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Call Start
2026-06-18 19:54
Duration
23m 19s
Contact
Liliana Baker
Issue Type
Password/Login
V2 Outcome
Unresolved
V2 Band
Needs Improvement

Agent & Case Context

Agent
Girly Joy Pocot
HappyFox Case
#LTS00133681
Support Country
United States
Product Family
ROUTERS
CSAT
Sentiment Trajectory
Ticket subject: EA7300_Unable to access router settings.
Transcript quality flagged: the ASR/quality-validation pipeline detected and excluded unreliable transcript segments from grading (1 hallucinated segment). Excluded from aggregate KPIs — treat remaining scores and transcript with caution.

V1 Rubric Scores

Resolution2.00/5
Accuracy1.00/5
Communication2.00/5
Protocol1.00/5
Efficiency2.00/5
Overall2.8/5

V2 Rubric Scores

Resolution0.00/5
Technical1.56/5
Communication2.50/5
Ownership4.00/5
EscalationN/A
Customer Exp0.00/5
Overall28.6% (-27.4)

V2 Grader Summary

The agent failed to follow the correct non-destructive password recovery process by falsely claiming the router lacks a recovery key and instructing an incorrect 30-second reset. Despite staying on the call, the agent provided materially inaccurate technical information, skipped essential troubleshooting, and left the customer to manually reconfigure the router without confirming resolution, resulting in an unresolved case with avoidable customer effort.

V1 Case Analysis

Customer unable to log into router admin. Agent incorrectly advised default 'admin' password, falsely stated no recovery key exists, and recommended factory reset. Paid support ($15) offered due to out-of-warranty status. Setup instructions emailed.

Troubleshooting Steps
  • Explained router admin password vs Wi-Fi password distinction
  • Incorrectly suggested default admin password 'admin'
  • Confirmed use of 192.168.1.1 for local access
  • Falsely claimed no recovery key exists for the router
  • Recommended factory reset as required recovery step
  • Offered $15 paid support due to out-of-warranty status
  • Emailed setup instructions to customer
Key Observations
  • Agent provided factually incorrect default admin password advice ('admin'), contradicting KB guidance for modern Linksys models.
  • Agent falsely claimed the router has no recovery key, directly contradicting the five-digit recovery key method documented for SPNM6x, LN1600, and other series.
  • No model or serial number was collected, making recovery guidance speculative and unsafe.
  • Agent skipped standard non-destructive recovery steps (recovery key, remote cloud reset) and jumped to factory reset, risking unnecessary data loss.
  • Paid support was offered before confirming customer willingness or exhausting free troubleshooting options.
  • Long silences and lack of call control reduced efficiency and clarity.
Positive Highlights
  • Correctly identified that router admin password is separate from Wi-Fi password.
  • Provided correct local access URL (192.168.1.1) for router web UI.
  • Collected customer email and sent follow-up setup instructions.
  • Acknowledged customer frustration and attempted to provide closure.
Agent Errors / Gaps
  • Provided wrong default admin password ('admin') — not valid for most current Linksys models per universal_password_login.md and linksys_now_login_admin.md.
  • Falsely stated the router has no recovery key — contradicts KB documentation of five-digit recovery key method for SPNM6x/LN1600 series.
  • Did not collect or verify product model/family before giving recovery instructions, violating basic protocol.
  • Failed to suggest or attempt recovery via five-digit key or remote login at https://linksyssmartwifi.com, omitting critical non-destructive recovery paths.
  • Recommended factory reset as first recovery option instead of non-destructive methods, risking unnecessary data loss.
  • Introduced paid support prematurely without confirming customer interest or exhausting free troubleshooting options.

V2 Indicator Ratings

Resolution
R1 Not Met Issue actually resolved conf 98%
Agent recommended factory reset but did not confirm the customer successfully logged in or completed setup; issue remains unresolved at call end.
R2 Not Met Diagnostic thoroughness conf 96%
Agent skipped model identification and recovery key verification, jumping straight to factory reset without attempting non-destructive recovery steps.
R3 Not Met Correct resolution path conf 95%
Agent incorrectly stated the router has no recovery key and skipped the standard non-destructive password recovery method, which applies to all current Linksys models including out-of-warranty units.
Technical Accuracy
T1 Partially Met Technically accurate info conf 90%
Agent identified login failure but failed to ask for router model, check for recovery key, or explore alternative access methods like myrouter.info or direct UI URL.
T2 Partially Met Appropriate tools / resources used conf 89%
Agent did not use or reference KB articles that cover recovery key password reset, which is a required tool for this scenario; relied solely on incomplete knowledge.
T3 Not Met No misinformation conf 97%
Agent claimed the router has no recovery key (false — all current models have one) and instructed 30-second reset (KB says 10–20 seconds), both materially incorrect.
Communication
C1 Partially Met Clear & professional language conf 87%
Agent provided steps but failed to set clear expectations, repeated confusing statements, and lost control when customer expressed frustration about access loss.
C2 Partially Met Confirmed understanding conf 86%
Agent used simple language but did not confirm understanding, adapt to customer’s confusion about URLs, or clarify difference between cloud and local login.
Customer Ownership
O1 Met Ownership & empathy conf 99%
Agent stayed on the call, attempted to resolve the issue, and did not transfer or abandon the customer.
O2 Partially Met Proactive follow-through conf 90%
Agent sent setup instructions via email but did not specify when or how follow-up would occur if issues arose during reconfiguration.
O3 Not Applicable Closure confirmation conf 100%
No prior case history or handoff occurred; this appears to be first contact.
Escalation Judgment
E1 Not Applicable Correct escalation decision conf 100%
No escalation was performed and none was warranted for this login issue.
E2 Not Applicable Escalation prep & handoff conf 100%
No escalation occurred.
Customer Experience
X1 Not Met Customer effort minimised conf 93%
Agent failed to acknowledge customer’s frustration over sudden access loss despite repeated expressions of confusion and concern.
X2 Not Met Tone & rapport conf 91%
Agent maintained a detached tone, did not adjust pace or clarity when customer struggled with URLs and reset process, leading to repeated confusion.
X3 Not Met Overall experience conf 94%
Customer was forced to factory reset and reconfigure everything manually, increasing effort unnecessarily when a recovery key reset could have preserved settings.
Call Transcript46 turns · 47 lines
Speaker 1
Uh, what's your name? Hi, Joey. Uh, the reason that I'm calling is, uh, I need to, well, for some reason, I think something happened that I cannot get in logging into my router account because I need to change some features in the app. [silence] But I've
00:00
Speaker 2
welcome to link sus support to ensure quality service please have your devices 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 hi thank you for calling lynces this is joy will can help you today?
00:00
Speaker 1
set the password and everything else I follow the the directions that I looking online but it's not allowing me to log in so I would really appreciate you can unblock it or I don't know what is it so so I can change some stuff on into the app yes into the router yes yes yes okay and where do I go from there in that login like you just mentioned
01:00
Speaker 2
Okay, on logging in. Okay, logging into the Linksys app. All right. Just to verify, Ma'am, is this miss Liliana Baker? Okay. All right, on the Linksys app since the email and password option is not working anymore, we can try to log in on the option router password.
01:00
Speaker 1
do I need to go, which link? I kinds of lost you in that part. Well I have both, and I cannot log in into both, like I say, you know I need to change some futures and I try to log in in my phone and it says, no, so I came into my computer and it still no, so that's why I am kind of frustrated, I don't know where where to go, because I already in the website that, you know, home website, and it says access You
02:00
Speaker 2
[silence] um, um, [silence] Are you talking about the links app on the phone or the website on the computer?
02:00
Speaker 1
Rautod and I put the access, you know, my password, my password, but it's not. It says incorrect and I had sent password for many years. I haven't changed it. Okay, hold on. No, I don't. That's the
03:00
Speaker 2
A router password, madam, is different. Like, it's an administration password. So, it's a different password than your Wi-Fi password that you have for many years. So, you can try to use admin or admin as your password. [silence] So, when you log in, it will ask for a router password, right? You try using admin, A-D-M-I-N all in lowercase, but if that will not work, then you must have a different password.
03:00
Speaker 1
I don't have any different password like I I've been using that for many years and it always seems to the same link, access now and I don't see any any other option. It's just here says, to log in with your LinkedIn Smart Wi-Fi account, click here. And I already had an account, so, I don't see. Can you give me then the that um, address? Maybe I can try it that way. Okay, hold on. 16a.11, correct? [silence]
04:00
Speaker 2
The Linksys smart Wi-Fi account is no longer working, so we can only log into the router using the local access. Same address, ma'am. 192.168.1.1. It will still route you to the same. [silence]
04:00
Speaker 1
Yeah. Okay, you mean login admin then. Oh gosh, okay. But it just sent me to a different website. It says 192.168.1.1. It says router network, is that one? Is that one? The link is dead. The link is dead or whatever. It is. [silence]
05:00
Speaker 2
Does it're showing Some? What is its interface? No ma'am. It must direct you to a login page. On Linksys, what website did you use earlier?
05:00
Speaker 1
Router name. So, that's the one. [silence]
06:00
Speaker 2
When you use one, uh, that, IP address as website, it must direct it to a log-in page. Make sure you input that on the URL bar, not on the search bar. [silence] Yeah. You must have, like, you must enter the router password.
06:00
Speaker 1
yeah but and how do I do that I need
07:00
Speaker 2
If the router password that you are using is not working, that means, you really have a different password when you installed the router for the very first time. Since we don't have like, a recovery key on your router, we cannot reset your router password. And the last option that you need to do is to have a full factory reset and reconfiguration of your router. Like, you will reset your router back to its default settings, that it will disconnect or erase all the settings from your router. So, you need to set it up again using the computer. If you're okay with that. If you cannot really login.
07:00
Speaker 1
less sorry it just a lot to process Okay to access to my router you say what I need to do with my router and start Oh
08:00
Speaker 2
it's asking for like a router password, right? So if the password that you are using is not working, that means you have a different administration password. But if you can no longer remember it, you need to reset and set up your router again from scratch, like setting up a new router. We cannot... We cannot reset the router password because your router doesn't have a recovery key. So the last option that you really need to do is to reset the router entirely back to
08:00
Speaker 1
And how do I do that? Okay, yes, hold on, I'm resetting it right now then. I, I guess I don't have any option, because you know I had a kid that I had to also block something, so. Okay, I reset that.
09:00
Speaker 2
It will erase all. You just have to push the reset button at the back of your router for 30 seconds. Your router will disconnect from your network. So you no longer have internet and then it will go back to its original name and password that you can see at the bottom of that router. Then you need to set up your router again. If you're okay with that. Mm. But um um before you do that, ma'am, since this router is no longer under warranty
09:00
Speaker 1
But how, I mean, how do I, I'm supposed to enter that I already have access to the account? I've never had a problem with, with my router or to logging into my router to change my, to change my features. So, um, then there is nothing wrong with my router. It's just, you guys blocked the internet. account and that's the one that i need access to the account you're gonna but why it's not working anymore when it was when it was no it was working a couple weeks ago it was working fine i was able to log in and i was able to you know to change one pictures and you know parents of control and stuff like that for security purposes and then after the blue try go back again and i don't have access to my router so and that's that's that's when it comes the issue so how you guys did that
10:00
Speaker 2
um we did not block the accunt um we did not block the account ma'am we did not change anything it's just that you have to use your router password because the email and password option is not working anymore because before you like i don't
11:00
Speaker 1
Not my end. I have internet. I had everything. It's just I don't have access to my router. And I should have access to my router. It wasn't like I said and it wasn't I always had the same one and I never had a problem with my router until You know, like I told you, I had the same password for many, many years with my my access router password. That's why I know I used to log in with that with my access router. And then in, yeah, exactly. I didn't change it. So that's the thing. I haven't changed it. So even in the in the app, when I got to the app, which is you know, I have in my com.
12:00
Speaker 2
The password that you are using for your account is different password than the router password ma'am. How did you log in before? If you did not if you did not change that you must have accessed
12:00
Speaker 1
Computed and my app, I can quickly, you know, check that, you know, which devices, you know, are connecting to my Wi-Fi and stuff like that. So I was able to do it. But now I can't even do that. So I can't even log into my email address unless my password. So it's something going on. But even though, you know, when changing that, it's not, it doesn't give me access. I already did that I can't
13:00
Speaker 2
10 minutes. it it it it will really not accept your router password man that's really the last option that you need to do if you like reset your router back to default settings and then set it up again it you can access the web interface it will allow you to access the web interface [silence]
13:00
Speaker 1
I'm just trying to do that, but it's still not. That's... Uh-huh. Yes, I know. Yes, it goes... It goes... Like I said, I already did that, too. And it still doesn't allow me. Well, no, I never said... Yes, no, no, no. What I'm saying is the Wi-Fi. I reset the Wi-Fi, but I didn't reset the router. So... And then you say, now, if I reset the router, which is pressing the button in the back, that's what you said, right? It will take me back to the original thing, right?
14:00
Speaker 2
like I told you once it will go back to its default settings you need to set up your router back like setting it up again like a brand new router so once you set it up then you can log in you said you never reset your router like how did you reset and set that up
14:00
Speaker 1
Okay, and then, from then, I go to the same website, same same, sam, same, same thing, or same. Yeah, okay, then from there, where do I go after that? Okay, if it doesn't send me to their administration password, if it continues popping the access router website or a screen, I would say, what do I do? Because I'm. [silence]
15:00
Speaker 2
Yes, ma'am. [silence] Yeah, same website. [silence] Uh, once you access that website, it will allow you to set up your router. [silence] It will give you the on-screen instructions in which you need to name and put the router password that you want. [silence] And then um you can make your new router password for administration for login purposes. [silence] Um, it will not uh be ma'am since um we no longer require um email and passwords.
15:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. so yes Lisa will really appreciate it Thank you
16:00
Speaker 2
[KEEP_UNCERTAIN] [silence] For the setup process, I can send you the email instruction for that. For thorough setup process, I can send you the email instruction for that. Okay. [silence] Let me just send it to you. [silence] Just a moment.
16:00
Speaker 1
Yes LilyZBaker@gmail.com. Okay um I just reset it but for some reason
17:00
Speaker 2
email your email is Lily Baker at gmail.com, correct? Okay. So this is the step that you will be following after you reset the router. So I already sent you the instructions.
17:00
Speaker 1
I'm not finding the network or, you know, the device, the router. Okay. [silence] Okay.
18:00
Speaker 2
Yeah, the network name will go back to Linksys. then if it will ask for a password just use the password that's at the bottom of the router and you use the same website. Once connected it will show you like no internet connection. Then you visit the website that I gave you earlier to do that to start the set up process. [silence] So you can still reuse your old Wi-Fi name and password so that your devices will just reconnect automatically once you set it up. And then remember your router password.
18:00
Speaker 1
Yeah, it's not finding the, It's not finding the router. Okay, no. Okay, now, now, now I see in it. Okay, now I see in it. Okay, then, Ah, okay, let me find out the password. Okay, okay, which name do I put in the computer? Okay. Okay. [silence]
19:00
Speaker 2
[silence] [silence] [silence] okay, so just connect your [silence] computer to that name. [silence] [silence] connected computer to the name Linksys. [silence]
19:00
Speaker 1
OK.
20:00
Speaker 2
Okay, and once connected, you visit the website 192.168.1.1. Mhm, yeah. [silence]
20:00
Speaker 1
Okay. Okay. Okay. Hey, up here. It says linkedis my wife had a setup will help you to set up is that one. Okay. Oh, please don't go. [silence]
21:00
Speaker 2
Yeah, that one. Just agree with the terms and conditions, then just click Next to start the setup process. Then just follow the on-screen instructions. That is the same instructions that I sent you through your email. All right? So, since I can no longer walk you through the entire process, ma'am, you need to pay $15 if you want me to. [silence]
21:00
Speaker 1
Oh, I didn't know that. Yes. Yes, you did. Okay. So. Okay. Then from there, I just changed my name and the password and everything else, correct? Oh, okay. All right. I thank you so much. I really appreciate it. You you help I I didn't know that it was, you know, that to pay it. So, but thank you. Thank you.
22:00
Speaker 2
Well, keep through with the entire process, since this product is out of warranty. Um, I already told you the information earlier. That's why I was sending you the email. Yes, ma'am. You can still use your old name and old Wi-Fi password, then you, you make your router password for the log in. All right, maam. So, you have just followed the instructions and if you need anything and if you want the paid service, just feel free to call us back. All right? You're welcome, ma'am. All right. Yep. You're welcome. [silence]
22:00
Speaker 1
We'll be fine. Bye bye. Thank you. Thank you. Bye bye.
23:00
Speaker 2
Um, okay, well, come another good day, bye, Mm-hmm. Then get in the cold now, man, thank you.
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