In this article, you will learn how to reset your Nokia BGW320-500 back to factory settings. Resetting a router is different than rebooting a router. A reboot happens every time a router loses power. This is different from a reset because a reset completely erases all settings from the router.

Warning: Make sure that you fully understand the following before resetting your router. The following settings in your router will be changed:

• The router's login and password are reset to factory defaults.
• All WiFi information such as network name, password, and authentication method are erased.
• Your ISP settings are reset, which means you will have to contact your ISP to get them back.
• All parental controls, firewall settings, and port forwards will be removed.

A router reset is the last step you should take in recovering your router's password. Before you reset your router, you may want to try recovering your router password with our Router Password Finder.

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This is the reset router guide for the Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T - Login to the Nokia BGW320-500
• Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T - Information About the Nokia BGW320-500 Router

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.

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A router reset should be the last thing you try if you are unable to login.

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Most of the time you can find a small reset button located on either the back or the bottom of a router. What you are looking for is something that looks like this:

Yours may look slightly different, but they are usually tiny. You might find a pinhole on the back of the router that requires a paper clip to push the button hidden under it.

Keep an eye on the lights on the front of your router while holding the reset button down for about 10 seconds. The lights on the front of the router should do something different when the reset happens. Keep holding the button as long as you want, it will not hurt anything to hold it down too long.

Keep in mind that this will completely reset your Nokia BGW320-500 router.

Only take this last step of fully resetting your router after you have exhausted all other troubleshooting options, such as running our Router Password Finder software, which can recover a lost router password for you.

Now that you have finished resetting your router, you need to log in using the default username and password from the factory. Our BGW320-500 Login Guide has all of the information that you need.

After logging in, you should really change your router's password for added security. Since factory passwords are well known, it's a huge security risk to leave your router set to the default. If you need help coming up with a strong password, check out our Choosing a Strong Password guide.

Tip: Write your new password down on a note and tape it to the bottom of your router for future reference.

Other Nokia BGW320-500 Guides

This isn't our only Nokia BGW320-500 guide. We also have the following guides for this router.

This is the reset router guide for the Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T. We also have the following guides for the same router:

• Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T - Login to the Nokia BGW320-500
• Nokia BGW320-500 4.25.4 AT&T - Information About the Nokia BGW320-500 Router