NETGEAR MCA1001 V2 Package Contents Manual

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April 2012

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MoCA Adapter MC1001 v2
Installation Guide

Package Contents

The box should contain the following items. If any items are
incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer .

Power adapter

Ethernet cable

MoCA Adapter MCA1001 v2

TV OUT
CABLE IN
Ethernet
Power

Home Network

In this example, the same
company provides both the
cable TV and cable Internet
service.

Router

Cable
modem

Compliance

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Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cable TV and Cable Modem Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Cable Modem Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connect the Second MoCA Adapter to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Use the LEDs to Verify Network Communication . . . . . . . . 8

Supplementary Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Installation

You need at least two MoCA adapters to set up MoCA
communication. NETGEAR recommends that you set up the MoCA
adapter for your Internet connection first.

Cable TV and Cable Modem Internet

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2

3

4

MoCA Adapter
MCA1001 v2

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 To connect a MoCA adapter to your router and your indoor

cable Internet outlet:

1. Connect the MoCA adapter to your router.

Use the provided Ethernet cable to connect the MoCA adap ter to
a LAN port on your router.

2. Connect the MoCA adapter to the cable jack.

a. Locate the coax cable that connects your modem to the cable

jack in the wall outlet.

b. Disconnect it from the modem, but leave th e o ther end of the

cable connected to the cable jack.

c. Connect the coax cable to the Coax IN jack on the MoCA

adapter by hand, finger-tight.

3. Connect the MoCA adapter to your modem.

Use a different coa x cable (sold sep arately) to connect the MoCA
adapter’s TV OUT jack to the cable modem by hand, finger-tight.

4. Connect the provided power adapter to the MoCA adapter and plug

it into a power outlet.
The POWER LED lights up.