User Manual

8
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.
This prevents your MoCA signal from being transmitted to
one of your neighbors, and can also improve your cable
service’s signal.
• Program all your MoCA devices with the same MoCA
security key. In the unlikely event that you want to do this,
please see www.motorolanetwork.com/MoCAsecurity
For most people the PoE filter is easier and better. The PoE
filter doesn’t interfere with your TV and Internet, but does
prevent your MoCA signals from traveling to your neighbors.
You need to put the PoE Filter where the coax cable enters
your home, before that cable branches off to connect to your
TV sets, cable modem, and other devices. We suggest that
you connect the MM1000’s PoE Filter now.
If you find that a
PoE Filter is already installed, don’t install a second one.