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R6300 full reset
I have an R6300 that I need to do a full reset on. By full, I mean not just usernames and passwords (which has already been done), but settings as well. The regular full reset doesn't turn back ...
To do a full reset you need to press the reset button with a paper clip for 30 seconds while its powered on.
wcalifas wrote:
To do a full reset you need to press the reset button with a paper clip for 30 seconds while its powered on.
And look at the lights on the thing.
They will do a "disco show" that tells you that it has reset and is restarting itself.
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That says seven seconds, but wcalifas is right in suggesting longer than that.