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Reset the Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB

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This guide shows you how to reset your Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB router to factory default settings. This is not the same thing as rebooting a router. A reboot happens every time a router loses power. This is very different from a reset, which erases a router completely and returns it to factory default 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 username and password are reset.
  • All WiFi login information and network names are reset.
  • Your ISP username and password will be reset, and you may have to contact your ISP.
  • Any firewall settings, parental controls, and 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 Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB Guides

This is the reset router guide for the Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB 17.2.0412 Fastweb. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Recover Password in Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB

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 - 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 Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB

On most routers you can find a small button on the back or the bottom labeled reset. Look at your router and try to find something that looks like this:

Router Reset Button

Your reset button may look different, but usually they are very small. Sometimes the button is under a pinhole, and you need a paper clip to push 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. Do not be concerned about holding the reset button down too long. It will not hurt anything.

Just don't forget that this will totally reset your Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB 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 Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB

Once the reset is complete, you need to login to your router using the default IP address, username, and password. Our MediaAccess DGA4131FWB Login Guide has all of the information that you need.

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. Our Choosing a Strong Password guide talks about choosing a strong password for your router.

Tip: A great place to write your new password down is on a piece of paper taped to the bottom of your router.

Other Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB Guides

If you want additional help with your Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB be sure to check out some of our other guides.

This is the reset router guide for the Technicolor MediaAccess DGA4131FWB 17.2.0412 Fastweb. We also have the following guides for the same router: