Motorola MM1000 Operating and maintenance instructions

Model MM1000
MoCA® Adapter
Quick Start

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Typically included with your MM1000
Power Cube
(varies by country)
Coax Cable
Ethernet Cable
Wrench
Screws for
optional wall
mounting
PoE Filter
Your MoCA adapter can be wall mounted if you prefer.
See the enclosed flyer.
Para una Guía de Inicio Rápido en
español, por favor vaya a
www.motorolanetwork.com/MM1000ir

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Let’s get started
MoCA is a good way to connect a router or cable
modem/router to a distant device by using your home’s
coaxial (“coax”) cable. The device can be a computer, HDTV,
video streaming device, game station, streaming media player,
or other device that has an Ethernet LAN port for Internet
access. If there’s a coax network that runs near the router and
the device, you should be able to use MoCA.
MoCA is also a good way to connect your router to a wireless
access point, so you’ll have good wireless in a location that’s
far from your router. If you want to learn more about using
MoCA with a WiFi router, go to
www.MotorolaNetwork.com/MoCAWiFi
Your MoCA Adapter Model MM1000 is designed to work with
most coax networks including networks associated with cable
TV, cable Internet, and FiOS or another fiber optic network.
Your MoCA Adapter is NOT designed to work with DirecTV®,
Dish®, and other satellite networks, or with AT&T® Internet or
AT&T U-Verse®, since these services use frequencies that
conflict with your MoCA adapter.

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Figure 1. MoCA Connecting a Cable Modem/Router to a
Device
You may not need a MoCA Adapter for
your router. Here's how to check.
a. If you have a Verizon® FiOS router, it probably has MoCA.
The MoCA signal goes through your FiOS router’s coax
connector to your coax cable network.

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b. If you have a router for fiber optic service from another
provider and it has a coax cable attached to it, it probably
has MoCA.
c. If you have a cable modem/router, it may have MoCA.
There are a few ways to check. First, you can look at the
unit to see whether it has the word MoCA somewhere.
You can also look at the product’s specifications or its
browser-based configuration manager to see whether
MoCA is mentioned. You can also find some but not all
MoCA cable modem/routers listed at
http://www.mocalliance.org/products/index.htm . If
you have MoCA, the MoCA signal goes through your cable
modem/router’s coax cable into your coax cable network.
d. If you have a router that’s not a Verizon FiOS router,
another fiber optic router, or a cable modem/router, it
probably does not have MoCA.
If you have or probably have MoCA for your router already,
please jump to Installing a MoCA Adapter for an HDTV or
Other Device.
If you do not have MoCA for your router or cable
modem/router, please continue below at Installing a MoCA
Adapter for Your Router or Cable Modem/Router.
If you’re not sure, you can try jumping to Installing a MoCA
Adapter for an HDTV or Other Device and seeing whether
that works. If that doesn’t work, you’ll need to continue
directly below.

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Installing a MoCA Adapter for Your
Router or Cable Modem/Router
Read this section only if you need a MoCA Adapter for
your router. Pages 3 and 4 describe how to check.
First go to your router or modem/router and connect as
shown below.
Figure 2. MoCA Connection to a Router that Doesn’t Have
Built-in MoCA
1. You always connect a coax cable to the MoCA Adapter’s
Network input and your coax network. Sometimes there’s
an available coax network jack or cable, so you don’t need
to disconnect anything. However, you may need to use
the coax cable that’s plugged into a nearby set-top box,
cable modem/router, or other device. It’s okay to
disconnect a coax cable from something, but then you
need to use the included coax cable between the MoCA
adapter’s DEVICE coax and the device you disconnected.

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2. Next, connect the included Ethernet cable between the
MoCA adapter’s Ethernet jack and the LAN Ethernet jack
of the router or modem/router.
3. Plug the power cube into a live outlet, and make sure that
the On/Off button is On.
Installing a MoCA Adapter for an HDTV
or Other Device
Go to the device you’re connecting to the router, and connect
as shown below.
Figure 3. MoCA Connection for a Device
1. You always connect a coax cable to the MoCA Adapter’s
Network input and your coax network. Sometimes there’s
an available coax network jack or cable, so you don’t need

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to disconnect anything. However, you may need to
connect the Network coax connector to a coax cable
that’s plugged into a nearby set-top box, router, or other
device. It’s okay to disconnect a coax cable from
something, but then you need to use the included coax
cable between the MoCA adapter’s DEVICE coax and the
device you disconnected.
2. Connect the included Ethernet cable between the MoCA
adapter’s Ethernet jack and the LAN Ethernet jack of the
device you’re connecting to the router via MoCA.
3. Plug the power cube into a live outlet, and make sure that
the On/Off button is On.
Once you have MoCA for your router and device, the Link
light should be lit for your MoCA Adapter(s). If it is lit, please
try using the device. If it’s able to access the Internet, your
device is working so you should read the next paragraph
below. If the Link light is not lit, check your wiring and try
power-cycling your MoCA Adapter(s). To power-cycle a
MoCA Adapter, just switch the MoCA Adapter off for a few
seconds, then switch it on. If your MoCA connection is still
NOT working, please go to the Troubleshooting Tips section.
If your MoCA connection IS working, please read the MoCA
Security section below. Also, note that you can connect more
devices (up to 16) via MoCA back to your router. For each
device you want to connect to its own MoCA Adapter, use the
MoCA Connection for a Device diagram on page 6.

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MoCA Security
We recommend some form of MoCA security if you have
cable Internet service, especially if you are located within 150
yards (137 meters) of another home with cable Internet
service. If instead you have FiOS or some other form of
fiber optic Internet service, you already have MoCA
security so you don’t need to read this section.
MoCA security for cable Internet service comes from either of
the following:
•Add a PoE filter where the coax cable enters your home.
This prevents your MoCA signal from being transmitted to
one of your neighbors, and can also improve your cable
service’s signal.
•Program all your MoCA devices with the same MoCA
security key. In the unlikely event that you want to do this,
please see www.motorolanetwork.com/MoCAsecurity
For most people the PoE filter is easier and better. The PoE
filter doesn’t interfere with your TV and Internet, but does
prevent your MoCA signals from traveling to your neighbors.
You need to put the PoE Filter where the coax cable enters
your home, before that cable branches off to connect to your
TV sets, cable modem, and other devices. We suggest that
you connect the MM1000’s PoE Filter now. If you find that a
PoE Filter is already installed, don’t install a second one.

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When installing the PoE Filter, you’ll do the following:
1. Check that nobody in your home is watching TV or using
the Internet, because you will interrupt them.
2. Disconnect the coax cable as near as possible to where it
comes into your home. This is usually inside your home,
but may be outside your home. Sometimes the coax cable
goes into a splitter, and sometimes it connects to
something else.
3. Connect that same coax cable to one end of the PoE
Filter.
4. Connect the other end of the PoE Filter to the coax
connector where you disconnected the coax cable.
Figure 4. Connecting a PoE Filter