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Can't reset my router R6220 / AC1200 Dual Radio
Hi all, So i am having some troubles with my R6220 router as when i want to reset it won't go to factory settings! I tried everything 7 second reset, 30-30-30 reset, long reset but unfortunally...
- Finally I managed to resolve this item as it looked like the R6220 was in a sort of AP mode that wouldn't grand me acces wired from oc to the r6220. How ever I went to the internet settings of my laptop and set an static IP adres using the default gateway settings on the r6220. Once I went to the browser from that moment on i got acces to the router and could set everything correct
Xavi2503 wrote:
Zilork yes see my last post with solution mentioned
It isn't clear to me what you actually did. Talk of "a sort of AP mode" isn't a great deal of help when trying to understand solutions.
One reason why people cannot get into the graphical user interface (GUI) on a router is that it is in access point mode.
In that case, the AP does not have the usual IP address and will not respond to the usual.
The solution is not usually to mess around with IP addresses but to do a "hard" factory reset, using the "button" on the back of the thing. It will then go into the default router mode, which should allow you into the GUI.
Another way into an AP is to look for the IP address from the wifi. The use that as the entry point into the GUI. It is just easier to reset. After all, there won't be much in the way of saved settings with an AP.
Hi Micheal,
Well my apologies for my bad english as i do my best.
However the solution in this case was not a "hard" factory reset, by using the "button" on the back of router as i spend over 3 days to reset this without any luck.
What i did see is that when i requested the router(R6220) information in ms dos typing ipconfig/all i was getting the information from the modem from my provider. Even if the modem was disconnected from the router(R6220) i was getting the same information.
On the back of the router(R6220) i saw an whole different ip address and at one moment by checking again the router(R6220) information i saw that the default gateway was different. So i entered an static ip address on my laptop using the default gateway information from the router(R6220) and made an connection with the router by using the ip address on the back and it granted me acces.
From that moment on i was able to change everything on the menu of the router(R6220) that was set as an wired Acces Point.
This is the best i can explain what i did it did solve for me the problem
Xavi2503 wrote:
However the solution in this case was not a "hard" factory reset, by using the "button" on the back of router as i spend over 3 days to reset this without any luck.
There is nothing wrong with the approach that you described. But it is not straightforward and is too complicated for what some people want to achieve. It is not necessary if you just want to regain control of a router.
The "physical" reset takes about a minute. I suggested that to Zilork because it is easy.
It is also the way that Netgear suggests doing it:
As it is, we do not know if your router was in AP mode. Your description was not clear.