Chapter 2 Installing the DOCSIS Wireless Residential Gateway with Voice
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Identify sources of noise and interference on the MoCA spectrum.
Re-qualify additional coax outlets to support MoCA-enabled devices and
services.
Pre-Installation Instructions
Prior to installing MoCA, complete the following tasks:
1
Contact your service provider and ensure that the residential gateway is enabled
for MoCA services.
2
Ensure that a MoCA filter has been has been installed by your service provider at
the home’s entry point, as shown in the following illustration:
3
To log in to the residential gateway, enter
http://10.0.0.1
in the web address
(URL) field of any browser and press the
Enter
key. Then enter the username
and password when prompted.
4
From the menu options, go to
Gateway/Connections/MoCA
and ensure that
MoCA is set to
enable
.
5
If you have not already done so, connect the coaxial cable from a wall cable
outlet within the home network to the
MoCA/Cable
port on the rear panel of the
residential gateway.
6
If you have not already done so, connect the AC power cord provided with your
residential gateway. Connect the barrel connector end of the power cord into the
power input on the back of the residential gateway. Then, plug the other end of
the power cord into an AC outlet.
The residential gateway will perform an automatic search to locate and sign on
to the broadband data network. This process may take up to 2 -5 minutes. The
residential gateway will be ready for use when the
Power
,
US/DS
, and
Online
LEDs on the front panel of the residential gateway stop blinking and remain on
continuously.
7
Wait a few seconds for the device to de discovered. When discovered, an LED
labeled
2.4 GHz
or
5 GHz
should turn on. At this point, a MoCA node should be
active in the network.