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Reset the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100

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This guide shows you how to reset your Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 router. This is not the same thing as rebooting a router. Every time your router loses power it reboots. A Router Reset completely erases the router and returns it to factory settings.

Warning: Before you proceed, there are a few things you need to know. When you reset your router, the following will happen.

  • The router's username and password are reset.
  • Your WiFi name and password are reset.
  • All ISP settings will reset to default, and you may have to contact your ISP.
  • All parental controls, firewall settings, and port forwards will be removed.

Resetting your router should be considered the last step. You should be sure that you have tried to at least recover your router password using our Router Password Finder before resorting to a router reset.

Other Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 Guides

This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 NTG9X50C_12.06.11.00 AT&T. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Recover Password in Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100

If the only reason that you are resetting your router is because you forgot your router password, then you may want to try running our Router Password Finder instead of resetting your router.

Router Password Finder can save you a ton of time by recovering your lost or forgotten router password instead of doing a full router reset.

Router Password Finder - Recover Lost or Forgotten Router Passwords

Do not do a full router reset until after you have tried every other option to log in to your router.

Reset the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100

On most routers you can find a small button on the back or the bottom labeled reset. Look for something that looks like this:

Router Reset Button

Yours may look slightly different, but they are usually tiny. Sometimes the reset button is under a pinhole on the back of the router, and you need a paper clip to push it.

Watch the lights on the front of your router and hold the reset button down for about 10 seconds. After a few seconds the lights should blink differently. When this happens, the reset is complete. Keep holding the button as long as you want, it will not hurt anything to hold it down too long.

Don't forget, this step will totally reset your Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 router back to factory settings.

Only do this once you have exhausted all other troubleshooting options, such as running our Router Password Finder software, which can recover a lost router password for you.

Login to the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100

Once the reset is complete, you need to login to your router using the default IP address, username, and password. You can follow the Nighthawk M1 MR1100 Login Guide to find everything that you need to log in.

Change Your Password

Do not forget to change your router's default password when you log back into it. The factory default passwords for routers are very well known. Our Choosing a Strong Password guide talks about choosing a strong password for your router.

Tip: After creating this new password, we highly recommend writing this down on a post-it note and attaching it to the bottom of your router for future reference.

Other Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 Guides

We have collected a lot of information about the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 router. You can find some of our additional content here.

This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Nighthawk M1 MR1100 NTG9X50C_12.06.11.00 AT&T. We also have the following guides for the same router: