This guide shows you how to reset your Netgear WGPS606 router. This is not the same thing as rebooting a router. Turning a router off and back on again causes a reboot. Resetting a router erases all settings from it and returns it to factory defaults.
Warning: This is not a step to be taken lightly. A router reset will affect the following settings:
- The router's login credentials are reset.
- Your WiFi login, password, and network name are reset.
- Any ISP settings saved in your router will be removed. You may have to contact your ISP.
- Any firewall settings, parental controls, or port forwards that you have configured will be removed.
Since a router reset is such a drastic step, it should only be done as a last resort when you cannot recover your router's password using any other methods. Make sure that you have tried to recover your router password using our Router Password Finder first.
Other Netgear WGPS606 Guides
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear WGPS606. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- Netgear WGPS606 - How to change the IP Address on a Netgear WGPS606 router
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 User Manual
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 Login Instructions
- Netgear WGPS606 - Setup WiFi on the Netgear WGPS606
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 Screenshots
- Netgear WGPS606 - Information About the Netgear WGPS606 Router
Recover Password in Netgear WGPS606
If you are resetting your router because you forgot your router password, then you should try running our Router Password Finder first.
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 - Lost or Forgotten Router Password Recovery Tool
Only after you have tried to recover your missing router username and password should you perform a full router reset.
Reset the Netgear WGPS606
Usually there is a reset button located on the back or bottom of a router. This is what a typical reset button looks like:
Even though yours may look slightly different, you need to look for a tiny button. 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. Notice how the lights on the front of the router are blinking. When the lights do something different, the router is reset. 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 WGPS606 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 WGPS606
Now you need to log in using the factory default username and password. You can find all of the information that you need in our WGPS606 Login Guide.
Change Your Password
You need to change your router's default password after you log in for the first time. The factory default passwords for routers are very well known. If you need help coming up with a strong password, check out our Choosing a Strong Password guide.
Tip: A great place to write your new password down is on a piece of paper taped to the bottom of your router.
Other Netgear WGPS606 Guides
If you want additional help with your Netgear WGPS606 be sure to check out some of our other guides.
This is the reset router guide for the Netgear WGPS606. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- Netgear WGPS606 - How to change the IP Address on a Netgear WGPS606 router
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 User Manual
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 Login Instructions
- Netgear WGPS606 - Setup WiFi on the Netgear WGPS606
- Netgear WGPS606 - Netgear WGPS606 Screenshots
- Netgear WGPS606 - Information About the Netgear WGPS606 Router