The most popular posts on Technically Easy involve wireless routers. The two that seem to generate the most attention are the posts explaining how to reset a particular wireless router. There may be times when you may need to reset your wireless router, but keep in mind that doing so will erase any security settings you have saved.

I recently wrote a post outlining the steps needed to secure a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. Now I will detail how you go about resetting the router if you do need to revert back to the factory defaults. I will explain the two methods you can use to reset the wireless router.

Note:

Reseting the router to the factory defaults will delete any changes you have made to the router, including any security settings. This should be used as a last resort.
Reset Button

The first method involves simply pressing a button located on the back of the router. The button should be labelled Reset and can’t be pushed in by a finger. The image below (courtesy of Linksys), shows where the button is located.
Reset Button Location

To reset your router, use the following steps:

   1. Press the reset button for 30 seconds. This can be done by using an object with a small tip, such as an unfolded paper clip.

      At this point, all settings that you had previously saved have now been deleted. You will now need to re-secure your WRT54GL wireless router.
   2. Open up your Web browser and enter 192.168.1.1 in the address bar.
   3. For the login, leave the ID blank and enter admin as the