Ugh. I bought a new construction home and all I have are coax. What builder does that nowadays? It’s like buying a new car with a cassette tape player.
Anyway, thank you in advance for your help. I have questions re: static IPs and encryption:
Is the reason for configuring static IPs solely so that I can log into the adapters’ control panel? Or is there another reason such as performance or connectivity with my router? I’d love to plug-in-play if possible.
If I do need to log into the control panel to set static IPs, do I only do that on the first/primary adapter? Or on every adapter?
I’m installing these behind a POE filter that’s inside my house. Only family members – not multifamily or anything. Is there a reason to go through the effort of setting encryption given my use case?
Context: I’m moving cross country and need to get my internet working ASAP. It will be hard to troubleshoot w/o internet. I’d like to clearly understand the process now.
In fact, now I have a follow-up question: is there any reason why I couldn’t configure these up BEFORE I move? Then just plug in play when I arrive? Couldn’t I just toss one behind my router (per the instructions), run a coax to another adapter, and ethernet to a computer? Then do this again 7 more times?
Thanks! I’m super grateful.
A static IP address is used to assign a fixed IP address to your device within your local network. This can be useful when you want to have precise control over how this device communicates within the network. mapquest directions
Correct. Please do that.
Thank you. I don’t know why I’m having such a hard time wrapping my arms around this, but here’s my understanding. Can you confirm?
1) I change my Windows machine to 192.168.254.x
2) I plug an ethernet cable between my machine and an adapter
3) open browser, log in, and give the adapter an IP address that my router recognizes (I.e. 192.168.1.x). Save & reboot. (Write this IP address on adapter) 4) repeat process for all my other adapters, giving them all a unique IP address
5) remove the static IP address on my Windows machine. Plug machine back into my router
6) install one of the adapters with my router
7) plug in the rest of the adapters via coax
8) see if all devices are talking. To confirm, I can access the control panel on one of the adapters
Hopefully, this thread creates an instruction trail for others. I would have loved to have found one like this. Thanks!
1, You can set the fixed IP one by one. Then label the IP on the enclousure.
2, If you are using PoE filter, you don't need to enable encryption.
You can setup the network before your moving, then plug and play.