Router won't reset - Linksys WRT300N Wireless Router

Most Netgear routers have a recessed button on the back or bottom panel, marked "Reset" or "Restore Factory Settings". Because the button is recessed, you will require a thin tool to press it. Most people use a straightened paperclip.

1. Power up the router, and wait for it to complete booting up, typically about one minute.
2. Press the Reset or Restore Factory Settings button until the test or power led starts blinking. This takes about 20 seconds. Release the button.
3. Wait for the router to reboot.
4. Log in with the default password. If the reset was not successful, try these additional steps AFTER the router has finished rebooting.
   
5. Unplug the router's power.
6. Press and hold the Reset button. While the button is held down, reconnect router's power.
7. Continue to hold the reset button for 20 seconds after reconnecting the power.
8. Wait for the router to reboot.
9. Log in with the default password.

Hello Leonard,

You can just reset your wireless router to restore factory settings. If you reset it, your network name will be back to DLINK and you won't need any password. To reset it, look for the reset button usually found at the back of routers. It is a small button inside a small hole, so you will need a pin to press and hold it for about 10 seconds.

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if the reset button wont work better to replace the router. But before replacing try the following steps first to reset your router.
Step 1: Plug the power of your router wait until the lights are fully initialized.
Step2 : Reset your router by pressing the reset button or hole with atleast 5-10secs.
Step3: Open a browser (ei, IE Mozilla or Google Chrome etc.) and type the specified IP address on the address bar.
Step4 Then type the username : Admin password : 1234 or leave it blank.
Hope it helps.

to reset the modem, you need to atleast press and hold the reset button for atleast 10 sec to have the router resetted to its default settings.

Try resetting the router. There should be a little hole somewhere on it with a button inside that you can press with a paperclip. Try holding that button down while you unplug then plug the router in while holding it (if possible). If that doesn't work, I'd suspect the storm might've damaged the router somehow. Was it plugged into a surge protector, and/or have you noticed any other issues with anything else that was turned on at the time?

A Blinking Power light on a wrt-54g usually indicates that the firmware is corrupt. You can try to wipe the firmware by following the steps below:

unplug the router
using a paper clip or pin, press the reset button
plug the router back in while the reset button is still pressed down and hold it for 30 seconds.
once you let go of the reset button the router should go through a reset. if it still blinks try the process again.

if the issue still occurs then it may be bricked.

Here is the step-by-step instruction to reset Linksys WRT120N Router

• First af all you have to make sure the power is "On" . Power the router up while pressing the reset button located at the back of the router using pencil or paperclip
• After around 30 seconds you will be prompted with the boot loader. Connect the boot loader using the standard IP address if you have not changed it (http://192.168.1.1)
• Upgrade the firmware to the latest one from Cisco site
• Power cycle the router and allow it to come up.
• When it is fully up, press and hold the reset button for 5 secondsThe LED light will blink indicating that you're done holding the reset bottom. If the Power LED won't blink try to press and hold the Reset Button for I minute and then power cycle the router for another 1 minute.
• Power cycle the device and now you have reset your linksys WRT120N router See the following link if you forgot to setup linksys router

(http://infoteknotainment.com/reset-linksys-wrt120n-router)

Try to reset using the little reset hole in the back and then after reset power cycle it ( unplug it for about 2 minutes then plug it back in let me know if that works
have you saved it on the webaccess page?
also did you hold in reset button for at least 30 seconds?

Hi there!
the default username and password for this router is "admin" so if that is not working then you or somebody else changed the username and/or the password. you can reset the settings of your router by looking for a reset button/hole in the router. press and hold it for a few seconds and that should reset the router.
Hope this helps.