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Call Start
2026-06-25 21:47
Duration
18m 19s
Contact
Cynthia Holmes
Issue Type
Router Setup
V2 Outcome
Partial Resolution
V2 Band
Meets / Exceeds

Agent & Case Context

Agent
Joziel Licmoan
HappyFox Case
#LTS00085528
Support Country
United States
Product Family
MESH SYSTEMS
CSAT
Sentiment Trajectory
Ticket subject: VLP01_device reconfiguration

V1 Rubric Scores

Resolution2.00/5
Accuracy1.00/5
Communication3.00/5
Protocol3.00/5
Efficiency3.00/5
Overall2.8/5

V2 Rubric Scores

Resolution4.06/5
Technical4.06/5
Communication5.00/5
Ownership5.00/5
Escalation5.00/5
Customer Exp3.21/5
Overall87.0% (+31.1)

V2 Grader Summary

The agent correctly assessed the VLP01 as out-of-warranty and delivered technically accurate reset and pairing instructions. Troubleshooting advanced the setup, but full resolution was not confirmed, and empathy was minimally expressed despite the customer’s two-hour effort, resulting in a partial resolution.

V1 Case Analysis

Customer attempted to set up VLP01 mesh nodes. Agent instructed 30-second reset, incorrectly advised 5-press method (unsupported), referenced invalid purple LED state, and offered to email setup guide. No final connectivity verification performed.

Troubleshooting Steps
  • Provided 30-second reset hold instructions and described LED behavior.
  • Advised repeating reset on all nodes.
  • Incorrectly suggested 5-press reset method.
  • Recommended using the Linksys app for final configuration.
  • Offered to email a detailed setup guide.
Key Observations
  • Agent incorrectly advised using the 5-press method on a VLP01, which is not a supported model for this procedure per universal_5press_models.md.
  • Agent referenced non-existent LED states (purple, solid green) for the VLP01, which only has documented blue and red states.
  • No verification of successful internet connectivity or mesh node synchronization was performed before concluding the call.
  • Agent collected device information and offered a self-help path via email, providing a next-step option after paid support was not pursued.
Positive Highlights
  • Collected model number and serial number early in the call ([01:00]-[02:00]).
  • Identified the device as out of warranty and set appropriate expectations ([03:00]).
  • Offered to email a detailed step-by-step guide to assist the customer independently ([17:00]).
Agent Errors / Gaps
  • Provided incorrect 5-press reset method for VLP01, which is not a supported model (per universal_5press_models.md).
  • Described invalid LED colors (purple, solid green) for VLP01; only solid blue, blinking blue, and solid red are documented.
  • Failed to verify that the reset process resulted in a working internet connection or successful mesh setup.
  • Misled customer by implying the 5-press method would help set up child nodes, which is not applicable to VLP01.

V2 Indicator Ratings

Resolution
R1 Partially Met Issue actually resolved conf 92%
Agent provided reset instructions and promised an email guide, but the setup was not confirmed complete; customer was still in progress at call end.
R2 Met Diagnostic thoroughness conf 96%
Agent guided customer through factory reset procedure, LED behavior interpretation, and 5-press pairing method, advancing setup meaningfully.
R3 Met Correct resolution path conf 95%
Agent correctly identified VLP01 as out-of-warranty, explained limited support, and offered best-effort troubleshooting with email follow-up.
Technical Accuracy
T1 Partially Met Technically accurate info conf 87%
Agent asked about reset attempts and LED states but did not confirm firmware version or network topology before instructing on 5-press method.
T2 Met Appropriate tools / resources used conf 94%
Issue was resolvable via procedural guidance; agent used correct KB-backed steps without need for remote tools or logs.
T3 Met No misinformation conf 93%
Instructions for 30-second reset and 5-press pairing align with documented procedures for VLP01, a Velop-based model without a Pair button.
Communication
C1 Met Clear & professional language conf 95%
Agent maintained control, set expectations early, managed transitions between steps, and concluded with clear next actions.
C2 Met Confirmed understanding conf 94%
Agent used accessible language, repeated key instructions, and adapted to customer’s pace during reset attempts.
Customer Ownership
O1 Met Ownership & empathy conf 97%
Agent owned the case end-to-end, did not transfer, and committed to sending a follow-up email with setup guidance.
O2 Met Proactive follow-through conf 95%
Agent provided specific next steps (reset nodes, perform 5-press, wait 2–3 min), realistic timelines, and confirmed email delivery.
O3 Not Applicable Closure confirmation conf 100%
First contact; no prior history or handoff occurred.
Escalation Judgment
E1 Met Correct escalation decision conf 96%
Agent correctly determined no escalation was needed; issue was addressable through standard L1 troubleshooting for an OOW device.
E2 Not Applicable Escalation prep & handoff conf 100%
No escalation performed and none warranted; category excluded per rubric rules.
Customer Experience
X1 Partially Met Customer effort minimised conf 88%
Agent was polite and thanked customer, but did not explicitly acknowledge two-hour frustration or repeat-contact fatigue.
X2 Met Tone & rapport conf 93%
Agent matched customer’s tone, paced instructions appropriately, and maintained engagement through complex reset steps.
X3 Partially Met Overall experience conf 86%
Customer repeated resets across multiple nodes; agent could have consolidated guidance earlier to reduce effort.
Call Transcript38 turns · 38 lines
Speaker 1
Hi, I wanted to call, I'm trying to set up these boxes that I have. I'm not sure if they're out of the
00:00
Speaker 2
Welcome to Linksys support. To ensure quality service, your call may be monitored. For in warranty products, our support team is available to help with performance and hardware issues. Register your product by visiting register.linksys.com. Please have your device serial number ready. For assistance, press one now. For out of warranty products, paid support may be available depending on your issue. To hear more about your service options, please have your device's serial number and contact information ready. If unavailable, kindly call back later. For out of warranty product, paid support option may be available depending on the issue. [silence] and kindly call back later.
00:00
Speaker 1
paid kind of deal that I heard over the phone, but I have everything here ready if you like. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Does it matter which one out of the three? Okay. 2, 6 D as in dog, 1, 0, 6, 0, 6, 8, 1, 1, 1, 6, 4. Yeah, man.
01:00
Speaker 2
Hello, sir. Can I have the serial number of the Linksys hand? S. unfolding, sir, out of the three. Thank you, sir. Let me repeat that one just to make sure. That is two. Six. D. phlord upta. One oh six. Zero six. Eight. One one one six. Four. Oh, really? Okay. Yeah. So this one mine serve is here that the router you're trying to be reset or kick out the network is not the principal scan key.
01:00
Speaker 1
Yes it is. A good while back. It's been a long time. Uh yeah. Do you need to email now or are you going to check with the account first? Okay. It should be Tony Holmes @AOL.com. Tony Holmes. Uh say that one more time.
02:00
Speaker 2
that you have is a model number VLP01(is this correct? okay so when did you got this one when did you purchase it okay because there's actually also an account that is associated with this one sir um uh can you verify if this is correct can you provide me the first name and last name and then the email uh I'm the email sir you can provide to me the email so I can match it with the one that's on the account uh okay and then the first name and last name do you know scince uh [silence]
02:00
Speaker 1
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03:00
Speaker 2
since yes sir yes yes that's the one that we have here ah okay so you're trying to set up again the VLP01 that you have? Okay usually sir for this one if you're going to reconfigure this uh the device is actually out of warranty and then uh we no longer supporting the unit the VLP01 I can only send you an email step by step guide on how you can do the reset and then how you can set it up again including with the other nodes that you have what have you tried so far
03:00
Speaker 1
Uh, I've tried resetting them. I don't know what colors the lights are supposed to be. Half the time it's blue. I'm trying to get it to be purple. I don't know. About 10 s. 30. OK. So right now I just plugged it into power and it's solid blue. Yes, it's connected to uh, yeah, through ethernet, yes.
04:00
Speaker 2
How long would you press, sir, the reset button? Well, the proper reset, sir, since you're going to reconfigure, this one, um it should take, uh 30 seconds. So, um once you start holding the reset, yes, once you start holding the reset button, you will notice that the LED light will blink red three times and then the light will go off. Wait for it to turn blue before you let go. Try that one first, sir, on the, um on the first node. It's solid blue. Is it connected to your modem from your internet service provider?
04:00
Speaker 1
It's a frontier. Yes. It's underscore Velop set up 13E. Okay, now it's blinking blue. But yes, I can't I can't I
05:00
Speaker 2
And who's your internet service provider by the way, sir? Do you see, sir, the default Wi-Fi name or do you see the Wi-Fi name of the one that is solid blue? What's the Wi-Fi name, sir? Uh 13e. Okay. So this one sir, the one that's showing as 13e. If it's solid blue, that means it's connected with, uh, it it connected with the internet. Can can you try to connect and then see if you have internet connection using that Wi-Fi name? Did you reset as well this one, sir? [silence]
05:00
Speaker 1
I think I reset it, I think, a little while ago.
06:00
Speaker 2
okay. but usually uh, yeah, if we're going to reconfigure this one, sir, you have to press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds and then if they're properly reset, usually for this type of model for the VLP 01, they usually won't turn to solid blue, uh, solid purple because due to their firmware, uh, usually they'll they'll come as like pink red or solid red, but as long as you're able to reset them within 30 seconds, then you should be able to set them up. okay. maybe you can try sir to okay. so maybe you can try to do one last reset sir on this one just to make sure.
06:00
Speaker 1
Well, I just started holding it. So I should look for three pulses of red, right? Okay. Okay. It's the light turned off, I'm still holding it. And now it's blue. Okay. Okay. Should I do that right now or should I wait? Oh, perfect. Okay. So I just plugged them both into power.
07:00
Speaker 2
Yes, and then the light will turn off. So there's going going to be no LED, but do not let go yet of the reset button. If the light turns off, wait for it to turn blue before you let go. Okay. All right, you can let go, sir. And then give it some time to recover like two to three minutes. So you have to do the same process on the other VLP 01 that you have. You can actually do that one right now, sir, while you're while we're waiting. So at least we can make sure that everything is properly reset.
07:00
Speaker 1
and I'm just gonna wait for the lights to turn red and then I can reset it okay okay well those are plugged into power I'm waiting for those the one that I did originally is now blinking blue. Okay. Yeah. Thank you for the help by the way I appreciate it. I've been sitting here for probably two hours now trying to figure it out. Uh yes I'm just waiting for those because I plugged in I'm just waiting for them to go to red like the first one did.
08:00
Speaker 2
Yeah. Give it like two minutes, sir, if you just plug in it to the power. Then you can proceed with the reset. Yeah. Okay, that means it's trying to recover now, sir. The one that you first reset. You're welcome, sir. And you're doing now, sir, the reset for the two nodes, right? The two chhone nodes?
08:00
Speaker 1
Uh, before they start blinking red? There we go. Now it's starting to blink red. Yep, it's blinking red now. Okay. And now the other one is doing the red so I'll reset both of these right now. Okay, so it turned blue. Now I can let go. And I will do the same for this one.
09:00
Speaker 2
But if they're blinking red, sir, um, you can actually begin with the reset. Uh, no, usually, once you plug them in, they will be blinking blue and then if this is actually a child node, then usually they will start blinking red. As long as it's two minutes. Uh, okay. You can actually reset that one, sir. Um, okay.
09:00
Speaker 1
Okay, now both of the other ones I just did the resets on, and they are both now blue. The original one is now a solid red. Okay.
10:00
Speaker 2
Okay.
10:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Should I wait to do that before the other two nose are finished resetting? Or should I, am I good to do it now? Okay, all right. Well then those are, they shouldn't be too long because those have been sitting for a second here. Um should I have anything ready on my phone like looking for a Wi-Fi or anything like that?
11:00
Speaker 2
Don't need to hold the reset button, just press the reset button five times, so you have to do it not too fast, not too slow, just a minimum amount of speed. Usually, the interval is one press per one second, so do it five times. [silence] You can actually do the one serve. Once the other nodes are, once the other nodes has the same color with the parent node. [silence] Yes, if you're going to if you if if the five press if you are able to set up the parent node and then the child nodes using the five press, you have to connect to the if you want the change.
11:00
Speaker 1
I have that downloaded. Okay. Okay. Okay. They're already now. They're all the same color, the solid red. Okay. Okay. I just did it and now it started blinking red and then it's back to solid red. [silence]
12:00
Speaker 2
the Wi-Fi name, and then totally complete the set up. You have to download the Linksys app. But you need to connect your phone. Okay. You have to connect to the Wi-Fi of the parent node before you go through server the Linksys app. So the Linksys app will guide you for the set the total complete set up. And I can send you an email as well. Um, I can send you an email that that you can use here as a guide on the Linksys app and then the five press and then the web interface as well. Okay. All right. You can try now, sir, the five press. Okay. Let's give it some time, sir.
12:00
Speaker 1
okay. okay, should I do that with the other ones or just the parent mode? okay. [silence] okay. Well, that one's waiting. It shows up in my Wifies as well, just so you know. [applause] Yeah. [silence] okay.
13:00
Speaker 2
At least three minutes, usually it will take two to three minutes. [silence] Just the parent server. If the parent node is online, once it's solid blue, it will try to look automatically for the remaining nodes. [silence] Is it? [silence] okay. Yeah, it will show up users the three wifi names that you have for the child nodes as well, because you reset them, but just connect to the main wifi of the parent node and then once it's fully set up, once the child node has been added, you will no longer be able to see the two other wifi name. It should be on the parent node's wifi name only.
13:00
Speaker 1
For right now, just stay connected to, like, the house Wi-Fi, and don't mess with connecting to either of the or any of the nodes. Okay. Uh it's still
14:00
Speaker 2
correct. yes. As long as you see a change on the LED light of the parent node, once it's solid blue, that means that you can connect to the Wi-Fi of it because it will allow you you to complete the setup. How's the light so far? Can you try one more time Sir? Um, do it not too fast, not too slow either try to do it five times. Are you Okay, that means that it's trying to connect her with the um internet now, if it's blinking orange.
14:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. And I won't even have to touch those but they'll start blinking. Okay.
15:00
Speaker 2
So we'll have to wait another three minutes for the one. Once it's connected, it will turn solid blue, and then other nodes will start blinking also. Yes, no need, sir. You just need to wait if the LED light will change to the same color of the parent node.
15:00
Speaker 1
Okay, so the light's green now. Uh, yes. Uh, they're both, oh, well, actually one of them just started blinking. Red. Yes. Okay. Yeah, they're, they're both blinking now.
16:00
Speaker 2
solid green. Okay. And then how's the child node so far, Sir? Okay. All right. That means that it's trying to connect, so if they're blinking, so you have successfully connected the parent node, so it's either solid blue or solid green, so because of the firmware of the VLP01. So that means it's online. If it's solid green, then the other child nodes that you have, they should also be solid green once they're connected to the parent node. So you just need to complete the setup of the sketch. So that will take four to six minutes per child node to connect to the parent node. So
16:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. Fair enough. Thank you. So now it's just once they're done I connect to the parent node and then I go through the app. Awesome. Thank you. I appreciate it. Yes that's right. Uh, Nathan.
17:00
Speaker 2
We'll just have to wait within the timeframe and then yeah, once they're all solid green, then connect to the Wi-Fi and then continue with the Linksys app. I'll send you the email because I cannot wait I cannot stay longer on the call if the device is actually end of service. So I'll just provide you all the step-by-step process to complete the setup, okay? Yeah. Okay. Yes, correct. So you can also change the you're welcome, sir. So you can also change the Wi-Fi name and the Wi-Fi password. I'm going to send it to toniholmes@aol.com. It's T-O-N-I-H-O-L-M-E-S@aol.com. Okay, and what's your name, sir? Nathan. Okay, thanks.
17:00
Speaker 1
Awesome. Thank you. All righty. You too. Bye bye.
18:00
Speaker 2
you so much sir if you have anything else just don't hesitate to give us a call okay you're welcome sir have a good day now you take care thank you sir bye bye
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