Speaker 1
Hello mate, I was speaking to one of your colleagues and I got disconnected. I've been trying to help me reset my network, um, up, but I don't remember her name. I have got a reference number from the last call. It is... Yeah.
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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. Welcome to Linksys support. To assure quality service, your call may be monitored. Please remain on the line for assistance. Thank you for calling Linksys. This is May. How can I help? You? Mhm. Okay, no problem. It's okay. I was able to pull up your account. It's under the name of Prakash Patel. And yeah, the previous technician tried to call you but the number once she dialed it is unreachable. But don't worry. Um you have me on the line right now and we can continue to reset the node instead. So earlier, uh, she asked you to like to 5 press the reset on the node. Your Linksys device will restart. A red light should be illuminated. Once the device is done restarting, it will power on to normal. A blue light should illuminate. Then it will go through an SSID broadcast warm-up period of 30 seconds after all WAN IP settings have been established. This process should take about a minute or two to complete. Once this is done, you will lose your internet connection for about a minute.
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Speaker 1
Um, no. So, what I did was, so all the child nodes got set up and so I was setting them all up in one central location and I said all of the child nodes up. Uh, then I went to the, the lady said I need to test, um, the speed test only with the primary node plugged in and not with all the child nodes. So now, um, all the child nodes are disconnected. They're not connected to the power and I've just uh and I reconnected the primary node back up. Now, when I plugged the power back in, 'cause I had to move about with the power, now the primary node is showing a flashing red light, but there is network on it. So, I don't know what's happening. Oh, okay. [silence]
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Speaker 2
I should have already a solid blue light on top. is it still solid blue on top. that only means packy, uh, the ethernet cable was connected on the wrong port. kindly transfer it to the other port.
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Speaker 1
Oh, when I was trying to relocate it. So it needs to go into the other one. So it's on top of the reset switch now, but you're saying put it on top of the other one. Okay. It still gives some signal, but okay. Okay, let me see. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, so that's, that's looks like it's working. Okay, so just give me one minute. Um, okay. So now I can do the speed test? Is that, is that right on the Wi-Fi? It is, yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay, yes, it's working now. Now, Oh, but it's gone back to solid red now, the node. It was solid blue. Now it's gone to solid red. [silence]
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Speaker 2
Um. says it's working right. um. Um. Uh- huh. uh. Tint is blinking right. Uh, we'll just check. If it will at least it should have. Um. Uh, later. On your main node is it now steady blue? Okay. Uh, check your phone first if it's connected to Linux is Wi-Fi. If it is, then you can run a speed test. Okay.
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Speaker 1
Okay. Yes, it is. No, okay. yeah, it's gone back to blue. Okay. All right. It has. Okay, so that's gone back to blue. Um, I have one more question for you. So, I want to, um, SO- from the parent node, I want to put it into my, uh, Ethernet switch. So, if I take a cable straight from there, will it, will I get the full speed directly from the Ethernet cable? It is a gigabit cable. [silence] uh, yeah. [silence]
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Speaker 2
All right. It should go back to solid blue within a minute. Your phone is still connected to to Linksys's Wi-Fi. Go ahead. Okay, much better if that's the case. Just make sure the unmanaged switch you will connect to the main node is also a Gigabit. A Gigabit Ethernet. I mean, also the Ethernet cable should be cat5e or cat6 higher.
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Speaker 1
It's oh, how do I check? Okay, and the modem, I have connected from the gigabit into the parent node as well, so my because there's a modem that goes so that comes out of a 2.4 gigabit and into the where you've asked me to put it, and finally, now, when I take the other gigabit cable, I'll make sure that the gigabit cable goes into the switch. Is that right? Yes. Okay. Okay. All right. So if you just give me a minute, I'm just going to connect that up. Um
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Speaker 2
uh-huh. Yeah. So, as long as our Lynx is directly connected to the modem and you connect the switch after, there will be no problem. It's fine.
04:00
Speaker 1
Just give me one. Oh, but I'm going to need to take the power back out. Okay, right. Let me take the power back out and I'll need to put, so, because it's in a awkward position. Sorry, if you just bear with me. So, the gigabit, the modem goes on top of the switch. Okay. Modem goes on top of the switch. I've got to remember that. [silence] Okay, I've just switched everything around and plugged in this switch, but I've had to repower it down. So I plugged the power back in, so I'm going to need to wait three minutes or so, right? I do have to say your support at Linus is very very good. I do appreciate it. You are very patient people. You're extremely patient people. I must say. Are you whereabouts in the world are you in somewhere like Philippines? Oh, what a gift. Okay. Cor- Correct, yes. Because yeah, the lady said to do the speed test you could only have the power the main one connected. So, should I turn the child notes on now or shall I wait a little while? Okay, then I'm going to run around the house.
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Speaker 2
Uh, we're based here in the Philippines. Yeah. The child notes that you have there, uh, they're already relocated. Right? It's just that it's turned off. Okay. Okay. okay. I, you can actually turn it on. It's fine. While that main node is rebooting, you can turn it all on.
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Speaker 1
So, if you just bear with me while I take some power sockets. Yeah, thank you very much. Hello, I am back. So, they're all all connected. It is, yes. OK. And, and the Child nodes 1,
08:00
Speaker 2
All right. This main node, is it now solid blue? Good. All right.
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Speaker 1
I'm just checking another one. That's also solid. Uh, okay. And, uh, now, I have one. Uh, that one's flashing red still, so it might still be resetting. Okay, I will wait another two minutes. Um, is it possible, so, can I see all of the nodes and the status of those? Because the lady I spoke to before, um, she said that, um, you can't use the app anymore for these, the app doesn't support this old network.
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Speaker 2
It will take three minutes max for it to completely reboot. Mhm. yeah, you need to log in locally if you want to see the settings of your, uh, the.
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Speaker 1
Okay. Okay, so I can't log in on the app anymore. The apps are no good anymore. Oh, dear. Okay. Right. Let me try that. Um logging in locally. Uh, can I be logged in on the laptop with a wired connection? Yeah, a laptop and a wired connection. So, I'm just going to check. Okay. and does it matter which Ethernet port I plug that into? It doesn't matter, does it?
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Speaker 2
The status of your child nodes logging in locally. You need a computer for that, but a laptop is much
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Speaker 1
So I'm gonna connect my laptop through a switch. Speaker 1: FirePod Gigapod switch. What's this blue? Okay. Oh, yes, it's connected. Right So on the dashboard, uh, route not found, retry. OK, let's try retry. No. OK, let me turn the Wi-Fi on. So what I have done is I've connected, so I've on my desk, um, I've got one of the child nodes and then that one of the child nodes I've put into my, um, desktop box. I've got a docking station for my laptop. Uh, OK. Uh, now it's it keeps saying router not found. It keeps dropping. Why would that be? [silence] I'm wired to the node. Should I connect via Wi-Fi? No, from... No, no. So what I've done is, so the parent node is in a different part of the house. And so I've put the child node on my desk. And I've connected the child node to my laptop through a docking station. Does that make sense? Yes it was, double check. Yeah, it's solid blue, yes. [silence] Solid blue.
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Speaker 2
alright, but the Ethernet, I mean, since you had it there wired from the child node, that child though, is it already solid blue?
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Speaker 1
Yes, correct. So, the laptop connects to the docking station with a USB-C cable. No, because the laptop doesn't have an ethernet port on it. Does that make sense? The laptop only has USB-C and a USB.
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Speaker 2
No, the Ethernet cable is not directly connected to the computer, right? You connected it to the docking station, but that's, uh, that is just a laptop, correct? It's not a desktop? Uh, I, I think that kind of connection will not work. So, you cannot wire the Linksys directly to the computer instead to the laptop.
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Speaker 1
April on there. [silence] Any website? [silence] I'll just Google. [silence] MyRoctar.local. [silence] Yep. [silence] It says links in [silence]
18:00
Speaker 2
Okay, I'm going to disconnect again. And check again if you can visit a website on your laptop. Try to visit any website. Yeah. You can try my router.local.com. [silence] OK.
18:00
Speaker 1
Okay, continue. Yeah, so that takes me to the SmartWifi, right? I've already logged onto there. And then type in admin. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, so now I'm waiting. It's saying loading. So let's try this now. Okay. Okay. Yes. Okay, I'm connected, so I can see the dashboard. Okay, now it's not flashing. So the child nodes. Where do I see those? On the device list. It says devices, local, thirty-five. No, these are not the child nodes, but device list. Yes, devices. Okay.
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Speaker 2
Mhm. Yeah. Just log in. You want to see the status of the it depends what router password you created. If you did not set up one, then it's still admin, all small letters. That's under device list, you'll see their images. It will show there if it's offline, online. Based on the pictures you can identify it there. To use it more clear.
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Speaker 1
Oh, yeah, okay. I can see online. No, no, no, sorry. Yes, I can one, two, three, four, five of them are online. Okay, excellent. Can I rename them? No. Edit. Okay. Okay, because that way I know which one is where. Ah, but how do I find out which is there a name on the underside for the same by default? Okay, one, four, okay, 14935. 149. Yeah, okay. I understand how to do that now. Thank you very much for your help. You've been super helpful. I really appreciate your help. Thank you. Have a good day. Bye-bye.
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Speaker 2
It's under connectivity, basic tab. You can, you can click the little eye icon for boxes and that's how you can change their name. Hmm. You can identify which one is which based on their last five-digit serial number. Linksys and then the last five-digit serial number per node is a different IP address. Hmm. Yeah. You're welcome. Your welcome. And thank you for calling in. Similarly,
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