This guide shows you how to reset your SmartRG SR360n router to factory default settings. A router reset is a much bigger deal than a router reboot. Turning a router off and back on again causes a reboot. A Router Reset completely erases the router and returns it to factory settings.
Warning: Since this erases everything you have done to the router, there are some things you need to consider first. A router reset will affect the following settings:
- The router's login 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.
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 SmartRG SR360n 2.6.2.4. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - Reset the SmartRG SR360n
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - Reset the SmartRG SR360n
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - Reset the SmartRG SR360n
Recover Password in SmartRG SR360n
Before you resort to doing a full router reset, you may want to try running our Router Password Finder first.
Our Router Password Finder can recover your lost or forgotten router password without doing a full router reset, which can save you lots of time.
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 SmartRG SR360n
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On most routers you can find a small button on the back or the bottom labeled reset. A typical reset button looks like this:
Reset buttons are usually tiny. Yours may look slightly different than this. You might find a pinhole on the back of the router that requires a paper clip to push the button hidden under it.
Hold the reset button down for about 10 seconds while watching the lights on the front of your router. Notice how the lights on the front of the router are blinking. When the lights do something different, the router is reset. Do not worry about holding the button down too long; this is harmless.
Just don't forget that this will totally reset your SmartRG SR360n router.
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 SmartRG SR360n
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 SR360n Login Guide.
Change Your Password
After logging in to your router for the first time, you need to change your router's password. Leaving a router password set to default is a very serious security risk. Our Choosing a Strong Password guide can help you pick 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.
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Here are some of our other SmartRG SR360n guides that you might be interested in.
This is the reset router guide for the SmartRG SR360n 2.6.2.4. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 Direct Communications - Reset the SmartRG SR360n
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - Reset the SmartRG SR360n
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.10 EarthLink - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n Login Instructions
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n User Manual
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - SmartRG SR360n Screenshots
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - Information About the SmartRG SR360n Router
- SmartRG SR360n 2.5.0.4 South Central - Reset the SmartRG SR360n