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msu69er
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May 14, 2020
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N150 Wireless Router - Clearing Personal Information

I have two old routers that I no longer use.  Before I recycle them I want to make sure that there is no personal information on them (network name, password, address, etc.).  How do I go about clear...
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    plemans
    May 14, 2020

    while powered on, push and hold the reset button for 7-15 seconds. The lights should flash/blink. 

    That'll factory reset it. 

    Then you can check it if you want by trying to log into it to see if it actually reset. 

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plemans
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May 14, 2020

while powered on, push and hold the reset button for 7-15 seconds. The lights should flash/blink. 

That'll factory reset it. 

Then you can check it if you want by trying to log into it to see if it actually reset. 

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msu69er
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May 14, 2020

Thanks!  That worked!