#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS UPGRADE#
#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS PASSWORD#
#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS MAC#

#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS PASSWORD#

Use the default username and password these are both printed on the side my physical Actiontec. This isn’t absolutely mandatory, but if you’re unsure of any changes you may have made to the default configuration this is the fastest/cleanest way. Now with that out of the way, let’s get going! Just a fair warning here, if you’re not comfortable hard-resetting your Actiontec repeatedly, calling Verizon’s support to release your DHCP lease among other things, or banging your head against the wall wondering why these steps are so particular and sensitive, please back away now!

Copy this as well and save it.īefore proceeding, make sure the connection from the Actiontec to the Router is disconnected (i.e., unplug the ethernet cable from the Actiontec’s LAN1 to the Router’s eth0).

#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS MAC#

To get the Actiontec’s MAC address, sign in to the GUI and navigate to the Top Menu > Advanced > click “Yes” > Mac Cloning > Set Mac of Device and then choose Broadband (Ethernet/Coax). The MAC address will be on the first line after “link/ether.” Copy it and paste it somewhere you can get to easily. After signing in, run: $> show interfaces ethernet eth0 For the EdgeRouter specifically, connect to it and open up the CLI. Get the MAC addresses and disconnect the routerīefore we get started we need the MAC addresses for both the Actiontec’s Broadband/Coax connection and the Router. I’m also going to use some notational shorthand for navigating in the Actiontec’s GUI, so “>” will represent click paths. I’ll have a longer note on this below.įor the most part I’ll be following milkmandan’s guide from, based on an earlier one for the Rev.

Set-top box considerations: I don’t use any Verizon set-top boxes since I cut the cord in May but I believe in order to maintain guide data and make sure your boxes still work you need to bridge the connection back to the Actiontec (i.e., connect the router’s eth2 or any available LAN port to an open LAN port on the Actiontec).

Network connections: my home network has fiber going into my ONT, coax running from the ONT to my Actiontec, ethernet from the Actiontec’s LAN1 to my router’s eth0, then ethernet from my router’s eth1 to my wireless access point (Apple Airport Extreme base station).

You can choose any third party router but I’m going to overview this from the EdgeRouter perspective. My personal setup has the Actiontec MI424WR Revision I router provided by Verizon (the “Actiontec”) and the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (the “Router”). I) Actiontec into something much more powerful.

#FIOS MOCA VS ETHERNET STATUS UPGRADE#

I’m hoping to outline much cleaner steps below for anyone looking to upgrade their Verizon-provided (Rev. I version of this router and none of the limited resources I could find provided clear steps on this particular revision. (It’s possible to call Verizon and have them switch from coax to ethernet from the ONT, but my house is sadly not wired for ethernet and not something I can run easily.)īeginning with Scott Hanselman’s excellent overview on setting this up, I soon realized there are some important differences with the Rev. While I couldn’t wait to integrate it and start taking a look at our network bandwidth/activity trends, I should have known Verizon makes this nearly impossible when connecting to my Optical Network Terminal (ONT) via coax. I had been looking into upgrading it for some time and for Christmas my brother got me the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite to upgrade my home network. While it’s done its job, it has a very small NAT table, only provides 10/100 Mbit Ethernet connections, and the web interface provides essentially 0 reporting or traffic monitoring. I) has been pretty much rock solid since we switched to Verizon.

I consistently get these advertised speeds and the provided router/MOCA bridge (the Actiontec MI424WR Rev. I’ve had FIOS 75/75 for over a year now and absolutely love it.

Fios moca vs ethernet status