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Help me understand the MoCA port on the Arcadyan NH20A and optimize my network topography
So my NH20A has a MoCA port, and it's connected to an RG-6 cable in the structured media enclosure. The PVR is connected to the ECB6250 via Ethernet, and the other end of the adapter is connected to...
El-Eric
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Community ManagerHi splotchy101 - lots of questions here but we'll do our best to assist.
In theory you should be able to plug an unmanned switch to the MoCA adapter.
You can technically swap the MoCA adapter for your own - the only hiccup is that if you run into issues we can't troubleshoot that third-party equipment but if it works, it shouldn't be a problem.
The NH20A has a 2.5Gigabit Coax port.
You are correct that things should just be plug and play - just make sure that one end of the cable plugs to the TV and the other side connects to the NH20A somehow and it should work. If your Access Point is closer you can just plug it to that.
I personally prefer ethernet over Coax because MoCA adds a possible point of failure but everything you mentioned should work. If the NH20A's 10Gb ethernet port is the only live port, then just put a switch instead of using every port but I am not confident that you'll run into issues plugging directly to them
My ultimate goal is to fully bridge the NAH.
Will home phone continue to work?
If the PVR and STBs are hardwired to the NAH via MoCA, will there be any issues with internet and TV coming out of the Coax port?
