My home is wired for cable not ethernet, this is ok for the initial Triple Play with 75/75 mbps internet set up using Actiontech Rev I and Apple routers using WDS.
For 150/150 mbps upgrade here is what I've done:
1. took advantage of the $99 G1100 pricing and bought 3 of them, one as primary (study), and two set up as MOCA Bridges (Home Theater room and bedroom). I also used hardwired ethernet connections to the 4 ethernet ports as much possible to take full advantage of the new 150mbps speed.
2. Current 150mbps set up required Ethernet out from the ONT, I had Cat5e stringed by Verizon technician from the ONT in the basement to my study to set up the primary G1100. It is pretty much default set up except with static routing address and wireless disabled. There is no MOCA 2.0 version of the ONT today. (I asked)
3. wireless at one end of the house is done by an Apple Airport Extreme (802.11ac) in the HT room, connecting to the G1100 bridge there. I need WDS to the basement via a Time Capsule and ethernet hardwired to an old Windows machine there, hence the Apple router.
4. wireless in the bedroom at the other end of the house is the 802.11ac wireless on the G1100 bridge there. This is to get 802.11ac coverage for the whole house.
The instructions for setting up Actiontech Rev I as a bridge works for the G1100. I get 150/150 mbps speeds on all wired ethernet ports for all three G1100 and the Airport Extreme. This is taking advantage of the fact that the G1100 support MOCA 2.0 so the internal home network set up using cable can support the 150mbps speed even though only the primary G1100 is connected via Cat5e to the ONT.
The ONLY fly in the ointment is that wireless upload speed on a G1100 configured as a bridge is really bad. I get 150 download but 500kbps to 1Mbps for upload. If I turn on WiFi on the G1100 configured as the primary, the wireless gives about 150/90 speed which is comparable to the Airport Extreme. I experimented with this by swapping the G1100 routers and the result is the same. Bridge mode WiFi has bad upload speed.
Before the upgrade to 150/150 I was able to do a workaround by setting up the primary in the bedroom so the WiFi speed is fine. with the 150/150 upgrade I can't do the Cat5e cable to the bedroom up stairs.
So, anyone know why the upload speed is hampered in the bridge mode set up for a G1100?? Could this be an error in setting the parameters in the Bridge mode?
Scott
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