MocA Networking

It will often work with 1 GHz splitters, although MoCA ones are better. You can move the POE filter to the input of the 2 port splitter to pick up a little more signal. Or, if all your MoCA TiVos will (or can) be connected to one of the 8 ports, move the POE to the input of that one.

 

Do you actually have sixteen rooms? I read that MoCA with splitters that have very large numbers of outputs. If you run into problems, replacing those with smaller splitters might be a good starting point.

 

What m.s said.

But also...

Note that you will not be able to connect the BOLT via the tuning adapter's RF pass-through port if the BOLT will have MoCA enabled, as the TA's pass-through port severely attenuates MoCA signals. You'll need to split the signal so that each device connects directly to the coax, and you may also need a MoCA filter installed on the TA's coax input if you find the TA becomes unstable when MoCA becomes active. (see this post for more info)

 

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That was my question. If you don't need the 16 ports I would highly recommend buying splitters with the proper number of ports. This was discussed elsewhere on these forums, but having empty ports is not ideal and splitters are pretty inexpensive in the scheme of things.

 

The location "before the amplifier" is unclear, to me.

I just stumbled across this older diagram ...

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... and figure it provides a good example of what @m.s was trying to communicate re: location of the "PoE" MoCA filter...

...getting it (1) installed downstream of the amp, and (2) installed on the input of a splitter rather than in-line, to provide the maximum reflective performance benefit. See also this post focusing on the performance benefit of the "PoE" MoCA filter.

And, also as suggested by @m.s, if you can identify the coax runs to the modem/BOLT/TA and Mini locations and get them connected to the same splitter, you could just install the "PoE" MoCA filter on this splitter's input, minimizing the scope of the MoCA network and further improving its performance/efficiency.

Though at the cost of access to the Internet for a brief period, your cable modem and router, and a smartphone, can be used to help identify the two critical coax runs. Install the modem & router in a target room, and then disconnect a coax line at the junction location and check if the Internet connection is lost. If not, reconnect the coax run and test the next. (Some have gone so far as to use two mobile devices and Facetime or Skype, in order to simply use their cable modem and the video session to monitor the status lights on the modem.)

 

What's the brand & model # for the amp?

 

This was one thing I was looking for...

"By offering a number of distinct features including MoCA 2.0 optimized and a built-in Point of Entry (POE) filter, the M Entry Series ...

• MoCA ready (1125-1675 MHz)
• Low output-to-output isolation in MoCA band
• Built-in POE filter on Input port
• All passive Voice Modem/eMTA port"

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So a separate "PoE" MoCA filter should not be needed on the amp's input port:

 

Looks good to me.

TiVo developers got lazy on the PHY rate; just divide by 1,000,000 (move the decimal left 6 digits) to get Mbps: 655 & 645 in your case. I haven't researched RX power estimate values/range, but the TX value indicates the MoCA gear is able to maintain the target PHY rate at a reduced power level, a good thing.


BOLT+ signal strength looks good, especially since TiVo Support apparently doesn't like 100%.