We have Verizon FIOS with cable TV service. I've never really paid attention to how the Verizon side is wired up until Verizon recently upgraded my FIOS router and tuner box. After breaking my TV tuner by disconnecting an " unneeded" connection, I created yet another diagram of how the FIOS connections work. This is a basic wiring diagram of the house network missing a bunch of devices. Verizon ONT The Verizon optical network terminal converts the optical connection into TV and network standard connections. The ONT is actually two boxes in my situation. One outside connects to the optical and one inside converts something into an Ethernet WAN connection. This results in me connecting a TV COAX and an Ethernet WAN. Verizon TV Tuner The Verizon TV tuner decodes and decrypts TV data that it receives over coax. The TV tuner must talk back to Verizon for any video control operations. It could talk back wireless, over an extra ethernet connection to back over th...
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