This guide shows you how to reset your Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C router. This is a much bigger deal than a router reboot. Every time your router loses power it reboots. This is very different from a reset, which erases a router completely and returns it to factory default settings.
Warning: This is not a step to be taken lightly. A router reset will affect the following settings:
- The router's username and password are reset to factory defaults.
- All WiFi information such as network name, password, and authentication method are erased.
- All ISP settings will reset to default, and you may have to contact your ISP.
- Any firewall settings, parental controls, and port forwards that you have configured will be removed.
A router reset is the last step you should take in recovering your router's password. 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 M5 MR5100C Guides
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C NTGX55_10.28.02.00 Zain. We also have the following guides for the same router:
Recover Password in Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C
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 - Automatically Recover Lost or Forgotten Router Passwords
A router reset should be the last thing you try if you are unable to login.
Reset the Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C
Usually there is a reset button located on the back or bottom of a router. Look at your router and try to find something that looks like this:
Reset buttons are usually tiny. Yours may look slightly different than this. Sometimes the button is under a pinhole, and you need a paper clip to push it.
Hold the reset button down for 10 seconds and watch the lights. After a few seconds the lights should blink differently. When this happens, the reset is complete. Do not worry about holding the button down too long; this is harmless.
Remember, this will erase everything you have previously done to this Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C router.
This last step should only be taken if you have tried everything else, such as using our Router Password Finder software, which can recover lost or forgotten router passwords.
Login to the Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C
After you are finished resetting your router, you need to login in using the original factory username and password. You can find all of the information that you need in our Nighthawk M5 MR5100C Login Guide.
Change Your Password
Be sure to change your router's default password after you get logged back in. Since factory passwords are well known, it's a huge security risk to leave your router set to the default. You can follow our Choosing a Strong Password guide to help you pick a solid password for your router.
Tip: Write your new password down on a note and tape it to the bottom of your router for future reference.
Other Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C Guides
This isn't our only Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C guide. We also have the following guides for this router.
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Nighthawk M5 MR5100C NTGX55_10.28.02.00 Zain. We also have the following guides for the same router: