Three 4K TVs on TiVo MoCA network, plus data lines & wireless???

[bessiesdad]

Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Router, MoCA, VOIP?

I'm doing a full reno of my condo that has gigabit internet from Comcast. I already own 3 TiVos (Roamio Pro, Mini, Premier) so a MoCA network would be worthwhile.

That means coax & cat 6 to all 3-4 current TVs, and I want to wire for two additional TV locations for the future. (My electrician and others are advising I run a second coax & cat 6 to each those sites but leave them unconnected for now.) I also need 4 separate cat 6 lines to use for computer hard wiring. Then I need a VOIP connection and a wireless router.

By my count I need at least six coax and ten cat6 lines AND I need wireless broadcasting and a VOIP modem. I also need a TiVo/MoCA bridge for the Premier, a POE filter to isolate my MoCA network from the world outside.

I've read prior posts which offer conflicting advice. I don't want to use any splitters. I don't want to start with a modem as that will offer the fewest ports out and there doesn't seem to be a retail 3.1 Comcast modem with VOIP. So my choices are router or switch. Which is best? How do multiply that many coax lines? Where in the chain do I put wireless and VOIP? Does the TiVo POE filter provide any firewall protection? Many thanks for answers to any of those!

Dave Garrity

 

[kanewolf]

I would recommend having your installer pull structured cabling. That is RG6 + ethernet all tied into a single cable. Material cost is a little higher but you save on the installation costs. Something like this -- https://www.3starinc.com/structured_home_network_cable_2_x_rg6_quad_and_2_x_cat6.html
Have them terminate them all and provide a TIA verification of the ethernet ports. Then if you have need for additional ethernet have them pull something like this -- https://www.3starinc.com/cat6_siamese_cable.html Again trying to minimize the labor.

You want each cable labeled at both ends and each port labeled. Whatever location these all converge, you want power for a UPS and good ventilation.

 

[bessiesdad]

Those are great tips for running cable out to my TVs from my central point. My problem is I don't know what equipment to use and in what order to maintain the strongest signal from entry to TV and data line.

First, we will have gigabit internet and want to make use of as much of its speed as possible.

We need a minimum of 5 coax lines--including one for VOIP--now, maybe more someday. we need 10-12 ethernet wired locations, though maybe 4 will be the most in use at one time. Wireless? And we want to set up a TiVo MoCA network as part of all this. I'm completely in the dark

 

[kanewolf]

It sounds like you need an AV cabling specialist to do this install and not electrician. An AV specialist would have experience with what you want. A 24 port gigabit ethernet switch will provide full bandwidth to all your ethernet ports. While you are having cable pulled, you should also consider any areas you might want IP cameras. Also, the smoke detector type WIFI access points are probably the best option for WIFI. Both IP cameras and WIFI access points can use POE (power over ethernet) to provide single cable simplicity.