MoCa Installation Splitter use

[EmperorWatcher]

I have an external antenna connected to 2 TVs. Separately, I have a Comcast phone/internet cable. Both cables enter the house next to each other. I'd like to use that antenna cable as the means to bring internet to the 2 TVs/Roku by connecting my Actiontec MoCa adapters.

How do I combine the 2 cables? I haven't seen any splitters that accept 2 inputs. Actiontec CS says that mixing signals isn't an issue, but I can't find the means to do it.

Are there 2 input splitters available? Is this a workable solution?

Many thanks!

 

[CaptainSTX]

Splitters work in both directions. Just connect your two inputs to what you are calling the two outputs and everything will be OK. If you need to use a three way splitter you probably would want to hook your inputs to the two matched -7db legs.

To be sure your MOCA works you will need to replace any 900Mhz splitters with 2- 3 Ghz splitters which are usually used for satellite TV. You can buy then for a couple of bucks on line. No need to pay $8- $12 retail for gold platted splitters.

 

[EmperorWatcher]

I thought they worked in both directions. Seemed obvious, but since they have different ratings, I wondered if there might be something I had to consider. I'll give that a try and hope for the best! Thanks!

 

[stevech]

On mine, a four way splitter is used: Input is TV signals. MoCA device one is one of the four output ports; MoCA device two is on another of the four ports. The port-to-port loss, per the normal commonplace splitter specs is about 14dB loss. That's enough margin for MoCA.

From input port to one of the four outputs is about 7.5dB loss.