![]() ![]() ![]() I reset the modem to bridged mode which automatically turned off the modem's moca capabilities.Ĭoax from the wall jack to the "MOCA" connection on the adapter. Obviously the shortcoming of this setup is that I couldn't use my external WiFi router with all its features, so I ordered a second Translite MOCA adapter and when it arrived I installed it in the living room. With a single MOCA adapter installed at point of use in this way, I saw speeds comparable to direct Ethernet connection to the modem (450 to 900 Mb/s depending on time of day, alignment of planets, who knows why Shaw speeds vary so much?). MOCA adapter installation was easy, simply connect the "moca" coax port on the adapter to the coax outlet in the bedroom, connect to wall outlet power, and run an Ethernet CAT5e or CAT6 cable to the computer. I went into the modem administration, took it out of bridged mode (rendering my external WiFi router inoperative, more later), and turned on the resident moca function of the XB6 modem. The splitter had a ground lug so I grounded it to the ground strip nearby. I confirmed the bedroom coax line (one of many unused lines) by jumping the central conductor to the shielding at the bedroom outlet and checking continuity in the basement. I got a decent quality 2-way splitter and installed it on the main coax line and connected both my living room coax and bedroom coax to the splitter. (Aside: later, I did a test with and without the POE filter and it made no difference to internet speed - no surprise there, but I was curious). I began by installing a POE filter at the coax service entrance next to the electrical panel. I wanted to get Ethernet from my AV setup in my living room, where the modem and a separate WiFi router are located, to a coax outlet in an upstairs bedroom now being used as an office. I figured I'd end up needing two, but I'd start with one just in case it worked. I ordered a single Translite TL-MC84 MOCA adapter off of Amazon. ![]() ![]() Okay, I benefitted from reading this thread, so here's my experience with running MOCA on a Shaw Bluecurve XB6 Gigibit modem. Is it necessary for Shaw to open their Demarcation Box to install this filter, or can the customer put this filter at the "input" coax to the BlueCurve? If the customer is using Actiontec adapters, do they also need to enable MoCA on the BlueCurve? Probably not. > you may want to add a moca filter to the line in to your house to keep noise off of the Shaw plant. So: Shaw Cable -> wall-port -> coax -> splitter -> coax -> BlueCurve -> Ethernet -> Actiontec -> coax -> splitter -> coax -> wall-port -> coax inside your walls -> wall-port in other room -> coax -> Actiontec -> Ethernet -> PC. In the room with the BlueCurve, you will need a 1-to-2 splitter from the wall-plate, with one output to the BlueCurve, and the other output to the Actiontec. Not an expert here, but won't you need one Actiontec connected via Ethernet to the BlueCurve, to become a "client" on your local LAN, and a coaxial-cable feeding (through a splitter) back into the coaxial-cables in your walls, and a second Actiontec in the other room, connected to a coaxial wall-plate, sending Ethernet into your computer in that room. ![]()
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