Newbie poster here. with a question on how to make MOCA and OTA antenna work togehter using same whole-house coax wiring
To complete our recent cord cutting from cable TV, I need to add an OTA antenna in my attic. Currently my internet comes from the FIOS box on ethernet to my main router. From my main router I connect via MOCA to an Actiontec WCB6200Q extender in a remote part of the house -- this seems to work very well. Note that both the main modem and the Actiontec extender are both on segments of the whole hose coax cabling that are connected to the "output side of the whole-house splitter in the main panel where all of the coax runs in the house come together.
I plan to connect my antenna in my attic via a currently unused coax segment that also runs to the box. Finally, the ActionTEC extender sits right next to the TV that I want to hook up to the OTA antenna. THis leads me to the following questions:
1. Will the OTA antenna interfere with the MOCA extender or vice-versa?
2. Right now, all of the coax segments in my house terminate on the output side of the whole house splitter. THe only thing on the input side is the cable from FIOS, which is no longer in use. Am I better off just leaving it this way, or should I use a combiner or diplexer to join the segments that will run from the new OTA and the MOCA connection on the main router? If the latter, should I put them on the input side of the whole house splitter? What specific devices would work best?
3. Finally my primary TV and the MOCA extender are co-located at the end of one coax segment. Do I need anything beyond a simple splitter to provide MOCA to the extender and and OTA signals to the TV? If so, what specific devices are needed/recommended?
Thanks in advance to anyone who has guidance to offer. My autistic son, who is addicted to Wheel of Fortune, which is unfortunately very difficult to stream, will be especially grateful if I, with your help, can figure this out.
Howard
To complete our recent cord cutting from cable TV, I need to add an OTA antenna in my attic. Currently my internet comes from the FIOS box on ethernet to my main router. From my main router I connect via MOCA to an Actiontec WCB6200Q extender in a remote part of the house -- this seems to work very well. Note that both the main modem and the Actiontec extender are both on segments of the whole hose coax cabling that are connected to the "output side of the whole-house splitter in the main panel where all of the coax runs in the house come together.
I plan to connect my antenna in my attic via a currently unused coax segment that also runs to the box. Finally, the ActionTEC extender sits right next to the TV that I want to hook up to the OTA antenna. THis leads me to the following questions:
1. Will the OTA antenna interfere with the MOCA extender or vice-versa?
2. Right now, all of the coax segments in my house terminate on the output side of the whole house splitter. THe only thing on the input side is the cable from FIOS, which is no longer in use. Am I better off just leaving it this way, or should I use a combiner or diplexer to join the segments that will run from the new OTA and the MOCA connection on the main router? If the latter, should I put them on the input side of the whole house splitter? What specific devices would work best?
3. Finally my primary TV and the MOCA extender are co-located at the end of one coax segment. Do I need anything beyond a simple splitter to provide MOCA to the extender and and OTA signals to the TV? If so, what specific devices are needed/recommended?
Thanks in advance to anyone who has guidance to offer. My autistic son, who is addicted to Wheel of Fortune, which is unfortunately very difficult to stream, will be especially grateful if I, with your help, can figure this out.
Howard