MoCA Setup and Info

How to Set Up MoCA

MoCA Requirements
TiVo Device MoCA Compatibility Table
POE Filter
Coax Components and Cabling

• A Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network

• Enables you to send information through the existing coaxial (coax) cable in your home

• This gives you both your television programming and Internet content through the same coax cable making MoCA perfect for transferring and streaming media between TiVo devices

Helpful links:

• If you want to know more about MoCA and your TiVo, see our MoCA FAQ.

• For step-by-step instructions in setting up TiVo with MoCA, see our MoCA connection page

 

MoCA Requirements 

You must have all the necessary equipment below (click for reference)
 

• A TiVo device that is compatible with MoCA

• A MoCA network adapter (either internal or external, such as the TiVo Bridge)

• A point-of-entry (POE) filter (to keep the network signal securely inside your home)

• Coaxial cabling (and suitable coax connectors) to all the rooms where you will be using MoCA

 

 
Which TiVo devices can use MoCA?
 

• Most TiVo devices work on MoCA except for:

  • Series2 ST

  • Series1 DVRs

• Some models will need a TiVo Bridge or other compatible MoCA network adapter

• TiVo Bridges that we have comes with 1.65 GHz Coax Splitters

• If you are using a Tuning Adapter, installed in a "parallel" setup. See Tuning Adapter: Installation

• Some Internet service providers offer MoCA-enabled routers, which don't need an adapter (although you might still need an adapter for your TiVo)

• Don’t create a second MoCA network with your TiVo device, TiVo Bridge, or another MoCA adapter

• A second MoCA network will cause network problems
  
   

TiVo Device MoCA Compatibility Table
Device model	Can I use it on my MoCA network?
TiVo BOLT Series UES	Yes
TiVo BOLT OTA	Yes (requires TiVo Bridge)
Roamio Plus / Pro	Yes
4-Tuner Roamio	Yes (requires TiVo Bridge)
TiVo Mini	Yes
Premiere 4 / XL4 / Elite	Yes
Other Premiere series DVRs	Yes (requires TiVo Bridge)
Series3 HD / HD / HD XL	Yes (requires TiVo Bridge)
Series2 DT	Yes (requires TiVo Bridge)
Series2 ST	No
Series1	No

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POE Filters  
 

• A point-of-entry (POE) filter is a small coax component that keeps the MoCA signal contained to your home and improves the performance of your MoCA network

• Install POE filter even when the setup is only for Ethernet connections

• TiVo strongly recommends that you install a POE filter to keep your signal inside your house if you are using MoCA with a CABLE subscription

• If you are using MoCA and a DIGITAL ANTENNA, you MUST install a POE filter

• TiVo has POE filters for sale in our Shop

    POE Filter installation 

 

• Install the POE filter as close as possible to the cable/antenna source, before the signal reaches a splitter

  • For cable TV: Install the filter where the coaxial cable from your Internet service provider (ISP) enters your home

  • For antenna: You will need two (2) POE filters—one for your Internet connection and one in front of the antenna

• If you have a TiVo BOLT and want to use over-the-air (OTA) antenna as your TV source, and MoCA networking, you will need two POE filters:

  • where the Internet signal enters the house

  • between the antenna and the DVR

• If you have another TiVo DVR that uses antenna, you only need one POE filter (where the Internet signal enters the house)

Installing a POE Filter 
 

Install the POE filter as close as possible to the cable/antenna source, before the signal reaches a splitter. 

• For cable TV: Install the filter where the coaxial cable from your Internet service provider (ISP) enters your home

• For antenna: You will need two (2) POE filters—one for your Internet connection and one in front of the antenna   

 

When to use this setup? 

Any MoCA-compatible TiVo device using cable TV and Internet

POE filter positioning
 

 

If you have a TiVo BOLT and want to use over-the-air (OTA) antenna as your TV source, and MoCA networking, you will need two POE filters:

•    where the Internet signal enters the house
•    between the antenna and the DVR

If you have another TiVo DVR that uses antenna, you only need one POE filter (where the Internet signal enters the house). 

 

It is best to have the POE installed right before the splitter. 








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Coax Components and Cabling  
 

• Coax cables and components (such as connectors, attenuators, splitters, etc.) must be compatible to MoCA.

• MoCA with the use of existing coax cable is great for high-speed networking

• Some home might have older splitters, attenuators, amplifiers, or other devices that affects MoCA stream

• Many of these components are located behind your walls

• Outdated coax components in the wall might be to blame if you cannot resolve your MoCA difficulty
   

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  Coax Components
 

• To use MoCA, ensure that your coax line is:

  • Bi-directional (able to stream in both directions)

  • All coax splitters in the home need must be 1650 MHz or higher.

  • Amplifiers and other miscellaneous coax components, unless specifically designed for MoCA can complicate or block MoCA signals. Amplifiers can often be detected by their need to be plugged into a power source or having lights 
     

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Coax Splitters
 

• A coax splitter splits one coax input into two or more outputs

• Splitter with two outputs rated at least 1650 MHz (2GHz are readily available and will work) for most setups is what you need

• One splitter or more may be needed depending on how many devices you are connecting to a single coax outlet

• All splitters on the MoCA network must be 1650 MHz or higher. This rating should appear on the label, as shown in the image.

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Coax Cable
 

Causes that may diminish MoCA network signal:

• very long stretches of uninterrupted cabling

• instead of being attached with non-metal clamps, the cable was stapled to the struts in your wall

• interference from electrical wiring that’s too close to the coax

• damage frayed cable

• bent and pinched cable
   

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Setup TiVo Devices on the MoCA Network

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Setup options
Use a TiVo Bridge to create a MoCA network
Use your TiVo device to create a MoCA network
Connect your TiVo device to an existing MoCA network
Connect your TiVo device and a tuning adapter to an existing MoCA network
How to Configure the Network Settings
 

Setting up your TiVo box with a MoCA network is easy! Use the setup scenarios below to determine what you need.
 
You can also see TiVo's MoCA connection page for instructions.
 

 
Setup options

The following instructions are for use with the TiVo Bridge. If you have a MoCA Network Adapter other than TiVo Bridge, see MoCA Network Adapter Setup. 


I already have a MoCA network (or I'm not sure)
 

To set your MoCA network, just choose of the following: 

• Connect your TiVo device to an existing MoCA network

• Connect your TiVo device with a tuning adapter to an existing MoCA network

I know I need to create a MoCA network
 

To setup your MoCA: 

• Use a TiVo Bridge to create a MoCA network

• Use a TiVo DVR to create a MoCA network

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Use a TiVo Bridge to create a MoCA network 

Use this setup when you have a: 

• TiVo BOLT OTA

Use this setup when you have a: 

• TiVo BOLT, Roamio Plus/Pro, or Premiere 4/XL4/Elite that is in a different room from the router and/or doesn't have access to an Ethernet connection

or

• 4-tuner Roamio, 2-tuner Premiere Series, Series3, HD/HDXL, or Series2 DT

Note: You will also need a TiVo Bridge or other MoCA Network Adapter at the DVR.

 

Hookup (at modem/router)

 

The TiVo Bridge has an: 

• Inbound coax port coming through a splitter from the coax outlet

• Ethernet cable (blue line) which goes to a router, into a splitter and back to the coax outlet

The Splitter allows both inbound and outbound traffic to and from the TiVo Bridge

• All splitters on the MoCA network must be 1650 MHz or higher.

Other people makes use of MoCA adapter for example Actiontec:
Actiontec Ethernet-over-Coax Bridges (ECB)

• ECB is also used to connect to the MoCA network.

• It has two coaxial outlets

• In - connects to the coaxial outlet

• Out - connects to the UES/DVR

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Use your TiVo device to create a MoCA network

 

Use this setup when you have a: 
 

• TiVo BOLT, Roamio Plus/Pro, or Premiere 4/XL4/Elite in the same room as your modem

Hookup 

 

• TiVo BOLT, Roamio Plus/Pro, or Premiere 4/XL4/Elite in a different room from your modem

Note: If you have an Ethernet jack in the wall, there's a good chance you have an Ethernet switch or hub in your setup. If so, you may want to try connecting your TiVo directly to the router to determine if there is a problem with the network infrastructure.



Hookup 

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Connect your TiVo device to an existing MoCA network

 

TiVo Device 

• TiVo BOLT, Roamio Plus/Pro, Premiere 4/XL4/Elite

Hookup

 

• 4-tuner Roamio 

Hookup

 

• 2-tuner Premiere

• Series3/HD

• Series2 DT

Hookup




 

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Connect your TiVo device and a tuning adapter to an existing MoCA network

TiVo device

• 2-tuner Premiere or 4-tuner Roamio

Hookup


Use two two-way splitters (one is included with the TiVo Bridge)
 

 

or use a three-way splitter to eliminate some cords:

 

• TiVo BOLT 500GB, TiVo BOLT 1000 GB, & TiVo BOLT+

Hookup






 

1. Remove the coaxial cable from the TiVo device
2. Attach the coax cable from the wall to a coax splitter
3. From the coax splitter, connect one coax cable to the tuning adapter, and one to the TiVo device
4. Connect the USB cable from the tuning adapter to the TiVo device

Note: TiVo BOLT users: always connect the USB cable to the TOP USB port.

5. Plug in the tuning adapter power cable

(See Tuning Adapter: Installation)

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How to Configure the Network Settings

 

Devices for TiVo Experience 4 (Software Version: 21.X.):

 

TiVo Device	Menu path from Home
TiVo BOLT Series & Roamio Series	MENU > NETWORK SETTINGS > CHANGE NETWORK SETTINGS > MoCA ON

Devices for TiVo Experience 3 (Software version: 20.X.):
 

TiVo Device	Menu path from TiVo Central
TiVo BOLT Series, Roamio Series & Premiere Series with HDUI	Settings & Messages > Network Settings > Change Network Settings > MoCA > Select Turn MoCA On Select: Set Up as Bridge to create a MoCA network Select: Set Up as Client to join an existing MoCA network
Series 3 and earlier DVRs	Settings & Messages > Settings > Network > Change Network Settings > Use this DVR to create a MoCA network (or Join the MoCA network)

 

• We recommend accepting the default network settings

 

3. Congratulations! You've created a MoCA home network! To connect other TiVo boxes to your network, see Connect your TiVo device to an existing MoCA network

  Note:  If you are unable to connect to your home network, See: General Network Troubleshooting Tips

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