TC and Fios

After a couple weeks of trying to create a robust network throughout my house, I am about to try a new approach and would greatly appreciate any feedback.
I would like to set up my MI424WR-GEN2 (802.11N) JUST for the purposes of supporting my set top boxes (STB). I would turn off the radio so the N wouldn't create a WIFI network.
I would like to connect a first generation Time Capsule (TC) to a Actiontec ECB2200V (an Ethernet over Coax MoCA Network Adapter) . In my opinion, the TC has a number of advantages over the Actiontec which I won't elaborate on here.
My goal is to have the TC which has an 802.11N radio provide the wifi for the network along with routing, e.g., IP addressing, DHCP, DNS, etc.
Furthermore, I'd like to add Airport Extremes AEX to the network to extend the TC wifi range. I would like to connect the AEX to the MoCA adapters.
Any thoughts on if this scenario is feasible?
As you can probably tell, I know just enough about networking to totally screw up my network (reset is my favorite word) but not enough to create a robust house-wide network.
Thanks in advance!
JB

I use the ActionTec as the DHCP server. All others get their IPs from the ActionTec.
Unless you are building a complicated network this might be a simpler solution.
There are known issues with the Rev D AT ( even though VZ will not admit them - you can check dslreports.com).
BTW, the AT can only do 100Mbps, while the TC LAN is GigE. AT has a lot more bells/whistles. (DDNS, Parental Control, etc.)

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