Speaker 1
This is LinkSys technical support calling. This call is recorded for quality assurance. Please hold as we connect you to a LinkSys specialist. Hello, good day, this is Eppy from LinkSys. I'm calling for Jonathan Haldeman. Yes, hi, sir. Modem. Okay, I see. [silence] Okay, so the internet is back. Okay. All right, is that on both parent node and child note? The parent node light right now and the child note, they're both solid blue, right? Okay. All right. [silence]
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Speaker 2
Yes. Yeah, sorry. When I disconnected the, the main modem, it also disconnected our phones. And the good news is that it did restore the internet to what I'm calling home fi, which is the Link's unit. So now at least we have internet. Yes, the internet is back. Yay. Say that again. There that's correct. It took a minute, but yes. [silence]
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Speaker 1
You're in there, right? Now, you return those church thorators, Jonathan. Yes. Yes, we'll wait for it to turn solid blue.
01:00
Speaker 2
So I can put it back in the right place. Okay. Let me do that. Hold on. Okay. bring it back. And at the moment it is that, you know, dark blue. Now it's blinking blue-ish.
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Speaker 1
How far is that from the parent node? 25 feet. So that's the the node which is near to the parent. Yes. And that's the child?
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Speaker 2
You'll see this blinking red thing at the moment. I'd say about 25 feet. Yeah. So so I I have two child nodes and one parent and it
02:00
Speaker 1
Exactly can we yeah can we make sure first? it solid red? Okay yeah that's that's actually its behavior yes So yes we'll observe it for a minute, okay? um we'll check if the the light will change Okay. Okay so you have the Wi-Fi now. Can we install the lynx app please so we can check the uh the signal, okay? uh that would be on the computer. So just uh
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Speaker 2
say that again. It's blue now, by the way. [silence] Oh, it it went back to it went back to red by the way. It's now red. Uh, it it was solid red, but then went back to blue. So it did that one second red thing. Yeah, sorry. Um, Good. I I think it's actually connected now and it looks like I have the Wi-Fi here. Yeah. Sure. Sure. Uh on my phone or on the computer? Okay, let me let me let me get the let me get the computer.
03:00
Speaker 1
um, yeah, not a problem. Sir. Um, well, I, I thank you for giving that idea that you, uh, need to turn on, turn off the modem. Um, yeah, because, uh, um, I was actually, I was, uh, about to say that, um, it's already online, cuz, it's already solid blue. The light, the, the light says it's solid blue, that means it's online. So, okay. Okay, um, we'll just use the phone instead. So, is your phone connected to your network? Okay. Uh, can we install the Linksys app, please?
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Speaker 2
Let me go right to the computer. Well, I'm very happy we have the internet back, so thank you. Great. All right. So, so now I'm on the computer and I'm a, I'm looking for my router local, is that what I'm, tell me what I'm looking for. Okay. Yes.
04:00
Speaker 1
So just go to, is that an iPhone? Yes, on the App Store, just search for Linksys. It's installed. Okay, we need to turn off your cellular data sir. It should be the Wi-Fi. Okay. We need to use the Wi-Fi only.
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Speaker 2
Sure. Let me let me let me see if I have let me see if I have it. I'm on an iPhone. Linksys app. I I I actually think it's installed here, Linksys apps. Let's just see. I've never used it, but yes, hold on. Uh I might have tried to do this the last time. Yes. I do have the app. It says local network background app refresh cellular data. And it's turn, off cellular data. And now now my phone is being funky. Hold on one second. Uh because it says I'm on SOS only. Which is bizarre. says I'm on Wi-Fi, home fire. Okay. Sorry, let you me go back to Linksys. Getting router settings. error. You haven't added a router or mesh wi-fi system to your account. Let's fix that. What do you want to do, add an existing router? Okay, power on your router or mesh, connect to its wi-fi name, which I did. Tap the button below, find my router. Looking for my router.
05:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Um, Do you see account option there when you open up the Linksys app? Just go to account, Log out. Yes, Log out. manage settings at home. It's asking for the router password. [ silence ]
07:00
Speaker 2
oops, something went wrong. we can't detect your router. want to talk? call us. let's go to that. uh. you haven't added a router. Let's see, I have to log out. Should I do log out? Okay. uh manage settings at home or away from home. Email address. password for um, I'm doing what? Right. This this password for and okay. And I'm going to log in. connecting to my router. uh manage uh router.
07:00
Speaker 1
Okay, can we log in using the router password instead, sir? Not the email address and the password. It should be the router password. No, no. Yes. Select manage. Below that, do you? Yeah, router password. [silence]
08:00
Speaker 2
It looks like your email and password don't match. Try again. Reset your password. Uh, okay. Okay. Okay, sure. All right, so let me let me all right. So should I do setup a new Wi-Fi network? No, um manage your Wi-Fi and enter. So enter the email address would be what just the router? Oh, router password. I see, I see. Router password. Let's do that. All right, so then let me get that back from here. Of course, these things are so well. uh
08:00
Speaker 1
If it doesn't accept the password, sir, you may try reset password. Okay. Let's just uh
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Speaker 2
V2W Oops Router password VIEW VIEW Q Let me try and 10 say you. Incorrect password Try again in three seconds. incorrect password Try again in three seconds So what should I do?
09:00
Speaker 1
It's okay. Actually, sir, we're not going to be using the Linksys Cloud account, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account, because that has been discontinued. So, we'll be using the local account, which is just the user, I mean, the router password. So, yeah, since the password is not working right now, do you have an option there, reset password? Yes. Just press reset password, yes, and it will ask for the recovery key, which is underneath the parent node. [silence]
10:00
Speaker 2
The system might have been on my wife's email, which is maybe what the [problem] is. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Yes. Should I hit that? Recovery key. Okay. Recovery key. Eighty two four one. Eighty two four one. Eighty two four one. The account holder will be noti-, router password has changed. Continue. Enter new password. Uh, must be at least 10 letters. Uh, so let's just look at it at least. Come on, show it to me. Uh, oh, play. Show, um, a 44 and a dollar sign. We need something special. Okay, and then eight is easy. 10, nine, eight, seven. And, um, four, four, and then special. Good. And then submit. Continue submitting. Um, submit. Check it again and it continues and m you're connected. But the one time we didn't check it, it didn't work. your password can't have the same character twice in a row. Okay. Thank you very much for telling me at the end. Oh, I spelled the second one right. Hint. password hint. Oh. Oh, I see. Home. I see. Submit. Getting router settings. Save password. Save. Okay, HomeFi internet online four nodes.
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Speaker 1
OK, so tap on the nodes. OK, you see there the nodes, right? Yes. Tap the nodes and you may, yeah, you may tap each node, check the signal's strength. Do you see signal strength? Did you tap on the parent node or the child node? Yeah, it should be the child node because the parent node is hardwired. So,
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Speaker 2
Excuse me, 12 devices, Jonathan's iPhone. Okay. What do we need to do now? I see. Tap on the four nodes. Yep, four nodes. Okay. Okay. So library is where we are. It says connected, internet, serial number, model number, firmware version, up-to-date, IP address, LAN. And I don't see anything. I don't see any signal strength indication. I tapped on the oh I guess the parent, so let me look at the child. Okay, so
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Speaker 1
minus 57, yes, that's still in a good signal, uh excellent signal. Okay, because the excellent signal is 0 to -60 dBm. minus 55, yeah, it's still an excellent and good signal. Yes, it's still excellent and good. Yeah, why, why don't we. yes. Oh, Okay, I see. So, there's like, power outage. I thought that, uh, yeah, there's really no, like, um, any, any, any
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Speaker 2
uh okay and let let me look at the other one and the other one that was giving us the problem was -55 d b m. it's still good, right? okay, that's good I I just think what hap what happens is when because we we are our electricity goes out a lot here and then we we have a generator um because we're at the end of the line in the country, so that that's what jolts the system and makes that unit just got wacky
14:00
Speaker 1
Any major problem, there's something major cost that's uh, I mean, uh, event that's causing your, your nodes to stop working. So, does that keeps on happening? Oh, I see. That's not, it, yes. It's uh, actually poor-fur. Yes, uh, negative 70. Eight below, that's already in the poor level. So you might uh, yeah, you might considering um, you might consider uh relocate that node, because that's really too far. Yeah.
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Speaker 2
Right. Now, now the one I will tell you the one that's furthest away it's in another building is at minus 84. Um, that's not, that's not great, but Right. Yeah, it's uh well it it's been sort of working enough for the it's it's in our guest house. And so uh unless I bring in another modem, it's there's not much I can do about that one. But that's that hasn't been, that hasn't been the problem. [silence]
15:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Yes. So all the notes are online. So what we just actually did was we pressed the reset, the, we did the five breath, so pressing the reset button on the parent node five times. That is to pair your child node back. It's to add the child node back to the system. So, well, at least five to six feet away, sir. You need to be close to the parent note. No.
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Speaker 2
[KEEP_UNCERTAIN] it's just been making sure that we have everything in the house. Um, But I think that's everything, right? So the so, um, okay. Um, I I think we're Yeah, and and what and what position does the child node need to be to accept that? another Well, right, but I mean in other words, so let's say I disconnect the child mode, I plug I plug it back in and it doesn't matter what state or what light is on it. As long as I start with the parent, then it's okay. Or or what what do I have to do?
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Speaker 1
You need to reset. Yeah, if it's, if it's solid. Yeah. Um, if, if the child node is actually blinking red. Okay. If it's blinking red, you might consider, um, power off the child node for a minute and turn it back on. Okay. If, if, if it won't really change the light, if it, uh, if it doesn't turn solid blue. Okay. Then you may try resetting it to factory defaults, sir. Um, move it close to the parent node, reset to factory defaults and do the perform the five breaths on the parent node to pair it back. Okay? So that's what you're going to do. Um, no, not a problem. I appreciate your patience. Okay. Well, you did a great job, sir, Jonathan. And by the way, sir, yeah, let me verify your email. I wasn't able to verify your email address earlier. Is it Jonathan, your first name? J O N A.
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Speaker 2
Anything to the child node, I need to reset it. Okay, I've filled it. Got it. Perfect. All right, I think we got it. I so appreciate your patience and your help tonight, and thank you for giving us Wi-Fi connection again. Thank you. Sure. [silence] Yes.
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Speaker 1
okay then. Well, I do hope you're happy with our service. So this is Epi again for um your friend. Thank you for calling Jonathan. You do have a great night, sir. Oh no, no, not a problem. Thank you. Bye-bye. Take care.
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Speaker 2
Correct. [silence] Oh, that is correct. Absolutely. [silence] Okay. [silence] Thank you and thank you for calling back. [silence] I appreciate it. Take care. [silence] All right. Thanks. Bye-bye. [silence] Bye-bye. [silence]
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