Speaker 1
Oh hi there. Yeah. Um, I'm, uh, I've tried to log into my Linksys account. Uh, this is with regards to, um, uh, disabling, um, the 5G Wi-Fi on my community fiber router but I'm, I'm not able to progress and do, do what I'm, uh, what, complete what I'm trying to do. Um, I'm logged into my Linksys account but just can't navigate around it. 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. Hi, thank you for calling Linksys. This is Joy, how can I help you today? [silence] Okay. I see. Um, regarding with that settings, uh, we suggest that you access the web interface instead of the app so that you can turn off or um customize your 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band there, not on the app.
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Speaker 1
Yeah, that's what I've done. So, I've, I've tried the app and I've also gone on, gone online. So, I'm, I'm now in actually in my Linksys account, my remote management. Um, and I'm logged in, but I'm, I'm not able to progress any further. When I'm signing in, the screen just isn't, isn't sort of changing. So. Okay. Um, I can't see. So, I'm in, I'm in a page that says Linksys, Linksys Smart Wi-Fi sign in. Um, but I don't, yeah, on my laptop, yeah. Um, well, other than the heading for that page, Linksys Smart Wi-Fi sign in, I've only got the option to sign in with my email address and password. Um.
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Speaker 2
thanks yeah on your computer or on your phone on the phone okay I see what can you see on the screen [silence]
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Speaker 1
and then it just has the language underneath that and then it's got various options, but it's just like managing parental controls, get new features, more experience, secure access, router settings, but yeah, I can't actually come out of this page. The serial number of the router, yeah, one second, it's in a different room, I've got to go to that. Okay, so it's 55 pita pita two zero alpha female mother one five delta zero three eight one four.
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Speaker 1
That's right. Yeah. Hmm, community social Oh, I just copied the the URL from the from the the help page, from the community help page and just copied the router local um address one nine yeah, 192.68 um and what was it one one.
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Speaker 2
The 3814. Correct? Okay. And who is your internet service provider? Community fiber. Okay, thank you. So, um, yeah, going back on the web interface, may I ask what websites did you use to access the web interface? [silence] Ah, okay, can you kindly type in 192.168.1.1. Use that as your website. Dot one dot one.
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Speaker 1
OK, UM, so then, yeah, I can see the, um, that page continue to links just, I do have to do anything with the URI code? I think that's just for App Store or Google Play, is it? Do I just click on? Yes, yeah, yeah. OK. OK. I've now got option to access router, um, and, sorry, the router password. Yeah, OK.
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Speaker 2
Can you see a picture of two smartphones or two mobile phones? Yeah, click that picture please. Yes, then you type in there your router's password.
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Speaker 1
Okay, that's odd. It's asking me to, the message says, we've updated our password requirements to be more secure. Please create a new one, but what I'm using is the password that's written on the router. Okay. One second.
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Speaker 2
[silence] Okay, I see, because-- Yeah, you need to create a new one that is much more secure. that is like at least 10 characters, with upper case and lower case, a number and a special character.
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Speaker 1
Okay, just waiting for that to load. Yeah, it's Dave Stebbings. That's right, yeah, yeah. So that I've now gone, I've now progressed to the next page where the password's been successfully reset and then I've got various options, network stages, like status, links is home networking and a few others. Yeah.
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Speaker 2
m m hmm. Okay. I'm Linare first and last name, sir. This is their email, big71.com. Sorry. So you're on link to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi too. Okay, good. So kindly on the right side, I mean on the left side under router settings, can you go to Wi-Fi setting?
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Speaker 1
Okay, sorry, Wi-Fi settings, yeah. I can, yeah. no, it just has the um it's locked, there's a there's a padlock symbol above the 5GH, says. Okay, let me um, I Yeah, I haven't, I haven't got the option to come out of this page other than using the arrow, the backwards arrow. [silence]
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Speaker 2
Can you see there, um, two point four and five gigahertz? Does it have the option to turn it off or turn it on? Okay, I see. Can you click okay to exit from that page? And then when you go back to the main dashboard, kindly scroll down at the very bottom of that page and can you see and user license agreement, privacy statement those options? At the very bottom.
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Speaker 1
but then when I do that it takes me out of the whole website. Okay. Okay. um yeah that's strange I've I've put in. in the URL again the same number but it's just taking me straight back in without me having to log in. So it's almost like I haven't locked out. So it's not enabling me to log back in.
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Speaker 1
I'm now back in that same screen. I've logged in, but I'm in the smart. the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi tools page again. Mm-hmm. Oh, yes. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'm in that now. so I shouldn't be I shouldn't be in the license agreement now. Sorry. I'm can you repeat that again? I click the what option? Uh,
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Speaker 2
Okay, so kindly scroll down at the very bottom of the page. And can you see end user license agreement, privacy statement? Kindly click C.A. And then you go back to the Wi-Fi settings on the left side option. Now you click C.A. not the end user life license agreement, the C.A. option. Um, add the certificate.
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Speaker 1
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, C-A. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And I can now see that. So do I click on the 5 the 5 gig of the 5 gH? Okay. Okay. So yeah, so I'm now in the Wi-Fi settings. So I leave the 2.4 gH band on, but I turn the 5. the 5.
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Speaker 2
In the bottom, there is End User License Agreement, Privacy Statement, Third Party Licenses, Okla Privacy Policy, and then CA. Yeah, CA. And then it will bring you to the same page, then you go back to the Wi-Fi settings on the left side, option. Then there you can see your So in that. Yeah, if you wanted to turn it off or turn it on, yeah, you can change your settings there. Then just hit Apply if you already change your settings. mmHMM. [silence] Mm.
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Speaker 1
I now, I've got, I've got two different options for 5Gh band. So I've got 5Gh said one band and 5Gh said 2 band. So do I switch both of those off? Both of them. Okay. And click apply or okay. Yep. So I've now got a message, you're updating Wi-Fi settings, disabling the white, the 5G band will also disable the 5G guest access. So I just, I suppose I confirm that, yes. I click on yes. Uh-huh. And now the sign says my your route is applying changes.
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Speaker 2
there. You're late, [silence] yeah. [silence] Yep. [silence] Just click apply. [silence] Yeah. [silence]
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Speaker 1
Okay, um yeah, so I'm still in the Wi-Fi settings page and it just shows that the two five G HZ have been are off. Mm-hmm. Okay. Um okay. So, um so I think what I'm trying to do just is connect a um a ring doorbell to the router. So my understanding is that I uh I can set this up while the five G H is turned off, but would you advise that I then
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Speaker 2
Okay, so you can click okay to exit from that page and then, yup, it's now been saved.
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Speaker 1
All right, I think I'm clear on all of this, but, uh, so I'll try and set it all up and, uh, I'll call you back if I've got any more problems, but thanks for your help. Thank you. You too. Bye bye. Bye. Bye.
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Speaker 2
Sure you're welcome sir. Thank you for calling Linksys have a good one. Welcome bye.
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