ScreenBeamMoCA 2.5 Network Adapter for Higher Speed Internet, Ethernet Over Coax - Starter Kit (Model: ECB6250K02)

As all IT pros know the best way to extend WIFI is to have your house wired with ethernet cables, but how many people have that? Answer: not many. However, almost everyone has coax running in their house for cable TV and that is where MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) comes in. A MoCA adapter allows additional routers to receive an internet signal directly from your modem through the existing coax cable in your walls. You just plug the coax from your wall into an adapter and then plug the included ethernet cord from the adapter to an additional router, and now you have a super-strong WIFI signal as if the main router and additional router were connected by an ethernet cable.This is amazing for home network, easy to install and it works flawlessly I live in a condo with no way to run ethernet cable to the living room so this is great solution to this problem I went from 55mbps on my pc to 914mbps with this, I never could get any better speed than that due to there being a thick wall and furniture between our X1 Modem and my PC but because of these MoCA adapters I now have found my solution. It also has helped improve the download speeds on my Xbox as well I went from having 60.55 mbps to having 865mbps download speeds.This is the setup that I am using I connected the Moca adapter to my Router using Cat5e, then connected Coax to the other end of the MoCA adapter that leads from the coax coming from the wall.For the 2nd MoCA adapter I connected the Coax from the wall to one end of the splitter, and another Coax cable to my cable box and another to the MoCA adapter that connected to my Xbox Series X.Everything worked great, now I can get high speeds in a room that didn't have a ethernet lan cable.Getting speeds of 1G and fast downloads of 900Mbps on the xbox!Ok, now for the Pro-Life Tips.1. THIS WILL NOT WORK FOR SATELLITE TV! CABLE ONLY! Sorry, but you're SOL w/ DirecTV and Dish2. You do not need a MoCA adapter at your modem if your modem is already MoCA enabled. You will need to hook up one of the adapters to the modem if it is not MoCA enabled. A lot of people rent a combination modem/router from their cable provider. The newer ones are already MoCA enabled and if it's not, your cable provider will trade your old modem/router for an updated one for free.3. Speaking of renting a modem/router combo...don't. Buy a separate ARRIS SURFboard Modem and whatever router you want and it will pay for itself in about a year. Don't give your hard-earned shekels to the corp bastards.4. You need a MoCA 2 way splitter if you're running your additional router off a coax that is also providing a cable signal to a TV. The instructions and diagram that come with the adapters aren't clear about this. The adapter set comes with one 2 way splitter, but you will need a 2nd one if you're going to set up two adapters and two additional routers. You can buy a 2-way splitter at Lowe's or Home Depot for $6. Just make sure it is MoCA compliable. Also, the box comes with two short coax cables, but you will need two more if you're connecting them with two TVs. You can buy 3 ft. coax for cheap if you don't have extras laying around.5. The MoCA adapter does not send out a WIFI signal by itself! You must use an additional router for each adapter. Any old router will do, so you don't need to blow your brains out on the latest and the greatest. However, you still need your original "Home Base" router that you have already been using.6. Instructions. How to set up in a room where you already have a TV and your modem is MoCA enabled: Unscrew the coax from the cable box and screw it into the "cable in" port on the splitter. Now screw in another coax to the "cable out" port of the splitter and run it back into the cable box. Cable TV is now all set. Screw another coax to the other "cable out" port of the splitter and screw the other end into the "cable in" port on the adapter. Then plug the provided ethernet cable into the adapter and plug the other end into the WAN port of your router. Plug adapter and router into the wall or outlet strip and enjoy that sweet, sweet rock hard WIFI signal.7. Please know the difference between "your" and "you're". Your is possessive, ie: your new MoCA adapter. You're is a contraction of you are, ie: you're going to love your new MoCA adapter. (See what I did there?)8. Enjoy your strong WIFI signal and please be safe and please be nice to each other. We're all in this trying time together and a little kindness goes a long way. Cheers.

Like most, I have a few rooms in the house that dont receive a strong signal from my (xfinity) router.I tried the lame Powerline and Xfinity plug ins. Really disappointing. My recommendation - dont try these or other range extenders. They all disappoint. You can read the many other more technically advanced folks comments on poor experiences with range extenders.I recently was recently introduced to "moca" (it was a CNET article suggested by google on my search page - those recommended articles really work!) Moca relies on coax cable hook ups to distribute the internet signal throughout the house. All you need are cable outlets, outlets to plug in the moca connectors AC plugs, and moca connectors. Even my 45 year old house was well wired with cable outlets.It took only 10 minutes from opening the box to being up and running.They only issue I ran into was that I eventually discovered I needed a 3-way coax splitter rather than the 2-way splitter supplied. A 2-way splitter is fine for most common set-ups but I had three connected devices - a moca box, an xfinity set top box, and a router - so after playing around with different wiring patterns, I realized the fix was as simple as adding a 3-way splitter rather than the supplied 2-way supplied. I was able to find the required splitter at Home Depot. Make sure to get a 2.5Mhz compatible splitter in order to deliver the promised speed.Speed is really good now in these rooms. The only reason I would ding this slightly is that I have not been able to achieve the same speed off the moca connection that I do at the router. At the router, I get about 900mbps, while at the ethernet connection off the moca box, I am getting at best (but consistently) 500.Maybe its something solvable by a tech person but I have not figured it out.In conclusion, this is produce is highly recommended. it fixed my connection strength issues permanently.