Speaker 1
Hi, I've got a problem with my Mesh system. I've not changed any settings or done anything to this. It's been working fine and suddenly the Wi-Fi signal has dropped out and whenever I try to reconnect, it's now saying incorrect password. Do you have any idea how or why that could have happened? Hello?
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Speaker 2
Welcome to Linksys support. To assure quality service, your call may be monitored. Please remain on the line for assistance. [silence] Thank you for calling Linksys. My name is Gerald. [silence] I'm trying to fix my hike right here.
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Speaker 1
I haven't heard a word you said. You disappeared. Did you hear what I said? So all of a sudden, my mesh system has dropped its Wi-Fi connection. Uh and I now can't log on because it's saying incorrect password. And it's been fine for weeks. I've not changed any settings. Just all of sudden, it's now saying incorrect password when it tries to auto reconnect. I can't get into either. Well, I can get into the app, but it won't take me to the dashboard because it can't find the router.
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Speaker 2
yeah, I was trying to fix my headset yo I did not, what were you saying? are you trying to log in to the app? or to your wi-fi? yeah, because you are not connected
01:00
Speaker 1
The router is got a white light, but as I said to you, the, uh, the Wi-Fi has dropped out because for some inexplicable reason, it now says that it's an incorrect password. Do you have any idea how that might have changed or what might have caused that? You have any ideas? Yep. Yep. I've not done anything to the router so far. I wanted to call you because I can't see how when it's been working just fine and now it's not. Do you have any ideas? Yeah, I do, but it's gone.
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Speaker 2
we need to be connected to the Wi-Fi. first. what's the light of the router? I'm still trying to understand that here. because you said, you are trying to connect to the Wi-Fi, but you can't connect to the Wi-Fi. right? just making sure I understand it. all right. and you're saying that's solid white. did you reset it? did you, what have you done so far prior the calling?
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Speaker 1
Working fine for weeks and weeks with no problems. How it would suddenly change to say it can't auto reconnect because of an incorrect password. Well, uh that would suggest to me that somebody's you know hacked into the Wi-Fi and changed the password, because otherwise, how the hell would it happen? Uh Yeah. Yeah yeah, can. But No, it says incorrect password. Well, I imagine everything's disconnected. [silence]
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Speaker 2
Heh. Can we go to your phone settings? Go to Wi-Fi settings. Can you see the Wi-Fi you created your home network? Can you connect to it? Is there a device that's still connected to Wi-Fi or all of them disconnected? [silence] Can
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Speaker 1
I can put my tablet into it. Does it need to be in the parent node or will one of the child nodes be fine? Okay. Okay?
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Speaker 2
do you have a computer that can be hardware directly to the modem um router it doesn't matter as long as it's connected to your link sys Wi-Fi
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Speaker 1
Let me check this. strange. My tablet is saying that it's connected to the Wi-Fi. without the ethernet connection. Yes. Samsung S 10.
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Speaker 2
alright wait right so tablet uh... not iPad right? uh... uhu I guess we can uh... I guess I guess I guess we can use that like download the the link at Stis app on that tablet. I forgot to ask you have a record right here. Are you Robin? all right. Let me use this ticket.
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Speaker 1
Right I've managed to get into the dashboard Okay advanced Wi-Fi settings No okay yeah I'm on that Yeah
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Speaker 2
All right, go to the the Wi-Fi settings on the app. No, not the advanced Wi-Fi settings, just the Wi-Fi settings. You can you can see the Wi-Fi from there, right? You can see the password. All right, so that's the password you're using. [silence]
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Speaker 1
well it's blanked out on here as in it's dots not not the um the actual letters and numbers can't see the password no it's dotted oh there we go yeah it's come up now yeah yeah so that's the same password that's been in it for weeks weeks uh well I I did try that um do I need to get the phone to forget the network first do you think and then re-establish it [silence]
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Speaker 2
You can't see the Wi-Fi password. Can you? Yeah. Now, can you try connecting your phone using that password? [silence]
09:00
Speaker 1
Oh, it says incorrect password. Yep. Well my [silence] I've just been [silence]
10:00
Speaker 2
Yeah, we can try that. Yep. Forgot and then reconnect. [silence] [silence] I'm still saying incorrect password. I don't think there's a problem with your router if your other devices are working fine. They can connect their solid white.
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Speaker 1
Kicked out of my tablet as well, as soon as I clicked forget network on my phone. So, let's see if I can get back into it. On there. Yeah, see, that seems to have connected fine on the tablet. Does that mean it's a phone issue?
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Speaker 2
Sure. Probably we can ... if you are logging to the app, you can see the device that's connected to it. Right? Like how many devices connected right now? Like go to the dashboard first.
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Speaker 1
right devices yeah i've got 16 devices currently connected yeah yeah well not without cutting you off so i'll give that a try and ring back if there's still a problem no it's fine i'll call you if it doesn't resolve the problem
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Speaker 2
all right So there's really no problem with the router then Can you turn off your phone and back on? would you like me to call you back in five minutes OK, but were you good to the dropping a connection uh, can we scan the channel or you don't want to do it right now.
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Speaker 1
How'd you mean? yep. okay, so advance settings, on the Linksys app, are we talking, yeah? okay. one sec. Channel finder. There we go. okay, that's scanning channels, currently. [silence]
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Speaker 2
So, what I mean is that we go to advanced settings under Wi-Fi, there's advanced option advanced Wi-Fi settings, look for channel finder, scan the channel, and that will optimize the channel for Wi-Fi. Yeah, link to this app. (Okay) All right. Okay.
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Speaker 1
Yeah, I just can't. Understand... why... When my phone's been working fine all day, it just suddenly... Start coming up with the fact that it's an incorrect password doesn't make sense. Hmm. Well, it doesn't seem to be if all the other devices are still connected. Okay, we're about a third of the way through scanning channels at the minute.
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Speaker 2
Right. But I'm not really sure if that's a router problem. All right.
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Speaker 1
okay so your channels are already in the best configuration possible and no changes were made
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Speaker 2
Okay, I guess we can just observe it for now. You have other questions or [silence]
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Speaker 1
Uh, no, I'll try it and I'll uh... I'll uh, see what happens, I'll um, restart the phone and uh, try it again. Thanks. Cheers, thanks, right.
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Speaker 2
a well thanks uh a thank you so much and uh hope you have a good one take care
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