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Should I factory reset router before moving?
In a few days I’m going to be moving to a different house and am taking my xr500 with me. It’s going to be with the same isp from my old house but obviously the location and IP address is going to cha...
I would first try the router at the new location and see if it all works as is. If not, then factory reset and setup from scratch. Resets only wipe out user configurations and some networking configurations with modems is all.
As above, factory resetting is absolutely safe - it does just that resets it back to a factory state i.e. you set it up from scratch again.