steveknj
join:2001-05-09
Old Bridge, NJ
| [northeast] Moving FIOS to a different room
I am helping a friend move their FIOS Internet from one room to another. I don't know their setup yet and I don't have FIOS myself, so I have a few simple questions.
1) Does FIOS run a seperate line for TV and Internet? For example, if you have FIOS TV could you just split the signal and run it to the FIOS router (modem)? This way I wouldn't have to run a second cable up to the new room, one for TV and one for Internet.
2) Is the FIOS internet "modem" also a wireless router? Perhaps I could just have them install a wireless card on their PC and be done with it.
3) If I have to start switching cables, is there a good schematic on how this works and how the FIOS box integrates with the box(es) the tech might install when he does the initial install?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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steveknj
join:2001-05-09
Old Bridge, NJ | Anyone? |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
 ·Dish Network
 ·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
4 edits | reply to steveknj
1: It depends on the setup. Normally, Verizon will use Coax for both the FiOS router (MoCa) and Coax to the STBs (MoCa and QAM TV). On older installs when MoCa/Ethernet routers weren't around, you'd have Ethernet hooked up to a router, where you'd have Coax going to a NIM100 which would be hooked up to a router, and Coax hooked up to the ONT and to the STBs. Also, if your friend moved to Ethernet instead of MoCa, such as if he has his own router, that'll be just like what I mentioned above except without the NIM100.
2: The "modem" isn't a modem. It's a fully fledged router that uses MoCa and Ethernet. You can look at the ONT as a "super" modem, but even that wouldn't be considering there is no converting of things from Digital, to Analog, to Digital like Cable/DSL is. For the wireless card, I prefer PCI/PCI-E cards with SMA connectors. Just remember to get something that will last you a while and won't lead to bottlenecking with FiOS speeds increasing. Also, be sure to set the Verizon Router to Wireless G mode only, or else the wireless throughput will be at 6-10Mbps tops.
3: There are diagrams all throughout this forum. But simply said, in a standard Verizon install for Triple Play, you have telephone wiring going to a Demarcation point, where it links up to the ONT. For the Internet and TV, it usually goes from the ONT to a splitter, where your set top boxes and the router will connect at. Very simple, but even so I might be wrong since I don't have FiOS yet. Others will correct me if I'm wrong.
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JUG831
join:2009-01-09
Plainfield, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
| Smith is correct above AFIK.
Assuming that your friend has TV as well as the internet, and that the router is connected via coax from the ONT currently, then as long as the room that you are moving the internet TO has coax that is 'hot' (getting a TV signal for example, or otherwise on the coax network) then you can split that coax, run one to the TV, one to the router and you should be good.
Since you brought up wireless, yes the router has it so you can go that route. The default security is WEP, and the key to log onto it via wireless is on the back of the router. If the defaults were changed, you can do a hard reset using the reset button on the router and everything should go back to the default password.
Hope that helps to get you started. |
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steveknj
join:2001-05-09
Old Bridge, NJ
| said by JUG831  :Smith is correct above AFIK. Assuming that your friend has TV as well as the internet, and that the router is connected via coax from the ONT currently, then as long as the room that you are moving the internet TO has coax that is 'hot' (getting a TV signal for example, or otherwise on the coax network) then you can split that coax, run one to the TV, one to the router and you should be good. Since you brought up wireless, yes the router has it so you can go that route. The default security is WEP, and the key to log onto it via wireless is on the back of the router. If the defaults were changed, you can do a hard reset using the reset button on the router and everything should go back to the default password. Hope that helps to get you started. Hey thanks, you guys answered my questions. What I am hoping NOT to have to do is crawl around in their attic and find the ONT and have to start switching cables around. A splitter is a much easier solution. |
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Smith6612
Premium
join:2008-02-01
united state
·Dish Network
·Verizon Online DSL
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Normally the ONT will be found in the basement or on the side of the house. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the attic though. But if you know where it is, then that makes the job much easier.
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