If you need to reset your Netgear Orbi RBR40 router back to factory settings, then this article shows you how. This is a much bigger deal than a router reboot. Every time your router loses power it reboots. A Router Reset completely erases the router and returns it to factory settings.
Warning: Make sure that you fully understand the following before resetting your router. 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 parental controls, firewall settings, or port forwards will be removed.
A router reset should be considered the last resort when you cannot log in to your router any other way. 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 Orbi RBR40 Guides
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.5.1.22. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Netgear Orbi RBR40 Screenshots
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Information About the Netgear Orbi RBR40 Router
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Reset the Netgear Orbi RBR40
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Login to the Netgear Orbi RBR40
Recover Password in Netgear Orbi RBR40
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
Do not do a full router reset until after you have tried every other option to log in to your router.
Reset the Netgear Orbi RBR40
You can usually find a small reset button on either the back or the bottom of a router. A typical reset button looks like this:
Reset buttons are usually tiny. Yours may look slightly different than this. If you find a pinhole on the back of the router then that may be the reset button. You will need a paper clip to push it.
Watch the front panel lights while you hold the reset button down for at least 10 seconds. After a few seconds the lights should blink differently. When this happens, the reset is complete. You can hold the button down as long as you like, it will not hurt anything.
Just don't forget that this will totally reset your Netgear Orbi RBR40 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 Orbi RBR40
Now that you have finished resetting the router, you need to login to the router interface using the default username and password. You can find all of the information that you need in our Orbi RBR40 Login Guide.
Change Your Password
Be sure to change your router's default password after you get logged back in. Leaving a router password set to default is a very serious security risk. Our Choosing a Strong Password guide talks about choosing a strong 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 Orbi RBR40 Guides
If you want additional help with your Netgear Orbi RBR40 be sure to check out some of our other guides.
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.5.1.22. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Netgear Orbi RBR40 Screenshots
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Information About the Netgear Orbi RBR40 Router
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Reset the Netgear Orbi RBR40
- Netgear Orbi RBR40 v2.3.5.30 - Login to the Netgear Orbi RBR40