MoCA® Adapter Quick Start Model MM1000
Typically included with your MM1000 Power Cube (varies by country) Ethernet Cable Wrench Coax Cable Screws for optional wall mounting PoE Filter Your MoCA adapter can be wall mounted if you prefer. See the enclosed flyer. Para una Guía de Inicio Rápido en español, por favor vaya a www.motorolanetwork.
Let’s get started MoCA is a good way to connect a router or cable modem/router to a distant device by using your home’s coaxial (“coax”) cable. The device can be a computer, HDTV, video streaming device, game station, streaming media player, or other device that has an Ethernet LAN port for Internet access. If there’s a coax network that runs near the router and the device, you should be able to use MoCA.
Figure 1. MoCA Connecting a Cable Modem/Router to a Device You may not need a MoCA Adapter for your router. Here's how to check. a. If you have a Verizon® FiOS router, it probably has MoCA. The MoCA signal goes through your FiOS router’s coax connector to your coax cable network.
b. If you have a router for fiber optic service from another provider and it has a coax cable attached to it, it probably has MoCA. c. If you have a cable modem/router, it may have MoCA. There are a few ways to check. First, you can look at the unit to see whether it has the word MoCA somewhere. You can also look at the product’s specifications or its browser-based configuration manager to see whether MoCA is mentioned. You can also find some but not all MoCA cable modem/routers listed at http://www.
Installing a MoCA Adapter for Your Router or Cable Modem/Router Read this section only if you need a MoCA Adapter for your router. Pages 3 and 4 describe how to check. First go to your router or modem/router and connect as shown below. Figure 2. MoCA Connection to a Router that Doesn’t Have Built-in MoCA 1. You always connect a coax cable to the MoCA Adapter’s Network input and your coax network. Sometimes there’s an available coax network jack or cable, so you don’t need to disconnect anything.
2. 3. Next, connect the included Ethernet cable between the MoCA adapter’s Ethernet jack and the LAN Ethernet jack of the router or modem/router. Plug the power cube into a live outlet, and make sure that the On/Off button is On. Installing a MoCA Adapter for an HDTV or Other Device Go to the device you’re connecting to the router, and connect as shown below. Figure 3. MoCA Connection for a Device 1. You always connect a coax cable to the MoCA Adapter’s Network input and your coax network.
2. 3. to disconnect anything. However, you may need to connect the Network coax connector to a coax cable that’s plugged into a nearby set-top box, router, or other device. It’s okay to disconnect a coax cable from something, but then you need to use the included coax cable between the MoCA adapter’s DEVICE coax and the device you disconnected. Connect the included Ethernet cable between the MoCA adapter’s Ethernet jack and the LAN Ethernet jack of the device you’re connecting to the router via MoCA.
MoCA Security We recommend some form of MoCA security if you have cable Internet service, especially if you are located within 150 yards (137 meters) of another home with cable Internet service. If instead you have FiOS or some other form of fiber optic Internet service, you already have MoCA security so you don’t need to read this section. MoCA security for cable Internet service comes from either of the following: • Add a PoE filter where the coax cable enters your home.
When installing the PoE Filter, you’ll do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Check that nobody in your home is watching TV or using the Internet, because you will interrupt them. Disconnect the coax cable as near as possible to where it comes into your home. This is usually inside your home, but may be outside your home. Sometimes the coax cable goes into a splitter, and sometimes it connects to something else. Connect that same coax cable to one end of the PoE Filter.
Troubleshooting Tips 1. If you have a problem, re-read this Quick Start. Did you connect your MoCA Adapter(s) correctly? Are all MoCA Adapters powered on? Is the Link light on for any MoCA Adapter, as it should be? If both Link lights are not lit, try power-cycling any MoCA Adapter you installed. 2. Make sure you’re not trying to use the MoCA adapters with DirecTV or some other satellite TV, or with AT&T Internet or AT&T U-Verse. 3.
set up your MoCA Adapter for MoCA security. Please see MoCA Security on page 8 for details. 6. Check to see whether there is a coax splitter near your router and/or the device that you want to connect to the router using MoCA. If you find a splitter, its frequency range should be shown on its label. Make sure that the upper frequency is at least 1,000 MHz (also called 1 GHz). If it’s not, replace that splitter. You may be able to swap with another splitter that’s in your home.
Top Panel LIGHT POWER COLOR Green LAN Green LINK Green DESCRIPTION ON: MM1000 power on OFF: MM1000 power off Green: Powered-up Ethernet connection to your MoCA Adapter Blinking: Data being sent OFF: No powered-up Ethernet connection to your MoCA Adapter ON: MoCA connection established Blinking: Data being sent OFF: MoCA connection not established 12
Back Panel DEVICE This can be connected to a device whose coaxial cable was removed and plugged into NETWORK. See this Quick Start for details. NETWORK This should connect to your coax network. LAN This should connect to the Router or Device you’re connecting to MoCA. RESET Press the reset button for 3 seconds in the unlikely event that you need to reset your MoCA adapter to factory defaults. POWER Connect the supplied power cube between the power jack and an electrical outlet.
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Safety Precautions These precautions help protect you and your MM1000. Do not put the MM1000 or its power cube in water, since this is a shock hazard. Do not use the MM1000 outdoors if that exposes the adapter to rain, snow, ice, excessive moisture, extreme temperatures, or other extreme conditions. Your MM1000 should be operated in an environment that’s between 32 and 104° Fahrenheit (0 to 40° Centigrade). Your MM1000 should not be in a confined space.
