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      How do I set up MPS?

      These instructions will walk you through setting up MPS on your MoCA network. 

      • There is no need to enable this setting unless you share a coax connection with another person, such as in an apartment building, business, etc. If you own a single-family home, adding a POE filter (Point of Entry filter) will stop your MoCA signal from going to other homes around, and it/should be standard practice by most ISPs so that your service does not interfere with your neighbor's service and so on. You will need to contact your ISP to make sure a POE filter is installed, as there are many different versions, and different ISPs (Internet Service Providers) have different requirements. 
      • If you do not have an ISP, it would be your responsibility to add such a filter to the main connection of your home. DO NOT add the POE filter inside your home as it is designed to block MoCA signals.  

      NOTE : These instructions assume the following: 

      1. You have already installed all the MoCA adapters and are getting green power lights and green coax lights on all the adapters.
      2. You already know how to log into your ECB.
      3. You have not changed the default IP address of the ECB, or you already know what static IP address is set on each adaptor, or know what IP address your DHCP server is giving each adapter if you set it to DHCP.  
      4. Your Modem/Router/Gateway is not MoCA enabled. Contact your Modem/Router/Gateway manufacturer to find out more. ScreenBeam does not make Modems, Routers, or Gateways

             

            1. To secure your connection with a custom password, you need to do the following.
            2. Log in to the GUI of the first adapter.
            3. Select "Security Settings" from the menu on the left. secuirty settings selected 
            4. Scroll down to the "Network Security Setup" section. 
            5. Put the checkmark in the "Security Enabled" box of your first device for the "D-Ext Band" MPS set up
            6. Set a new password in both the New Password and Confirm Password boxes. The new network security password must be 12~17 digits. 
            7. Click "Save" MPS Save button selected
            8. Click "Reboot" from the menu on the left side. Screenshot 2025-04-17 092141
            9. Click on the "Reboot" button in the middle of the page. Your setting is now saved in the first MoCA Adapter.  
            10. Wait for the login prompt to show up (At this point, the MoCA light should be off on all adapters that do not share the same password you just created). 
            11. Push the MPS button on the first adapter for 2-3 seconds. (There will be no visible indications that you have done this correctly.) A black box with a round button Description automatically generated, Picture
            12. Within 2 minutes of pushing the MPS on the first adapter, you have to push the MPS button on all additional adapters. If you have done this correctly, the Coax light will light up. 
              1. You can repeat set 12 until you have added all of your additional ECBs