Performing A Primary Factory Reset

• 1). Find on the back of your Netgear wireless Router a small circular recessed button marked "reset."
  
  
• 2). Use a pin or pointed object press and hold the button for 10 seconds, until the test light starts to blink.
  
  
• 3). Release the button and wait for the Netgear router to reboot.
  
  
• 4). Use the default password (password or 1234) to log in. If you are unable to log in still, continue to Section 2.
  
  

Performing A Secondary Factory Reset

• 1). Unplug the Netgear router from its external power source.
  
  
• 2). Find the reset button again and while the router is switched off, press and hold the reset button.
  
  
• 3). Plug the routers external power source back in and allow it to turn on while the "reset" button is pressed.
  
  
• 4). Continue to hold down the "reset" button for another 20 seconds.
  
  
• 5). Release the button when the test button begins to blink and allow the router to fully reboot. Type in the default password and log in.