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Factory Reset Old Router After New One Installed (Nighthawk X10 AD7200, Model R9000
I just installed the Nighthawk RAXE500 router. I still have my old router, a Nighthawk X10 AD7200, Model R9000. I want to "reset" the X10, but I will have to plug it in to do so. I did not reset i...
Escalante101 wrote:
I want to "reset" the X10, but I will have to plug it in to do so.
No.
Disconnect it from everything.
Plug it into the mains.
Stick a straightened paperclip into the reset "pinhole" on the back.
Wait for the lightshow to end as it resets and restarts and then add it to your other redundant e-junk until you decide that the router deserves a decent burial or, preferably, a journey to the great recycling centre in the sky.
If you have registered it with MyNetgear, you can remove it from there. It doesn't need to be on line or turned on for you to do that.
How do I unregister a NETGEAR product from my NETGEAR account? | Answer | NETGEAR Support