits per second. So 500 Mbps is about 50 MBps (megaBytes per second). It's been a long time, but I think a byte is still 8 bits but there is some overhead. So, about ten to one. Edited to add: Thanks for the great video. I think you may have solved a problem for a friend fo mine.
@@DIYBRY Network traffic speeds are always in Mbps, but when you transfer files in a OS between storage devices the speed is measured in MBps. Why, dunno.
I have an older house where I can't get a good signal to my Nvidia Shield Pro. Running a hardwire just isn't practical unfortunately. I'm using a Netgear Orbi mesh system and have my Shield plugged into one of the satellites. I'm streaming media with a NAS drive hooked into the router. Best signal I can get is about 45 Mbps with the Wi-Fi. Enough to watch most things without too much of an issue. I have a gigabit service coming to the Router (950Mbps when I test teh speed) I installed this exact system to my NVidia shield from the router. I'm now getting 850+ Mbps to the Shield. I've tried powerline adapters but not much improvement, nothing like this. These way exceeded my expectations!
@@urbuddie Thanks for watching! I have a switch because I have other devices in the network box that need Ethernet too. One is for the specialized smoke and water detection system I have.
Thank you for the video. It really helped me out. I do not have an elaborate setup like yours (by the way...very nice setup) but I think your solution will work for me with what I need. Thank you again...and Aloha from Hawaii...Ted
There is only one coax wall outlet in my house that works (it allows my router to give off signal). If I plug in the router anywhere else I can connect to the internet but there is zero signal. I am guessing these outlets are for cable tv and not meant for internet connections. Would one of these allow me to convert the tv signal to a working internet connection?
@@DIYBRY Sorry. It’s as if my router is connected to power and nothing else. With power the router gives a joinable network regardless of if it has any real internet connection. On my phone or any device I can still connect to my wifi network but trying to use the internet on the device results in it not loading whatsoever. It could be that the coax cables are not functioning at all but I think they’re just for cable tv. I wanted to know if one of these devices allows you to use a cable only coax outlet and get internet connectivity from it.
That is because the cable outlet your modem is connected to is the only live one. Usually when a tech comes to install a modem they will disconnect all other unused outlets due to potential interference if left plugged in. Also it increases dB signal to modem . That's why when you plug your modem on any other outlet we'll it won't work because they aren't live.
Can I just plug the adapter straight into the router through the Ethernet cable & leave out the coax part? Then in the room I need connection in, I use the coax into the adapter and connect the Ethernet cable to a switch for all my stuff?
Thanks will check this out. My home doesn’t have any built in Ethernet port in the wall, but I see several of this TV antennae port. I hope it’s not that complicated to activate (plug and play) 😅
Hello I tried doing this and the coax light isn't turning green I did Router/Modem > MoCa > the cable where all the coax cables are > a splitter > coax cable in the other room > MoCa > Router > Computer I don't know if the cables are just really messed up or not because the one we needed for the first MoCa is also needed for the satellite for the tv so I don't know what's going on anymore and for the tv to work it needs 3 coax cables plugged in for some reason
Two do you have two “routers”? 3 coax for the TV? Wish I could be there to see your setup. But for the MoCa to work. One has to be at the start of the line and the second MoCA at the end of the same coax line.
Ya I cant get this to work for some reason. My setup looks like this: In the basement: I got a lindsay broadband optical node that is connected to the line (in furance room, besides circuit box) going to my master bedroom, which allows me to setup my ISP's router/modem in that bedroom through a coaxial cable going into the wall. However I got a MoCa Adapter connected to that router/modem in the master bedroom and a MoCa Adapter connected to a coaxial port in another room from the coaxial outlet and into the computer. But It's not working. Is it because the coaxial wiring between the two rooms are not connected? Or is it because the line (in the furnace room) going to the other room is unplugged? Do I need to plug that line into a splitter, that connects both the master bedroom and the other room into the lindsay broadband optical node? Please advice. Thank you
You have to have the mocha device on both sides of the single line. In my video, you can see where all of the coax cables come together in my basement. I connected the MoCA to the start of the line (in the basement) that goes upstairs and the other MoCA at the end of the line upstairs.
@@DIYBRY I figured it out, I had to connect two coax cables in my basement (master beedroom+ other room) to a splitter and that splitter to the internet coax. Which allowed the coax outlet in the other room to become active. Thanks!
My broadband internet still uses coax (not fiber as compared to yours). I'm also using an active 4-way splitter downstairs where the broadband signal comes into the house. If I use a 2-way splitter that comes in this package and connect the broadband coax modem on output 1 of the 2-way splitter, then the 2nd output to MoCA adapter, would that mean the 4-way active splitter ports on my basement would have internet signal as long as I connect the 2nd MoCA adapter to it?
@@DIYBRY I'd like to connect IP TV in another room wherein there's no LAN cable there, only coax line. In the basement, I realized I have an active MoCA splitter there.
I'm not sure how to phrase this correctly, the 2nd adapter into the home office that you placed, is it always going to be hardwired into a single peripheral? I'm trying to gauge what equipment I'd need if I wanted to boost the signal for a 2nd computer, a PS5, and an apple TV. Would I just buy an access point then?
Once you have the MoCA adapter at the end of the coax line, the eithernet coming off the MoCA can go into an eithernet splitter. So you could have a line go to the PS5 and another off the splitter go to the computer.
Hard to tell with out seeing your setup. Does the setup go: ISP > Modem > Router > Ethernet > MoCA > Coax Line Start > Coax Line End > MoCA > Ethernet > Device?
If you wanted multiple lines to go to through the adapter? Would you use a spliter? I think you are only connecting one line/destination (upstairs bedroom) in the video. Thanks
@@jeffspectre6767 yes you can use a splitter. But it also depends on what we’re splitting. Are you splitting the coax or are you splitting the ethernet if you were splitting the coax you would still need a receiver on each end of the line of each coax line.
Hello, I have a question: I live in a small apartment behind my landlords larger house. He has a Spectrum cable box, modem, and wifi router towards the front of his house, (There's an additional Spectrum cable box in my bedroom for my TV, on his same account). I use his wifi signal to connect my bedroom laptop to the Internet, but the signal is very weak, even with an extender I purchased and connected. So my question is this: would it be as simple as just splitting the coaxil cable that goes into my cable box and connecting a 3rd party modem for a legitimate strong Internet signal which I can run to my laptop with an Ethernet cable? Thank you.
@@DIYBRY The cable box runs all the same premium channels he has. Don't know about there being internet service, thats why I didnt know if buying a modem on Amazon would work
@@MasterArmedforces Guess you need to have a conversation with the landlord on what services he is paying for. Perhaps he’s has cable TV through one company and Internet through another. If TV and Internet are running through the cable right now, you could use a splitter and send one line to your existing cable TV box and plug the other line into a router, which should act as a range extender for the existing network (since it would be a second router after the main router).
Hey brother , so in my apartment where my gaming desk is it only has a coax port so right now I’m using that and hardwired to the fios extender . Then Ethernet cord directly into my gaming system . Do i need one of these or would i need two? The ONT is in the closet in the room 😢 and i don’t wanna have to run a long Ethernet cord
yes but the other end of the coax that connects to my room on the second floor is in the basement while we have a router/modem combo on the ground floor and as far as I understand I need the modem with the Ethernet out to go through the adapter and connect it to the coax that connects to my room
just ordered 3 of these i’m kind of familiar with the technical side of wifi. my house is wired with “phone” lines and coax lines. so what i’m understanding is i plug ethernet from my router into the “MOCA” and then into the coax cables that run from my 1st floor to 2nd story. then i install the other moca into the existing coax in my rooms then ethernet into desired devices?
@@user.256z I am pushing about 960 through mine up to my office. I work from home and have never had an issue. I been using it now for about 2.5 years.
Thanks for this video. I have a question - in my case Internet comes to my home coax into router derectly. I'd like to move router to another space, because in wall-box I haven't enough space. So - is it possible the internet coax cable put to the Moca, then the etherrnet cable from 1st moca move to the new space, In the new space etchernet calble put to the 2nd Moca and from the 2nd Moca coax cable put to the internet route?
The MoCA in meant to send the signal through coax, not the other way around. Where the Internet comes into your house, are there other coax lines to the other rooms?
@@DIYBRY The coax cable comes into a wall box next to the door. But in this box there is not enough space for a router. Also to the box comes 2 rj45 cables, with connected to a patch-panel in a server box on the another pleace. I'd like to move the router to the server-box. In my case it looks like - Internet coax (cable) -> Moca -> Ethernet(cable) -> Moca -> coax(cable)-> Router -> ethernet(cable)-> Switch. I hvae not other coax cables in the another rooms and in the wall box, Only rj45 plugs. I can't change the wall box (next to the door where coax comes) to the biggest one
I got spectrum and need a coax outlet but I have the outlet that the Ethernet cable is able to connect to, can I use this as a converter from the Ethernet to coax cable to setup my spectrum wifi?
@@Jose-js7ke If I am following correctly, I would say, no. It is Ethernet in and Ethernet out. It only connects the two points together via coax. It does not make an Ethernet a coax line. Though, I cannot say I have tried to just use on in its own. Perhaps using just one of the adapters would work. If you try this, please let me and the community here know if it works as expected.
thank you for this vid. do you know if the transmitter and receiver ends need to be on the same coax cable (3:45 you point out its the same coax that runs to the office) or can it be any old coax? I was thinking all the coax ultimately are connected to each other centrally.
It is a case by case thing. Coaxial cable wiring in old buildings can have different kind of topology. It will be fine if both ends are on the same coax cable. If not, it depends on the topology of the cable network of the building.
Hi, I have a question on what to buy. If I don't have cable TV and only need to convert coax to ethernet for one room, why do I need 2 adapters and a splitter? Thanks!
Trying to make this work in my home. Does the coax need to connect to the moca on both ends? Or is just the lan cable from modem to moca adapter all that is needed?
@@saltydog7482 it worth a shot, but some of those can be spendy. Here is an inexpensive one you can try: amzn.to/41zmOgx but just make sure you have a moca on both ends of the line.
I bought the same adapter on sale for 60% off👍. Oi connected to a working coax line I previously tested, but this moca adapter doesn't connect. Do they need to all be the Same? I have frontier internet and use arris fr251 moca adapters
@@DIYBRY i had to use a splitter (2ghz) from the coax going to the moca. i split the out to the moca adapter and to the frontier gatway coax input. that made a connection possible to the downstairs coax connection i wanted. it works now, but only getting 10mbps download and 100mps upload. slow download ,but it's a start .
@@DIYBRY i have frontier with the FCA 251 model apater in WAN configuration. the face 251 has 3 configurations (WAN,FULL,LAN). i think i need to go into the screenbeam settings to manually set the screenbeam to 1025mhz-1350mhz range (LAN). i am trying to find info on how to do that. i have 100/100 speeds.
I bought a new wifi router for my house but there is not coax socket for it and this is what my ISP is providint me with. Would this between my isp(coax cable) and router would make my router work? I only use wifi. Thanks alot
Hello just quick question..My modem is conmected to a coaxial cable connected into a wall mount in the basement, I want to connect my computer to a LAN cable in my room upstairs where I have a coax jack in the wall.. Do i need just one adapter to directly plug it upstair or do i need two..???btw the modem is not MoCa enabled.. Thanks
You need two, that is how it works. One is the transmitter, the other a receiver. Outgoing ethernet from modem connects to the first MoCa adapter Ethernet port. Adapter then connects to the start and the coax line. Second adapter connects to the end of the coax line, the ethernet port on the second adapter will connect to the receiving device (computer, Xbox, Apple TV, etc).
Will a moca adapter help my internet not overload from a Playstation running at the same time as a gaming computer, we keep crashing our xfinity wifi & i think its overloading 😢
You will get better bandwidth/speeds with a direct connection vs wifi. But also depends on your Internet connection speeds and type of wifi. See my other video about the WIFI 6 mesh system.
Does it matter how old the coax in the house is? My house was built in 1985 and I don't know if coax has improved over the past 35+ years and/or matters for these kits. Also, do you know if you can plug the adapter into a switch and then use the switch to hardwire to other devices. Specifically, I have my AV setup (TV, AVR, Streamers, Blu-Ray player, etc.) that would benefit from being hardwired.
You pass over the most important step missing. The how...... I have a coaxial cable coming into the house into the wifi modem. How did you split that? because you show ethernet cable going into your modem/router. If I am understanding what you are doing by my example. Coaxial goes into modem, ethernet leaves modem goes into moca adapter then coaxial that is attached to my device goes into other adapter then ethernet goes into device.
@@Keepinitreal4unow in that network box in the video, the top-left is all the coax lines for the whole house. I detached the live for the upstairs room, and plug the MoCA into that coax line.
@@Keepinitreal4unow modem ethernet to router -> router Ethernet to MoCA -> MoCA to Coax -> Coax line runs to destination (in my case, the upstairs bedroom) -> Coax to other MoCA device -> MoCA Ethernet to destination device (computer, Apple TV, mesh Satelight, etc.
Great idea, too bad these kits are so pricey. Is it better to connect to a dedicated device like a tv or is it better to connect to an access point like a unifi?
Guess it all depends on how many devices you was direct connectivity. Theoretically, you could connect to a Ethernet splitter in the receiving end then direct connect multiple devices via Ethernet.
@@DIYBRY ..ok thank you..I’m just going to get a Arris SurfBoard Docsis 3.1 Cable Modem with a TP Link Archer BE800/BE19000 Tri Band Wi-Fi 7 Router and that should do the job..I should be good with that right?
Yeah, I don’t think it would work in an apartment setup. You need to be able to add to both the start and the end of a single coax line. The lines comping into your apartment are likely the end of the line and you don’t have access to the start of the line.
Work from home . No access to Xfinity router. I bought moca adapter and connected it to coax cable. Then moca Ethernet cable to Aruba modem and Ethernet from Aruba to PC. Should work. Isn't tho. Saying Ethernet has no ip address
Question! If you wanted hardwired internet to each one of your rooms, does that mean you would have to have a separate moca box on each of your coax connections in your network box? Thats a lot of power outlets and space if so! great video!
I can’t say for sure. There needs to be a transmitter and a receiver. I would “think” theoretically, if you wired it all correctly, that’s could have one transmitter and each room could have a receiver. But that is a question you might want to take directly to screen beam.
The way this is set up, yes. The way this is supposed to be set up is one Moca adapter to the main hardline that then gets split to all the coax through out the home. You would still need a moca adapter at every room coax-out that you are using. It’s a great system and worth the extra money for additional adapters if you can’t run Ethernet in your homes walls.
I cannot know for sure the distance since I was not the first owner. I know have the MoCA adapter at the furthest possible distance from the first adapter. It goes from the basement to the 2nd story and from the west side of the house to the east. I would guess it around 60 to 80m range. Either way, I do not notice and data loss. 3ms ping and 980mbps up and down.
@@DIYBRY I know where the coax is inside the room, and the end is in the garage with all the others, what would be the best route to determine the one that leads to the room lmao, just trial and error ?
@@459sam If the Coax lines in the garage are not labeled, then yes. Trial and error will be the way to go. Unless you want to trace the line with a multimeter.
Hello quick question? I have been using a coax cable for 5 months in my room and am now able to hardwire it through my router. Do I need to disconnect my coax cable or open the coax wall plate since I don’t need coax anymore.
Not 100% sure, but I do believe the uploading speed problem is related to how coax works. It is mostly made for downloading data and sending just a tiny bit. Like with television you mostly "download" channels from the TV provider and sent them a little of data to change the channel. Thanks for the video!
@@DIYBRY Definitely most likely due to upload limits. Unless you've purchased business internet packages, typically home internet speeds are significantly slower for upload.
@@skinnerreels either way, when you include reliability, outages, etc. Comcast is absolute crap. I have not had one single issue with my fiber network in over two years.
This video was very informative and helpful! I just purchased 2 sets of Moca 2.5 adapters myself. (I have no wired Ethernet network and have cable internet w/ Xfinity.) Currently using Linksys 6E Mesh system with 3 nodes and the Mesh Router. I upgraded to CAT 8 to help future proof and has less latency than CAT 6. Hopefully this weekend I will get these up and running. Thanks again for the great video and now I'm inspired to build a network!
If my modem and router are in one room and I simply connect the MoCA to the coax outlet in that room, wouldn't that still distribute the internet to all rooms since all coax is connected throughout the house? Or would I still have to go to main coax hub and switch the wires on the splitter? Hope this makes sense. Basically, my router is not near the main coax distribution, but I want to get the signal to all coax outlets in the house. Thanks in advance.
The coax in your room is signal coming "in" to you room. It is not going to send the signal back out of the room to power ever thing else. You need to find the central location in your house where the coax is being split out into the other rooms.
No, you want to have a direct coax connection two MoCAs one coax (RG-6 dual shield or better) cable. You can theoretically have a MoCA transmitter to coax cable to coax splitter or distributor then through various coax cables but you would still need a MoCA receiver on the end of each coax cable. Also, the problem with that is it’s splitting that signal multiple times if you’re talking about data signal, it’s gonna make the connection crap and the whole point of this is to have a good solid connection without having to run cat 6, cat 6A or cat 8 (cat 7 is not an actual IEEE standard... I'm an IEEE member).
Is it necessary to buy a POE filter for the coax? Or can I just use the main moca adapter from coax from the wall then plug the ethernet into the router? Thanks!
In my situation, I don’t have cable TV, so it is not an issue for me. However you can add a POE filter to use with the MoCA adapter to help prevent interference. Here is one that says it works with MoCA devices: amzn.to/3tX3YhF
Yes you should always add a POE filter. Cable companies are also using MoCA cable devices. If you have neighbors with cable service you could potentially be causing interference for you and your neighbor. Alot of times the company sends out the equipment for the customer to install themselves with no POE filter unfortunately.
I have a cable modem so what I had to do was, the cable coming out of the wall feeding my MODEM (Docsis 3.1 Motorola) , I installed a splitter. From the wall it goes into the splitter. One side of the splitter goes to the MoCa device, the other side, I installed teh POE filter then it goes to the MODEM. This is what the instructions said to do with the kit I got, same setup as the video. This has been working fine for me. The other device of course is in another room cable to MoCa and ethernet to my streaming device. No POE filter but I, think I should put on there too, not sure about that TBH.
Just set mine up a couple of days ago..... In my office at the far end, I run the Ethernet cable into a small switch for my computer, printers & magicjack.... I am getting full speed down & up
So far my attempt to hardwire my mesh satellites using MoCA has actually netted me slower speeds than just sticking with WiFi. Hoping I can find something screwy with my setup, but I've been pretty underwhelmed, tbh.
@@Philosoforester hard to say as I cannot see your set up. In my set up with the mesh system with mocha to my upstairs, I have much faster speeds connecting direct than Wi-Fi, but my Wi-Fi speeds are so much faster with the mesh system than they were before that.
@ I have a fiber optic modem and its wifi router on the main floor of my house, with 1 mesh satellite in my bedroom upstairs, and 1 in my basement. I only have coax near the router, so I have that connected to my router via a MoCA 2.5 adapter (Hitron). That coax feeds an 8x splitter in my basement. I have 1 coax from that splitter running to a bedroom upstairs, and another coax feeding into a matching MoCA adapter, connected to a 5 channel Ethernet switch. The second Ethernet channel runs into my bedroom, where I tried hardwiring the satellite. It's more convoluted than I'd like, but I'm trying to work with my existing infrastructure. Initial testing is showing a loss in speed over full WiFi mesh, unfortunately. I'll be doing some more testing/setups in the days to come, but it was disheartening. :/ Stupid question, but are speed and stability more or less the same thing? Could I potentially lose some speed but gain a more stable connection? 🤔 Appreciate the feedback and the video. Thank you!
@@Philosoforester Router > MoCa > 8 way splitter? That’s could be part of the problem. The MoCA is one line at a time. One at the start of the coax and another at the end of the coax. Think of the coax line (1) as and extension cable. It’s just extending the ethernet line from the router to its destination, but it cannot be split 8 ways. I have been meaning to make a video that talk about all these question I get about setting it up probably.
@ I played around with this last night, and like you, I suspected the splitter as an issue. Bear in mind, while it's an 8 way splitter, I was only running 2 coax off of it. That said, it's only rated to 1000Mhz, my MoCAs say you can split the signal, but MoCA operates at 1125-1675Mhz. So, it was an issue. Bypassed it entirely: router>moca>coax>moca>mesh satellite. Doubled my speed (~540 mbps upload and download). Sweet, figured it out! Or so I thought. Moved it back upstairs, and it bombed. Hard. Worse than my initial tests w/ the splitter. Was a WTF?! moment for me. Moved it back to the basement, this time feeding the second MoCA into my Ethernet switch along w/ the satellite. Did much better. That's about where I stopped for the night. My city is my ISP, and while it's pretty solid, I do question the validity of the app's bandwidth tests. It's also a very slow test. Maybe what happened last night was just anomalous. I'll keep playing with it though, I should be able to split that signal (I want 3x splits, tops) w/ a proper splitter. We will see...
There is no such thing as "satellite grade" cable. It's based on either RG59 which is very common with older homes while RG6 is the new standard. Coax is coax either for satellite or cable. Only difference is the core size.
That will still work, but if you are in coax cable already, you should not need this to convert to Ethernet, then to coax, then back to Ethernet, since you are already running the single through coax. Just get a cable splitter.
Nope. That would be awesome, but no. Still not sponsored by anyone. Some random unverifiable companies from China have reached out, but sounded scetchy.
@DIYBRY I got them and it turns out I only needed to connect to the router then use the coax port in my room. Only problem now is idk where the moca filter should go
@@aspect5188 Where is your router? Where is the start of the coax line that goes into your room? There should be a place in the home where all coax come together. Mine is in the basement by the main power panel.
Hey DIY-BRY, awesome video and great looking set up. Can you help clarify something for me? I just had wifi installed in my home. To get wifi on the far side of the house, we ran coax from our Verizon router to a coax cable located in the same room and placed the wifi extender on the opposite side of the home and plugged that into the coax over there. How can I utilize the other coax plugs throughout my home to hardwire my PC upstairs?
@@DIYBRY im almost certain it is fiber. I'm assuming there's some central connection in my crawl space. I'm just unsure what I would have to do to utilize the other coax connections throughout the house if I assume there are connected
@@justinjorgy If it’s fiber, you can utilize a MoCa on each coax line you need/want, but you will need to find the central start point for the coax lines.
not sure if you'll see this. but I got rid of my cable (box) that was in my living room, now my smart TV can only run off WiFi which isn't very good due to living in BFE. my internet modem is in my bedroom for my xbox so I can hardwire. now can I use this and plug into the coax in the living room and be able to hardwire my TV back in so I can keep streaming movies/shows etc. thanks for any help!
@@DIYBRY really appreciate for reply ... But I would be playing game online through hard wired connected to Wifi Extender And the cable is Cat8 technology So whats your say on that?
@@ricardoalcobia1 I do not have much knowledge and experience on the use of power line adapters, but based on the short amount of info I just read online about it, I would say that MoCA is a better way to go if your house is fitted with coax lines already. Cat5e can support up to 1000 megabits.
@@ajcruz2322 one connects to the router via Ethernet. Thats same unit connects to the start of a coax line. On the other end of that coax line is the second Moca. Which connects to what ever your need it to. Mine connects to a satellite of my mesh system.
@@DIYBRYI bought 4 hoping I could just have 1 at the router and 3 placed throughout the house for my mesh satellites to essentially be hardwired. Is that not going to work? What I am understanding is that for each pair the transmitter needs to be connected to the router (in my case 2 of them connected to coax where my router is) and the receivers to 2 of the satellites. Instead of 1 transmitter at the router and the others throughout the house connecting 3 satellites.
Is it just as fast as Ethernet? I have a coax near me but I purchased 75 feet of Ethernet to get a hardwired connection via Ethernet, but it seems it would be easier to use MoCA but I don’t want to use it if it slows it down
Currently living in a college suite type apartment & there seems to only be a coax port in the wall in the bedrooms. I have no access to the router due to the fact that the building is owned by a private company. Does this mean using the adapter in the bedroom would not work?
Thanks man I'm going to order one now. My first run for this will be to my "office" where I have 2 laptops and an Xbox. Will I be able to run a lan switch off of this MOCA run? Or does each device require it's own MOCA?
@@DIYBRY I hate plugging my Ethernet cord in(ita far from my room and the cord is so long) I like to use my wifi when I'm working. But my job always know when my Ethernet cord not plugged in
Confused at the question. Are you going to (or have) ran a long coax cable to the outside? Within a coax line, the recommended limit for MOCA is 300 feet.
I was reading about MoCA and it said that if you aren't using a MoCA Filter at you cable hook up, your close neighbors using a MoCA adapter might get your signal your adapter is sending.
will this improve my latency? im using wifi 6 and my download and upload speeds are fine, but i am having a ton of packet loss and high ping, will this improve that?
No. You're latency is coming from your main ISP modem/router. Make sure to check cables, equipment. Anything you can check. If it fails you need to get a tech out could be outdoor network issue.
Is there a 2nd coax connected to your modem for internet input? I think my problem is I only have 1 coax in the wall near my modem/router and it’s already connected to the modem... I can’t just put the moca in front of the modem
If the coax is connected to your modem, I imagine there is and Ethernet port on your modem to connect to a router? I have fiber now, so there is not a coax connected to my modem. But if I was still using cable, it would be: 1) Incoming coax to modem -> 2) Modem Ethernet to router -> 3) Router out going Ethernet to moca adapter -> 4) Moca coax to coax line going to desired room -> 5) Coax in room to 2nd moca adapter -> 6) 2nd moca adapter Ethernet to computer(or other device like Apple TV).
@@DIYBRY thanks. step 4 is the issue. most older places wont have that coax line to plug into since the only one near the router is plugged into modem. id have to run coax to somwhere to tap into my other room.
Im still a little confused on how these work, so if anyone could help that'd be greatly appreciated! So I have to have a second receiver/transmitter? And one of them has to plug into the wifi router?? I ask because I have a coax cable outlet in my bedroom, that tested and does work. I just plugged our router into it to verify, and it does indeed provide internet connection. I could run a Ethernet Cat6 cable from the living room to my room, but wanted to see if this would cut on the need to drag cord across. So if I have a working coax cable outlet in my room that already provides connection to the internet, could I just use one on that? Or would I still need to have it plugged into my router as well?
You are absolutely correct. MegaBits are most often used for measuring an Internet connection download or upload speeds, while Megabytes are used to measure file size.
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MoCA adapters are nice for people who rent or have an older home and can't run newer ethernet cables. they can typically get much better data transfer rates then wireless alone. also some brands sell MoCA adapters with built in wireless range boosters if you need to expand you coverage.
Hi can you send which should I buy in order to expand my coverage
i am also curious because there are so many on the market lmao
I’ve used Actiontec for a while with minimal issues. Think they go by screenbeam these days though. There are tutorials on RUclips about how to set them up as well.
Thanks for the information for the community!
These are just pure genius!! I love how they seem to work with 0 issues, I just bought a pair, arriving in a couple days!! Time for seamless gaming!!!
Just installed these last weekend. They worked perfect! Thank you so much for your informative video!!
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Getting ready to move into my new two story and was wondering how i was going to get CAT6A from my Cisco 2960X to my 2 Ubiquiti APs. Glad I found this video. Saved me from having to cut and drill behind the walls and floors.
Glad it could help. Thanks for watching.
@@DIYBRY Hi, at 2:55 I see all of the coax jack just plugging in a board, is that board a splitter? Could you please tell me which brand, device is that? Thanks and best wishes
@@huy3148 it’s just an 8-way splitter. The link should be in the description.
@@DIYBRY Thank you, I've seen that "On-Q VM1002 1X8 Enhanced Passive Video Splitter, 1GHz". In this video, Could we plug the coax cable from the splitter to the Moca adapter? If it works, then we simply have internet for every room with available coax and Moca adapter.
@@huy3148 1) Actually splitting coax that many times will slow the networks down.
2) In the Moca kit, one acts as the transmitter and other is the receiver. I am not 100% sure it would work, but if you had the transmitter hooked from the router then coax into the splitter, on the other end of those lines, you would need a receiver. So you would have the get 4 more Moca units to be the receivers on each line. But like I said, not sure that would work. In my network, I am only using one transmitter, 1 coax line, and a be receiver.
Sorry if this is already answered, but as an apartment owner, there are a lot of Coax outlets in the wall and no Ethernet... I have a coax cable connected directly from the modem to the outlet in the wall. I also have a coax outlet in my room. My thought process is that I would only need one adapter to connect/convert the coax cable in my room to ethernet to plug into my computer. Not sure why 2 adapters are needed, but I'm still doing research to be sure it's worth the investment. Thanks for the video even years later!
If your modem or router doesn't have MoCA built in (no MoCA or coax port), then you will need two MoCA adapters to complete the network connection.
@@DIYBRY Thanks a lot!
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FYI, Mbps is megabits per second. So 500 Mbps is about 50 MBps (megaBytes per second). It's been a long time, but I think a byte is still 8 bits but there is some overhead. So, about ten to one.
Edited to add: Thanks for the great video. I think you may have solved a problem for a friend fo mine.
@@ChrisDoutre yes. Megabytes comes out after I was an iPod sales dude years ago. But yes, Internet speeds, in this case, are measured in bits.
@@DIYBRY Network traffic speeds are always in Mbps, but when you transfer files in a OS between storage devices the speed is measured in MBps. Why, dunno.
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I have an older house where I can't get a good signal to my Nvidia Shield Pro. Running a hardwire just isn't practical unfortunately. I'm using a Netgear Orbi mesh system and have my Shield plugged into one of the satellites. I'm streaming media with a NAS drive hooked into the router. Best signal I can get is about 45 Mbps with the Wi-Fi. Enough to watch most things without too much of an issue. I have a gigabit service coming to the Router (950Mbps when I test teh speed) I installed this exact system to my NVidia shield from the router. I'm now getting 850+ Mbps to the Shield. I've tried powerline adapters but not much improvement, nothing like this. These way exceeded my expectations!
I am glad it has exceeded your expectations.
very easily explained and well organized.. I just have one question, what's the point of the POE switch?
@@urbuddie Thanks for watching! I have a switch because I have other devices in the network box that need Ethernet too. One is for the specialized smoke and water detection system I have.
Thank you for the video. It really helped me out. I do not have an elaborate setup like yours (by the way...very nice setup) but I think your solution will work for me with what I need. Thank you again...and Aloha from Hawaii...Ted
Thanks for watching, Ted! Was in Hawaii in 2021.
Nice tip about restarting all the equipment
There is only one coax wall outlet in my house that works (it allows my router to give off signal). If I plug in the router anywhere else I can connect to the internet but there is zero signal. I am guessing these outlets are for cable tv and not meant for internet connections. Would one of these allow me to convert the tv signal to a working internet connection?
I’m confused how you “can connect to the internet” but you also say there is zero signal? If you can connect then there is indeed signal, no?
@@DIYBRY Sorry. It’s as if my router is connected to power and nothing else. With power the router gives a joinable network regardless of if it has any real internet connection. On my phone or any device I can still connect to my wifi network but trying to use the internet on the device results in it not loading whatsoever. It could be that the coax cables are not functioning at all but I think they’re just for cable tv. I wanted to know if one of these devices allows you to use a cable only coax outlet and get internet connectivity from it.
@@jessupog Hard to know without being in your home and seeing the setup.
That is because the cable outlet your modem is connected to is the only live one. Usually when a tech comes to install a modem they will disconnect all other unused outlets due to potential interference if left plugged in. Also it increases dB signal to modem . That's why when you plug your modem on any other outlet we'll it won't work because they aren't live.
Can I just plug the adapter straight into the router through the Ethernet cable & leave out the coax part? Then in the room I need connection in, I use the coax into the adapter and connect the Ethernet cable to a switch for all my stuff?
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Satellite cable is double screened with copper foul and copper braid normal coaxial cable only has one shield which is the copper braid
Thanks will check this out. My home doesn’t have any built in Ethernet port in the wall, but I see several of this TV antennae port. I hope it’s not that complicated to activate (plug and play) 😅
It is really very easy. Hopefully MoCA can be a solution for you too. Subscribe 😎
Hello I tried doing this and the coax light isn't turning green I did Router/Modem > MoCa > the cable where all the coax cables are > a splitter > coax cable in the other room > MoCa > Router > Computer
I don't know if the cables are just really messed up or not because the one we needed for the first MoCa is also needed for the satellite for the tv so I don't know what's going on anymore and for the tv to work it needs 3 coax cables plugged in for some reason
My Coax lights aren’t turning on either, did you figure it out?
Two do you have two “routers”? 3 coax for the TV? Wish I could be there to see your setup. But for the MoCa to work. One has to be at the start of the line and the second MoCA at the end of the same coax line.
Ya I cant get this to work for some reason. My setup looks like this:
In the basement:
I got a lindsay broadband optical node that is connected to the line (in furance room, besides circuit box) going to my master bedroom, which allows me to setup my ISP's router/modem in that bedroom through a coaxial cable going into the wall.
However I got a MoCa Adapter connected to that router/modem in the master bedroom and a MoCa Adapter connected to a coaxial port in another room from the coaxial outlet and into the computer. But It's not working. Is it because the coaxial wiring between the two rooms are not connected? Or is it because the line (in the furnace room) going to the other room is unplugged? Do I need to plug that line into a splitter, that connects both the master bedroom and the other room into the lindsay broadband optical node?
Please advice. Thank you
You have to have the mocha device on both sides of the single line. In my video, you can see where all of the coax cables come together in my basement. I connected the MoCA to the start of the line (in the basement) that goes upstairs and the other MoCA at the end of the line upstairs.
@@DIYBRY I figured it out, I had to connect two coax cables in my basement (master beedroom+ other room) to a splitter and that splitter to the internet coax. Which allowed the coax outlet in the other room to become active. Thanks!
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hey my coax light is not turning on do you know what i can do?
On the MoCa device?
@@DIYBRYsame here!! Yes on the MoCa device
@@Witito are the moca devices plugged in to either end of the same coax cable?
My broadband internet still uses coax (not fiber as compared to yours). I'm also using an active 4-way splitter downstairs where the broadband signal comes into the house. If I use a 2-way splitter that comes in this package and connect the broadband coax modem on output 1 of the 2-way splitter, then the 2nd output to MoCA adapter, would that mean the 4-way active splitter ports on my basement would have internet signal as long as I connect the 2nd MoCA adapter to it?
Assuming the 4 way splitter is a coax splitter? If you are running coax for Internet, why are you trying to use moca?
@@DIYBRY I'd like to connect IP TV in another room wherein there's no LAN cable there, only coax line. In the basement, I realized I have an active MoCA splitter there.
@@ybrik5937 the splitter is moca? Does it look like this? www.techtoolsupply.com/MoCA-Broadband-Digital-3-Way-Splitter-p/hol-abs313h.htm
Very cool wish I knew about these adapter kits when we were in New Mexico. ;)
Awesome
I'm not sure how to phrase this correctly, the 2nd adapter into the home office that you placed, is it always going to be hardwired into a single peripheral? I'm trying to gauge what equipment I'd need if I wanted to boost the signal for a 2nd computer, a PS5, and an apple TV. Would I just buy an access point then?
Once you have the MoCA adapter at the end of the coax line, the eithernet coming off the MoCA can go into an eithernet splitter. So you could have a line go to the PS5 and another off the splitter go to the computer.
Help! Have the same set up, hooked everything up but coax light on both boxes is not lighting up. Suggestion?
Hard to tell with out seeing your setup. Does the setup go: ISP > Modem > Router > Ethernet > MoCA > Coax Line Start > Coax Line End > MoCA > Ethernet > Device?
Can you use COAX that the modem is also using with a splitter?
Asking as you have a MoCA adapter on both ends of the coax line.
If you wanted multiple lines to go to through the adapter? Would you use a spliter? I think you are only connecting one line/destination (upstairs bedroom) in the video. Thanks
@@jeffspectre6767 yes you can use a splitter. But it also depends on what we’re splitting. Are you splitting the coax or are you splitting the ethernet if you were splitting the coax you would still need a receiver on each end of the line of each coax line.
Hello, I have a question: I live in a small apartment behind my landlords larger house. He has a Spectrum cable box, modem, and wifi router towards the front of his house, (There's an additional Spectrum cable box in my bedroom for my TV, on his same account). I use his wifi signal to connect my bedroom laptop to the Internet, but the signal is very weak, even with an extender I purchased and connected. So my question is this: would it be as simple as just splitting the coaxil cable that goes into my cable box and connecting a 3rd party modem for a legitimate strong Internet signal which I can run to my laptop with an Ethernet cable? Thank you.
Is the service running through to your cable box TV and Internet services?
@@DIYBRY The cable box runs all the same premium channels he has. Don't know about there being internet service, thats why I didnt know if buying a modem on Amazon would work
@@MasterArmedforces Guess you need to have a conversation with the landlord on what services he is paying for. Perhaps he’s has cable TV through one company and Internet through another. If TV and Internet are running through the cable right now, you could use a splitter and send one line to your existing cable TV box and plug the other line into a router, which should act as a range extender for the existing network (since it would be a second router after the main router).
Hey brother , so in my apartment where my gaming desk is it only has a coax port so right now I’m using that and hardwired to the fios extender . Then Ethernet cord directly into my gaming system . Do i need one of these or would i need two? The ONT is in the closet in the room 😢 and i don’t wanna have to run a long Ethernet cord
You can’t buy just one. It comes in a pack of two. There needs to be one on each end of the coax cable line.
I have a router/modem combo on my ground floor and all the coax cables are in the basement, is there a workaround without running a cable
@@rayd7875 That’s the point of the MoCA. Does your modem have an Ethernet out?
yes but the other end of the coax that connects to my room on the second floor is in the basement while we have a router/modem combo on the ground floor and as far as I understand I need the modem with the Ethernet out to go through the adapter and connect it to the coax that connects to my room
just ordered 3 of these i’m kind of familiar with the technical side of wifi. my house is wired with “phone” lines and coax lines. so what i’m understanding is i plug ethernet from my router into the “MOCA” and then into the coax cables that run from my 1st floor to 2nd story. then i install the other moca into the existing coax in my rooms then ethernet into desired devices?
@@user.256z Yes, that is correct.
@@DIYBRY thank you. do you think i’d have any issues? CATV coax cables and i pay for 500mbps from spectrum,
@@user.256z I don’t think you’ll have any issues. If it is a CAT5e cable, it can push up to 1,000 megabits per second.
@@DIYBRY thank you much appreciated, i was worried i would have to install filters and have interference.
@@user.256z I am pushing about 960 through mine up to my office. I work from home and have never had an issue. I been using it now for about 2.5 years.
Thanks for this video. I have a question - in my case Internet comes to my home coax into router derectly. I'd like to move router to another space, because in wall-box I haven't enough space. So - is it possible the internet coax cable put to the Moca, then the etherrnet cable from 1st moca move to the new space, In the new space etchernet calble put to the 2nd Moca and from the 2nd Moca coax cable put to the internet route?
The MoCA in meant to send the signal through coax, not the other way around. Where the Internet comes into your house, are there other coax lines to the other rooms?
Check out my other video that shows this: ruclips.net/video/nn9LCGZ8l18/видео.html
@@DIYBRY The coax cable comes into a wall box next to the door. But in this box there is not enough space for a router. Also to the box comes 2 rj45 cables, with connected to a patch-panel in a server box on the another pleace. I'd like to move the router to the server-box. In my case it looks like - Internet coax (cable) -> Moca -> Ethernet(cable) -> Moca -> coax(cable)-> Router -> ethernet(cable)-> Switch. I hvae not other coax cables in the another rooms and in the wall box, Only rj45 plugs. I can't change the wall box (next to the door where coax comes) to the biggest one
I got spectrum and need a coax outlet but I have the outlet that the Ethernet cable is able to connect to, can I use this as a converter from the Ethernet to coax cable to setup my spectrum wifi?
@@Jose-js7ke If I am following correctly, I would say, no. It is Ethernet in and Ethernet out. It only connects the two points together via coax. It does not make an Ethernet a coax line. Though, I cannot say I have tried to just use on in its own. Perhaps using just one of the adapters would work. If you try this, please let me and the community here know if it works as expected.
thank you for this vid.
do you know if the transmitter and receiver ends need to be on the same coax cable (3:45 you point out its the same coax that runs to the office) or can it be any old coax? I was thinking all the coax ultimately are connected to each other centrally.
It is a case by case thing. Coaxial cable wiring in old buildings can have different kind of topology. It will be fine if both ends are on the same coax cable. If not, it depends on the topology of the cable network of the building.
Same cable.
Hi, I have a question on what to buy. If I don't have cable TV and only need to convert coax to ethernet for one room, why do I need 2 adapters and a splitter? Thanks!
What’s your setup now? Do you cable Internet running through the coax cables in your home?
@@DIYBRY I believe so. The only cables plugged into the router modem combo is a coax and a power cable
Trying to make this work in my home. Does the coax need to connect to the moca on both ends? Or is just the lan cable from modem to moca adapter all that is needed?
@@saltydog7482 yes. MoCA on both end of the coax cable.
@DIYBRY I think my issue is I need to install a POE filter where the coax enters the home
@@saltydog7482 it worth a shot, but some of those can be spendy. Here is an inexpensive one you can try: amzn.to/41zmOgx but just make sure you have a moca on both ends of the line.
What about re-doing WIFI speed test after restarting all the hardware?
I explained the why at the beginning of the video. The bonus room in the video is a WIFI dead zone, hence the video about going hardwired.
I bought the same adapter on sale for 60% off👍. Oi connected to a working coax line I previously tested, but this moca adapter doesn't connect.
Do they need to all be the Same?
I have frontier internet and use arris fr251 moca adapters
As long as the moca adapter are the same brand/model, they should work. You must not be setting it up correctly.
@@DIYBRY i had to use a splitter (2ghz) from the coax going to the moca. i split the out to the moca adapter and to the frontier gatway coax input. that made a connection possible to the downstairs coax connection i wanted. it works now, but only getting 10mbps download and 100mps upload. slow download ,but it's a start .
@@artvandeleah9952 Who is your Internet provider? What speeds are you paying for?
@@DIYBRY i have frontier with the FCA 251 model apater in WAN configuration. the face 251 has 3 configurations (WAN,FULL,LAN). i think i need to go into the screenbeam settings to manually set the screenbeam to 1025mhz-1350mhz range (LAN). i am trying to find info on how to do that. i have 100/100 speeds.
I bought a new wifi router for my house but there is not coax socket for it and this is what my ISP is providint me with. Would this between my isp(coax cable) and router would make my router work? I only use wifi.
Thanks alot
No coax in the room or on the router?
Will any coaxial splitter do or does it need to be a special MOCA splitter?
It comes with a splitter.
Hello just quick question..My modem is conmected to a coaxial cable connected into a wall mount in the basement, I want to connect my computer to a LAN cable in my room upstairs where I have a coax jack in the wall.. Do i need just one adapter to directly plug it upstair or do i need two..???btw the modem is not MoCa enabled.. Thanks
You need two, that is how it works. One is the transmitter, the other a receiver. Outgoing ethernet from modem connects to the first MoCa adapter Ethernet port. Adapter then connects to the start and the coax line. Second adapter connects to the end of the coax line, the ethernet port on the second adapter will connect to the receiving device (computer, Xbox, Apple TV, etc).
My modem is recieving internet via coax can i still use this if I use two..?? My modem is 20ft away from the wall jack
Will a moca adapter help my internet not overload from a Playstation running at the same time as a gaming computer, we keep crashing our xfinity wifi & i think its overloading 😢
You will get better bandwidth/speeds with a direct connection vs wifi. But also depends on your Internet connection speeds and type of wifi. See my other video about the WIFI 6 mesh system.
Does it matter how old the coax in the house is? My house was built in 1985 and I don't know if coax has improved over the past 35+ years and/or matters for these kits. Also, do you know if you can plug the adapter into a switch and then use the switch to hardwire to other devices. Specifically, I have my AV setup (TV, AVR, Streamers, Blu-Ray player, etc.) that would benefit from being hardwired.
Could not tell you about the age of that coax, but it stands to reason it is not as fast. What kind of switch? Coax or Ethernet?
@@DIYBRY Thanks for the reply DIY-BRY! The switch would be an ethernet switch. May not matter however given the sketchiness of the older coax cable.
@@eddiemarano9998 an Ethernet switch is fine as long as you it in after the receiving MoCA adapter.
You pass over the most important step missing. The how......
I have a coaxial cable coming into the house into the wifi modem. How did you split that? because you show ethernet cable going into your modem/router.
If I am understanding what you are doing by my example. Coaxial goes into modem, ethernet leaves modem goes into moca adapter then coaxial that is attached to my device goes into other adapter then ethernet goes into device.
@@Keepinitreal4unow in that network box in the video, the top-left is all the coax lines for the whole house. I detached the live for the upstairs room, and plug the MoCA into that coax line.
@@Keepinitreal4unow modem ethernet to router -> router Ethernet to MoCA -> MoCA to Coax -> Coax line runs to destination (in my case, the upstairs bedroom) -> Coax to other MoCA device -> MoCA Ethernet to destination device (computer, Apple TV, mesh Satelight, etc.
You can put a small switch at the far end to give more Ethernet ports
@@davidbloomberg9494 yes, indeed.
Great idea, too bad these kits are so pricey. Is it better to connect to a dedicated device like a tv or is it better to connect to an access point like a unifi?
Guess it all depends on how many devices you was direct connectivity. Theoretically, you could connect to a Ethernet splitter in the receiving end then direct connect multiple devices via Ethernet.
I want to get rid of my xfinity modem router for MOCA box and buy a router can I do that?
Moca is not a replacement for a modem.
@@DIYBRY ..ok thank you..I’m just going to get a Arris SurfBoard Docsis 3.1 Cable Modem with a TP Link Archer BE800/BE19000 Tri Band Wi-Fi 7 Router and that should do the job..I should be good with that right?
Awesome, just paid a visit to Bezos from your above link.
Thanks for watching!
tried to use moca adapters but It didnt work. I think the cable wiring inside my apartment isnt correctly configured.
Yeah, I don’t think it would work in an apartment setup. You need to be able to add to both the start and the end of a single coax line. The lines comping into your apartment are likely the end of the line and you don’t have access to the start of the line.
Does the moca COAX out go on the same exact cable that initially goes into the modem using a splitter?
Sorry, I'm confused. Are you already using cable Internet? If so, the rooms in your house should already work, if setup properly.
Work from home . No access to Xfinity router. I bought moca adapter and connected it to coax cable. Then moca Ethernet cable to Aruba modem and Ethernet from Aruba to PC. Should work. Isn't tho. Saying Ethernet has no ip address
Should go:
ISP -> Modem -> MoCA -> Coax -> Coax (other end) -> MoCA -> PC
@@DIYBRY isp?
@@DIYBRY only coax in room. Modem has only Ethernet ports
@@DavidBrown-eo4bh Internet Service Provider (Xfinity for example)
@@DIYBRY we have Xfinity, but I can't access router. Not an option
Question!
If you wanted hardwired internet to each one of your rooms, does that mean you would have to have a separate moca box on each of your coax connections in your network box?
Thats a lot of power outlets and space if so! great video!
I can’t say for sure. There needs to be a transmitter and a receiver. I would “think” theoretically, if you wired it all correctly, that’s could have one transmitter and each room could have a receiver. But that is a question you might want to take directly to screen beam.
The way this is set up, yes. The way this is supposed to be set up is one Moca adapter to the main hardline that then gets split to all the coax through out the home. You would still need a moca adapter at every room coax-out that you are using. It’s a great system and worth the extra money for additional adapters if you can’t run Ethernet in your homes walls.
@@elliottisherpbf Thanks for the info. I reached out to screenbeam about this very thing and they never responded.
Do you know how long is you coaxial, I am interested by this product but on a 80m long coax I scare to loose data rate ?
I cannot know for sure the distance since I was not the first owner. I know have the MoCA adapter at the furthest possible distance from the first adapter. It goes from the basement to the 2nd story and from the west side of the house to the east. I would guess it around 60 to 80m range. Either way, I do not notice and data loss. 3ms ping and 980mbps up and down.
If wired correctly, I won’t need to set up a MoCA on the router itself, just the one for the room on the co-ax coming out of the wall correct?
You need a moca device on both ends of the coax line. Router to Moca -> Moca to Coax Line (start) -> Coax Line (End) to Second Moca -> Moca to device
@@DIYBRY I know where the coax is inside the room, and the end is in the garage with all the others, what would be the best route to determine the one that leads to the room lmao, just trial and error ?
@@459sam If the Coax lines in the garage are not labeled, then yes. Trial and error will be the way to go. Unless you want to trace the line with a multimeter.
Hello quick question?
I have been using a coax cable for 5 months in my room and am now able to hardwire it through my router. Do I need to disconnect my coax cable or open the coax wall plate since I don’t need coax anymore.
I don’t know your layout and ISP. Hard for me to say.
Would anyoner know if the adapter can then lead onto another modem for ESSENTIALLY a new access port??
Would basically act at a range extender, but yes.
Not 100% sure, but I do believe the uploading speed problem is related to how coax works. It is mostly made for downloading data and sending just a tiny bit. Like with television you mostly "download" channels from the TV provider and sent them a little of data to change the channel.
Thanks for the video!
It’s not coax, no. It’s providers like Comcast that throttle your speeds.
@@DIYBRY ah, alright. Well, now I even more smarter.
Thanks once again! :D
@@DIYBRY Definitely most likely due to upload limits. Unless you've purchased business internet packages, typically home internet speeds are significantly slower for upload.
@@skinnerreels either way, when you include reliability, outages, etc. Comcast is absolute crap. I have not had one single issue with my fiber network in over two years.
This video was very informative and helpful! I just purchased 2 sets of Moca 2.5 adapters myself. (I have no wired Ethernet network and have cable internet w/ Xfinity.) Currently using Linksys 6E Mesh system with 3 nodes and the Mesh Router. I upgraded to CAT 8 to help future proof and has less latency than CAT 6. Hopefully this weekend I will get these up and running. Thanks again for the great video and now I'm inspired to build a network!
If my modem and router are in one room and I simply connect the MoCA to the coax outlet in that room, wouldn't that still distribute the internet to all rooms since all coax is connected throughout the house? Or would I still have to go to main coax hub and switch the wires on the splitter? Hope this makes sense. Basically, my router is not near the main coax distribution, but I want to get the signal to all coax outlets in the house. Thanks in advance.
The coax in your room is signal coming "in" to you room. It is not going to send the signal back out of the room to power ever thing else. You need to find the central location in your house where the coax is being split out into the other rooms.
No, you want to have a direct coax connection two MoCAs one coax (RG-6 dual shield or better) cable. You can theoretically have a MoCA transmitter to coax cable to coax splitter or distributor then through various coax cables but you would still need a MoCA receiver on the end of each coax cable. Also, the problem with that is it’s splitting that signal multiple times if you’re talking about data signal, it’s gonna make the connection crap and the whole point of this is to have a good solid connection without having to run cat 6, cat 6A or cat 8 (cat 7 is not an actual IEEE standard... I'm an IEEE member).
Is it necessary to buy a POE filter for the coax? Or can I just use the main moca adapter from coax from the wall then plug the ethernet into the router? Thanks!
In my situation, I don’t have cable TV, so it is not an issue for me. However you can add a POE filter to use with the MoCA adapter to help prevent interference. Here is one that says it works with MoCA devices: amzn.to/3tX3YhF
Yes you should always add a POE filter. Cable companies are also using MoCA cable devices. If you have neighbors with cable service you could potentially be causing interference for you and your neighbor. Alot of times the company sends out the equipment for the customer to install themselves with no POE filter unfortunately.
I have a cable modem so what I had to do was, the cable coming out of the wall feeding my MODEM (Docsis 3.1 Motorola) , I installed a splitter. From the wall it goes into the splitter. One side of the splitter goes to the MoCa device, the other side, I installed teh POE filter then it goes to the MODEM. This is what the instructions said to do with the kit I got, same setup as the video. This has been working fine for me. The other device of course is in another room cable to MoCa and ethernet to my streaming device. No POE filter but I, think I should put on there too, not sure about that TBH.
Do you put the Ethernet cable from the MoCA device into the modem/router?
Does the coax plug in the room have to be connect to the router to get Ethernet
@@xooommm5656 Depends on your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Also depends on how your house is set up for Coax.
Just set mine up a couple of days ago.....
In my office at the far end, I run the Ethernet cable into a small switch for my computer, printers & magicjack.... I am getting full speed down & up
@@davidbloomberg9494 sound awesome! Glad it works for you.
Use a powerline adapter. Lots of rooms don't have coax. Every room has power.
@@davestevens4193 All my rooms have coax. But yes, thanks for the info for the community.
Powerline works but wiring metal has impacts
So far my attempt to hardwire my mesh satellites using MoCA has actually netted me slower speeds than just sticking with WiFi. Hoping I can find something screwy with my setup, but I've been pretty underwhelmed, tbh.
@@Philosoforester hard to say as I cannot see your set up. In my set up with the mesh system with mocha to my upstairs, I have much faster speeds connecting direct than Wi-Fi, but my Wi-Fi speeds are so much faster with the mesh system than they were before that.
@ I have a fiber optic modem and its wifi router on the main floor of my house, with 1 mesh satellite in my bedroom upstairs, and 1 in my basement. I only have coax near the router, so I have that connected to my router via a MoCA 2.5 adapter (Hitron). That coax feeds an 8x splitter in my basement. I have 1 coax from that splitter running to a bedroom upstairs, and another coax feeding into a matching MoCA adapter, connected to a 5 channel Ethernet switch. The second Ethernet channel runs into my bedroom, where I tried hardwiring the satellite.
It's more convoluted than I'd like, but I'm trying to work with my existing infrastructure. Initial testing is showing a loss in speed over full WiFi mesh, unfortunately. I'll be doing some more testing/setups in the days to come, but it was disheartening. :/
Stupid question, but are speed and stability more or less the same thing? Could I potentially lose some speed but gain a more stable connection? 🤔
Appreciate the feedback and the video. Thank you!
@@Philosoforester Router > MoCa > 8 way splitter? That’s could be part of the problem. The MoCA is one line at a time. One at the start of the coax and another at the end of the coax. Think of the coax line (1) as and extension cable. It’s just extending the ethernet line from the router to its destination, but it cannot be split 8 ways. I have been meaning to make a video that talk about all these question I get about setting it up probably.
@ I played around with this last night, and like you, I suspected the splitter as an issue. Bear in mind, while it's an 8 way splitter, I was only running 2 coax off of it. That said, it's only rated to 1000Mhz, my MoCAs say you can split the signal, but MoCA operates at 1125-1675Mhz. So, it was an issue.
Bypassed it entirely: router>moca>coax>moca>mesh satellite. Doubled my speed (~540 mbps upload and download). Sweet, figured it out! Or so I thought. Moved it back upstairs, and it bombed. Hard. Worse than my initial tests w/ the splitter. Was a WTF?! moment for me. Moved it back to the basement, this time feeding the second MoCA into my Ethernet switch along w/ the satellite. Did much better. That's about where I stopped for the night.
My city is my ISP, and while it's pretty solid, I do question the validity of the app's bandwidth tests. It's also a very slow test. Maybe what happened last night was just anomalous. I'll keep playing with it though, I should be able to split that signal (I want 3x splits, tops) w/ a proper splitter. We will see...
@@Philosoforester Best of luck to you! I hope you can get it figured out.
Can these MoCA devices go farther than 300ft of coax? I need about 500ft.
I’m sure they can, but the single might not be as strong. Such in the nature of coax.
Satellite grade cable is required to get the fasted speeds possible.
There is no such thing as "satellite grade" cable. It's based on either RG59 which is very common with older homes while RG6 is the new standard. Coax is coax either for satellite or cable. Only difference is the core size.
Either way, hardwired is faster than WiFi, which is the point of the video.
Hi not supper familiar with Coax cables just learning, so RG6 is better/newer that lets say RG -11 or RG-58 ??@@Darkk6969
You meant your signal shows under 200 Mbs (megabits/s), not Megabytes, which would be showing under 25 MB/s (Megabytes/s).
Yes! I sold iPods for awhile and byte comes out when I mean bit.
My modem is also my router (Xfinity xb7) will that still work or would i have to buy a separate router for a moca network to work?
That will still work, but if you are in coax cable already, you should not need this to convert to Ethernet, then to coax, then back to Ethernet, since you are already running the single through coax. Just get a cable splitter.
Hi, I tried to find these question in the comments but I fail, would a wifi extender work in the out side?
It’s all circumstantial, but theoretically, yes.
@@DIYBRY thanks
hope that sponsorship came through king
Nope. That would be awesome, but no. Still not sponsored by anyone. Some random unverifiable companies from China have reached out, but sounded scetchy.
Hi so my modem doesnt seem to have any ethernet ports is there anyway to still use this
@@aspect5188 I am assuming that you have one provided by your Internet service provider?
@@DIYBRY turns out that it was just a battery backup that I found and we have an outside ont unit
@@aspect5188 never used an outdoor terminal. I imagine there are Ethernet ports in that. Question is are you able to run the Ethernet inside?
@DIYBRY I got them and it turns out I only needed to connect to the router then use the coax port in my room. Only problem now is idk where the moca filter should go
@@aspect5188 Where is your router? Where is the start of the coax line that goes into your room? There should be a place in the home where all coax come together. Mine is in the basement by the main power panel.
Hey DIY-BRY, awesome video and great looking set up.
Can you help clarify something for me? I just had wifi installed in my home. To get wifi on the far side of the house, we ran coax from our Verizon router to a coax cable located in the same room and placed the wifi extender on the opposite side of the home and plugged that into the coax over there. How can I utilize the other coax plugs throughout my home to hardwire my PC upstairs?
It a hard for me to say since I don’t know you home and how things are wired. What kind of internet do you have? Cable? Satellite? Fiber?
@@DIYBRY im almost certain it is fiber. I'm assuming there's some central connection in my crawl space. I'm just unsure what I would have to do to utilize the other coax connections throughout the house if I assume there are connected
@@justinjorgy If it’s fiber, you can utilize a MoCa on each coax line you need/want, but you will need to find the central start point for the coax lines.
@@DIYBRY and that's because I need to place a MoCA adapter at that central location as well?
@@justinjorgy One set for each line. (Start and end of line).
am i able to use this for my xbox? the wifi router is in another room and i cant move it into mine, and i need some type of ethernet so i dont lag..
If you set it up correctly, yes.
not sure if you'll see this. but I got rid of my cable (box) that was in my living room, now my smart TV can only run off WiFi which isn't very good due to living in BFE. my internet modem is in my bedroom for my xbox so I can hardwire. now can I use this and plug into the coax in the living room and be able to hardwire my TV back in so I can keep streaming movies/shows etc. thanks for any help!
Correct.
Without seeing the setup, I cannot be 100%, you really need to find the make place all your coax lines start.
Guys anybody could tell me whats better
Wifi extender or moca and which runs more smoothly wirelessly
I need it for gaming
Hard wired is always better than WIFI. Direct connect vs grabbing signal flying through the air.
@@DIYBRY really appreciate for reply ...
But I would be playing game online through hard wired connected to Wifi Extender
And the cable is Cat8 technology
So whats your say on that?
@@singeringstar5096 I of course cannot say for sure without bing there. How far away from the end of the hard wired line is the game console?
I like your video, bro! Haha, thanks 🔥
Thanks for watching!
Hi, i have a simiral issue right now on my house, and i tried using powerline however i was only getting 60m/s on it, will moca be a lot better?
@@ricardoalcobia1 what kind of Internet do you have? What speeds are you paying for?
@@DIYBRY i have fiber up to the router, with 500 mbs down and 500 down
@@ricardoalcobia1 I do not have much knowledge and experience on the use of power line adapters, but based on the short amount of info I just read online about it, I would say that MoCA is a better way to go if your house is fitted with coax lines already. Cat5e can support up to 1000 megabits.
@@DIYBRY Yea from your video the performance seems uncomparable, thanks for the help!
@@ricardoalcobia1 Please subscribe! 👍🏻
So what gets plugged to the cable modem?
Your incoming Internet connection.
Can i plug tgis directly to my laptop?
Set up properly, yes.
Do they always need to be paired or can I get an add on and have an odd number (let’s say 3 or 5)?
@@ajcruz2322 pairs. One is a transmitter, the other is a receiver.
@@DIYBRYso should each transmitter be connected to my router essentially?
@@ajcruz2322 one connects to the router via Ethernet. Thats same unit connects to the start of a coax line. On the other end of that coax line is the second Moca. Which connects to what ever your need it to. Mine connects to a satellite of my mesh system.
@@DIYBRYI bought 4 hoping I could just have 1 at the router and 3 placed throughout the house for my mesh satellites to essentially be hardwired. Is that not going to work? What I am understanding is that for each pair the transmitter needs to be connected to the router (in my case 2 of them connected to coax where my router is) and the receivers to 2 of the satellites. Instead of 1 transmitter at the router and the others throughout the house connecting 3 satellites.
It gets here today so I am just trying to be proactive with the set up so I apologize for so many questions for you haha and thank you for answering!
Is it just as fast as Ethernet? I have a coax near me but I purchased 75 feet of Ethernet to get a hardwired connection via Ethernet, but it seems it would be easier to use MoCA but I don’t want to use it if it slows it down
Its seems just as fast to me. I work from home and have the connection to my desktop coming through the MoCA and I have not had any issues.
@@DIYBRY my only issue is I have to use a splitter from the box outside to my room and I’m not sure if splitting a coax will decrease internet speed
@@rudydaberry122 You can use an active splitter rather than a passive splitter. Active splitters claim zero signal loss: amzn.to/3WFcWMW
Awesome video!
Currently living in a college suite type apartment & there seems to only be a coax port in the wall in the bedrooms. I have no access to the router due to the fact that the building is owned by a private company. Does this mean using the adapter in the bedroom would not work?
Correct. It will not work unless you can get Ethernet from the source into the first adapter.
Thanks man I'm going to order one now. My first run for this will be to my "office" where I have 2 laptops and an Xbox. Will I be able to run a lan switch off of this MOCA run?
Or does each device require it's own MOCA?
You can plug in an Ethernet switch into the MoCA adapter, yes!
@@DIYBRY you're the man. good luck with your channel
@@williamlaidlaw7334 Thanks much! I appreciate it!
great video 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
I wish it was something to hook Ethernet up portable, without jobs knowing your Ethernet not in(u only using WiFi) I have that long Ethernet cord
Huh?
@@DIYBRY I hate plugging my Ethernet cord in(ita far from my room and the cord is so long) I like to use my wifi when I'm working. But my job always know when my Ethernet cord not plugged in
@@nenema6164 Not sure how you help ya.
i've had this for a year now, and its going on and off now, what happened?
Never experienced that issue. Try calling the manufacturer.
Why not use WiFi Extender instead of this?
Cause this is way better and way faster.
Fantastic video sir
Thanks for watching!
Muy interesante y lo mejor, el canto de fondo
How's the connection after two years?
@@ofacesig same as day one
Without a MoCA filter how far outside your house would your signal go?
Confused at the question. Are you going to (or have) ran a long coax cable to the outside? Within a coax line, the recommended limit for MOCA is 300 feet.
I was reading about MoCA and it said that if you aren't using a MoCA Filter at you cable hook up, your close neighbors using a MoCA adapter might get your signal your adapter is sending.
I'm not running a Coax cable, but the point of entry for my cable is on the side of my house.
@@FriskyMeerkat Where do you plug in your cable modem and router?
In the master bedroom.
Do you have to have 2
Yes. One is a transmitter and the other is a receiver.
Do you need existing wifi?
You need an existing network, but not WIFI specifically, no.
will this improve my latency? im using wifi 6 and my download and upload speeds are fine, but i am having a ton of packet loss and high ping, will this improve that?
No. You're latency is coming from your main ISP modem/router. Make sure to check cables, equipment. Anything you can check. If it fails you need to get a tech out could be outdoor network issue.
Yes. Wifi is the worst solution for connectivity, aside from convenience.
Yes. Hard wired is always a better connection than WIFI.
Is there a 2nd coax connected to your modem for internet input? I think my problem is I only have 1 coax in the wall near my modem/router and it’s already connected to the modem... I can’t just put the moca in front of the modem
If the coax is connected to your modem, I imagine there is and Ethernet port on your modem to connect to a router? I have fiber now, so there is not a coax connected to my modem. But if I was still using cable, it would be:
1) Incoming coax to modem ->
2) Modem Ethernet to router ->
3) Router out going Ethernet to moca adapter ->
4) Moca coax to coax line going to desired room ->
5) Coax in room to 2nd moca adapter ->
6) 2nd moca adapter Ethernet to computer(or other device like Apple TV).
@@DIYBRY thanks. step 4 is the issue. most older places wont have that coax line to plug into since the only one near the router is plugged into modem. id have to run coax to somwhere to tap into my other room.
@@JamesWattMusic Is the room you desire hard wired internet the same room you have your modem/router?
@@DIYBRY no its downstairs in the other side of the place. My router is upstairs in the middle Thanks.
@@JamesWattMusic in you home, is there a central location where all of the coax lines come together? Mine is a n the basement.
Does this add latency for gaming
Not that I have seen.
@@DIYBRY thanks
Im still a little confused on how these work, so if anyone could help that'd be greatly appreciated!
So I have to have a second receiver/transmitter? And one of them has to plug into the wifi router??
I ask because I have a coax cable outlet in my bedroom, that tested and does work. I just plugged our router into it to verify, and it does indeed provide internet connection. I could run a Ethernet Cat6 cable from the living room to my room, but wanted to see if this would cut on the need to drag cord across. So if I have a working coax cable outlet in my room that already provides connection to the internet, could I just use one on that? Or would I still need to have it plugged into my router as well?
One MoCA is the transmitter and the other acts as the receiver. You need to use both.
Awesome video
Thanks for watching!
@@DIYBRY expand my WiFi coverage to antenna workshop in my back yard with using WiFi router on moCa adapter
super thanks
Thanks for watching
I know it's a little petty, but um, pretty sure that's BITS per second, not BYTES per second. You're off by a factor of 8.
You are absolutely correct. MegaBits are most often used for measuring an Internet connection download or upload speeds, while Megabytes are used to measure file size.
Comcast Manipulates the Speeds
Indeed. Glad to be rid of Comcast.
Hard reset solves many problems.
Indeed
I wish I had seen this before buying fancy routers 😂
I am also running a fancy mesh router system. It’s a great combo: ruclips.net/video/MknurqAoO0Y/видео.html
The cheese is too distracting! Haha
Queso?
Am I supposed to be able to understand what you're saying with that awful "music" playing loudly?
The free stuff is always crap!