ScreenBeam ECB7250K02 Network Adapter Starter Kit Bonded MoCA 2.5 - Fastest

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 Dish 2. 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.

Just recently learned about MOCA despite it being out for over 10 years. WIFI was good for reaching the second floor, but for millisecond speed, I had gone with TPLINK Powerline but only maxed out with 90mb/s instead of the 1gb I should have gotten. It took me awhile to figure out how to wire up all of the components so I could get my VOIP telephone and Spectrum Internet working. I tried to use the components provided in the box, but it wasn't enough to get the Spectrum internet properly working via the Screenbeam ECB7250. I needed to buy another 3 way splitter (Amphenol ABS313H) and (TWO) PPC MOCA POE filters. In order to properly wire up the house with existing coaxial, you have to start at the junction box outside where Spectrum comes into the house where the internet is split 2 way to coaxials leading to the VOIP telephone and the internet in an office. STEP 1 in ScreenBeam's Quick Start Guide is basically correct. It just didn't account for the VOIP telephone-the telephone stopped working. The original Spectrum connection was going into their 2 way splitter which went to the VOIP telephone and the internet modem. To get the Screenbeam SCB7250 to work with the telephone and the internet, I connected Spectrum's ISP coaxial to the IN of one of Screenbeam's 2 way splitter (one OUT to the VOIP telephone; the other OUT to coaxial to the Spectrum modem in the room.) I had to install one POE filter before the coaxial split into a 3 way splitter which was going OUT to the modem room (the first MOCA connection) and to the other room I needed hardwired internet (the second MOCA connection). (I plan to add another ECB7250 to another room that's why there's a terminator on one of the OUTs.) In the first room, I connected the coaxial into the second Screenbeam 2 way splitter: one OUT to the Spectrum DOCSIS 3.1 modem where I directly installed the SECOND POE filter and the other OUT to the 1st SCREENBEAM ECB7250. After awhile, both greenlights on the ECB7250 lit up. I went up to the second room and it too lit up green. SUCCESS! Speed is what I expected and everything works now. Hope this helps people with their Spectrum setup. This is a fantastic device that makes the most of your internet!

Pretty slick. I wish I had known about these sooner. Setup was quick and straightforward. My Orbi WiFi satellite was previously using a 5 GHz wireless backhaul to connect to the router and typically delivered around 150 Mbps. After installing this MoCA kit, speeds increased to roughly 400 Mbps. My only complaint is that the kit does not include a MoCA filter (Point-of-Entry filter). While the risk appears to be low, a filter helps prevent the MoCA signal from leaving the home, can reduce the chance of interference with neighboring MoCA networks, addresses potential security concerns, and may even improve overall performance.

We’re renting a condo where the router location makes it almost impossible for WiFi to reliably reach the bedroom. There’s no ethernet wiring in the walls, but there was coax already run throughout the unit, so I decided to try a 2.5G MoCA adapter setup. I used this adapter to get a network uplink from the router to the living room so I could install an additional access point, and honestly the setup was way easier than expected. This ended up being pretty much plug-and-play: Connected coax + ethernet Powered it on Connection established almost immediately The status lights are also super helpful since you can quickly tell whether the MoCA link is active and communicating properly. Performance has been solid for my use case and it saved me from needing to run ugly ethernet cables across the condo. One recommendation: if your coax wall ports aren’t labeled, definitely pick up a coax cable tester/identifier tool. That made figuring out which coax runs connected together way easier and probably saved me a ton of troubleshooting time. Overall, this was a really clean solution for extending a wired network in a rental where running ethernet isn’t an option.

It works with RG59 cable up to nominal Gigabit speed! I am pleasantly surprised. I've got a 1980s home with probably 100 feet of RG59 and 4 splitters between the MoCA adapter and a MoCA 2.0 compatible router (Technicolor CGM4140COM from Cox). After upgrading the splitters, I had no trouble obtaining 900 mbps speedtest on ookla. This is acceptable for my needs and setup was far easier than I expected. Here are a few caveats. 1) the product literature is woefully lacking of any information on RG59 compatibility, signal-loss, etc. and instead only referenced "cable quality." 2) The product documentation simply sucks, as does their FAQs. It seems that it is cheaper to take product returns than to actually support the product - or they have tremendous faith that their product is truly plug and play. If you do need to configure the adapter, the procedure is, IMHO, unnecessarily inconvenient, involving rebooting your PC with a static IP. 3) This adapter is MoCA 2.5, supporting up to 2.5 Gbps. The 2 splitters included in the package were only compatible up to MoCA 2.0, which maxes out at 1 Gbps. To support 2.5 Gbps, you will need splitters that pass 5 - 2500 MHz, all your cable should ideally be RG6, and of course, your devices should support MoCA 2.5 (and your ethernet port must support 2.5 Gbps). The splitters in the product photo are shown as MoCA 2.0 (5 - 1670 MHz) if you can zoom in enough to read it, and that is, in fact, what they shipped with their MoCA 2.5 adapter kit - so you will not reach rated speed out of the box. Please be aware that MoCA bandwidth is shared amongst ALL the devices in the network, so your throughput will drop as additional devices are in use. For the price and the convenience, I recommend this product, with the caveats expressed above.

These devices have issues when using with a DocSis 3.1 router. Also be warned that their India based technical support is horrendous. That said, here are the steps their tech support didn't know and how I got the adapters working with a DocSis 3.1 router. I first installed a Point of Entry (POE) filter (not included) where the service connection enters my home, and their included 2-way splitter at my cable router. The adapters will work fine without a POE filter, but you risk sharing your internet with a nearby neighbor if they also use MoCA. The ECB7250-K02 adapters worked great out of the box yielding nearly identical 1 Gbps router speeds, but by default did not have the MPS security enabled and had a default password. The combo box included two 2.5 GB adapters, two splitters, two power supplies, two short coax cables, and two Cat 5e Ethernet cables which was annoying since Cat 5e only provides 1 Gbps and the devices stream 2.5 Gbps. I tossed their substandard cables and got Cat 6 cables which flow 10 Gbps. There was also no manual explaining how to access the adapter and setup MPS security. To access the device, go to the Windows Control Panel – Network and Internet – Network and Sharing Center – Change Adapter Settings. Select the Ethernet connection, right click on it to select Properties, and select Internet Protocol Version 4 and Properties. The Obtain an IP address automatically should already be checked, but needs to be changed to “Use the following IP address.” with these settings: IP address: 192.168.144.1 Subnet mask should auto populate (if not just click on it) Default gateway: 192.168.144.5 Save, close the properties box, and go to a web browser and type 192.168.144.200 to access the adapter’s MoCA Setup using ID: admin, Password: screenbeam Reset the admin password in the Security settings tab, and to enable encrypted MPS security, check the D-Ext box. The tech support guy incorrectly said to disconnect the coax cable (unnecessary), unplug the adapter for 15 seconds (unnecessary/MoCA Setup has a reboot option), and to restart my PC (also unnecessary). After doing these and reconnecting everything, the devices no longer worked and had no internet connection. When I called back, I was told to reset both adapters which did not work, then my POE and external cable provider filters were bad, and after I replaced them, they then said the MoCA adapters were damaged by using DocSis 3.1. Again, this tech support team is clueless. The adapters work great without MPS enabled, but once you turn it on and manually set a static IP address (to access the device), you lose internet. To get them working, with a DocSis 3.1 router while using MPS encryption, you will need to uncheck the Data External (D-Ext) and Data Low (D-Low), and change the LOF: from 1150 to 1400. Save and Reboot. Then to re-enable internet, go back to the Control Panel – Network and Internet – Network and Sharing Center – Change Adapter Settings and reset the Select the Ethernet connection’s static IP by right clicking on Properties, Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and Properties, and select the Obtain an IP address automatically. Now my MoCA network is encrypted, and operates near 1 Gbps speeds. The major issue is you will need to set and reset the adapter’s static IP every time you want to access the device settings such as updating firmware, etc. - and their tech support team can't help you. All this aside, these adapters are working great so far. I just hope I never need to call them again. UPDATE: I installed an Amphenol 9-port Inifity Premise MoCA Unity Cable TV Amplifier, part # IPA2008DSL2-RSVFA which works great with Xfinity Comcast. This provides lossless signals to every room and because the amp is MoCA compliant, I was able to reconfigure my MoCA Adapter settings to back to the original checked Data External (D-Ext) and Data Low (D-Low), and LOF: 1150. The addition of the amp and these settings boosted my speeds an additional 100 Mbps.

Basic back ground. I am an IT professional, 24 years. The installation and configuration on a technical scale is childs play for me. I purchased 8 of these devices from November 2002 - April 2023 to install in my home network, despite having a robust WiFi mesh delivering 800+ link speeds to Ax devices. There are cases however, where I need to have physical connectivity since the 50+ endpoints in my network are not all Ax rated and the airspace is crowded. All Screenbeam MOCA devices initially worked as expected. As of June 2023, 5 of the devices now have defective Ethernet ports. Ethernet ports are a common failure point on routers, switches, and media conversion devices (like these). Bonding occurs as expected; however, Ethernet link activity and addressable network is non existent. That’s 5 failed devices out of 8. I requested an RMA under warranty through customer service. The response has been slow, but worse, the company customer service rep (unknowledgeable about IT networking 101) has asked for troubleshooting steps that are inconsistent with the issue. Also, have been instructed to perform time consuming phone calls with no clear understanding of the purpose other than to extend the support case. While understanding that I am allowing the company to proceed through their case management process to get an RMA (I get it, process), I performed the basic troubleshooting steps requested. Supplying results, I was told the devices were working as expected and asked to call customer service. This is a deliberate attempt to prevent or slow replacement - I know because I ran a consumer electronics call center long ago in my career (also the reason I left that job 15 years ago). This is ridiculous and a continued attempt not to issue the RMA and replace the devices under warranty. You can simple swap in a defective device to the topology, bonding occurs, and network traffic is non existent - no link activity on the port, no addressable network layer. Swap again with a good device and no issues. These devices have a 1 yr warranty. I share this experience so you can make your own judgements, but I cannot recommend these devices with high failure rates and when the company does not honor the warranty/RMA process. This is contractual. While most buyers/reviewers may purchase and never have an issue - providing 5 star reviews about the excitement that these devices “magically work”, I say proceed at your own risk. If these devices were $20-30 like a common desktop network switch, or 1-2 failed devices, I would just eat it and move on. But they are not. At $70 a pop, 5/8 device failures, we are venturing into material expense for a majority of people. I fundamentally do not accept this performance. I am moving on to competitor devices. Buyers be warned. Lastly - if Screenbeam customer service responds to this comment that they would like to “help me” - by directing me to call customer service, I say no thanks. Spare us the perception that your company is trying to resolve the issue when I already gave you that opportunity. Save me the intellectual dishonesty. The resolution is RMA. Period. The resolution is not to stay on the phone wasting my time teaching your low level techs basic networking and your continued assertion that the devices are working and the issue is my “other equipment”, WAN provider, or a coax splitter that isn’t present in the network topology. Comical.

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.

Coax cable was stuck in conduits for a 20 year old brickwork house in Portugal and I needed to get WiFi upstairs. I originally wanted to pull through Ethernet cable but was stuck with the coax. Researched the screenbeam moca and installed with no problems, hooking up to second access point. Working great now have WiFi working on both floors

I bought a pair of these to cure my network issues in a 17yo double storey house. I was concerned I might have to find and replace incompatible splitters in my roof, etc. but no - it was plug and play, gigabit network 30 seconds after plugging them both in. No interference to aerial TV reception. Saved me a lot of nuisance and expense vs. having to get ethernet installed. Time will tell how reliable they prove to be. Australians retrofitting these to older homes will likely have PAL-type female sockets at the wall. You will need to buy an additional PAL male to F-type male cable to connect each of these units - Amazon sells them. If you will be connecting a TV at the same socket, you will need two of them in addition to the included F-type to F-type cable and splitter. The included power supplies (at least the ones I received) will accept 220V but have US pins, so you will also need two US>AU travel plug adaptors (or replacement Australian power supplies).

Solid MoCA 2.5 adapter for extending Ethernet over coax without new cable runs. Setup is plug-and-play, connect to an active coax line, link via Ethernet to the router or a second adapter, and the connection auto-negotiates with no manual configuration required. Throughput is consistent with bonded MoCA 2.5 specs, sustaining speeds well above what WiFi delivered in the same location, with stable latency and no observed packet loss during extended use. In other words, it works very well. Some notes: - Requires an active, unobstructed coax line at both source and destination points - If your cable modem shares the same coax line, a PoE (Point of Entry) filter is recommended to prevent interference between the MoCA network and incoming cable signal. ($10-$15) - The moCA adapter has 1 Ethernet port, meaning you will need a switch ($10-$20) In each room I have 1 moca adapter, 1 tp link network switch, 1 tp link omada access point. I get roughly 950Mbps off a 1 gigabit internet line.

Ich habe das ScreenBeam MoCA 2.5 Kit als Ersatz für schwache WLAN-Verbindung gekauft und bin total zufrieden. Die Hardware wirkt wertig und die Einrichtung war "Plug & Play": Anschließen, kurz warten, fertig. ​ ​Wir nutzen die Verbindung auch für Spiele wie Fortnite und Valorant. Im Vergleich zum WLAN ist der Ping spürbar besser und vor allem absolut stabil – keine nervigen Lags und disconnects mehr. ​In meinem aktuellen 1-Gbit-Netz arbeiten die Adapter tadellos. Die vollen 2,5 Gbit/s konnte ich mangels Hardware noch nicht testen, aber die Performance ist für ein Gigabit-Netzwerk super. Verbindungsabbrüche haben wir nur noch wenn die DSL Verbindung abbricht. Wer Koaxialanschlüsse im Haus hat, sollte MoCA definitiv dem WLAN oder Powerline vorziehen. Der Preis ist zwar höher, aber die erhöhte Stabilität und Performance rechtfertigt meiner Meinung nach die Investition

Getting tired with bad performance of powerline adapter. Using these ScreenBeam ECB7250, solve my problems. Connecting two rooms in my aparment, speedtest result is 950Mpbs up down using Gbps Ethernet and StarHub FO 1Gbps. At least it will be future proof for 2.5Gbps. The adapter is 110v and 220v ready, no need to buy adapters here. However you need converter plug adapter.