This guide shows you how to reset your ZTE F680 router to factory default settings. Resetting a router is different than rebooting a router. A reboot happens every time a router loses power. Resetting a router erases all settings from it and returns it to factory defaults.
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.
- All WiFi settings are reset, including network name and password.
- 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. Before you reset your router, you may want to try recovering your router password with our Router Password Finder.
Other ZTE F680 Guides
This is the reset router guide for the ZTE F680 v4.0.10P1T3. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Login to the ZTE F680
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Information About the ZTE F680 Router
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Reset the ZTE F680
Recover Password in ZTE F680
Instead of resetting your router back to factory settings, you may want to try running our Router Password Finder first.
Router Password Finder is designed from the ground up to help you recover your forgotten router username and password, which can save you a lot of time.
Router Password Finder - Recover Lost or Forgotten Router Passwords
Just keep in mind that a router reset should be done as the last resort when you are unable to login to your router.
Reset the ZTE F680
Most routers have a small button on either the back or the bottom. Look for something that looks like this:
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. It is harmless to hold the reset button too long.
Don't forget, this step will totally reset your ZTE F680 router back to factory settings.
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.
Login to the ZTE F680
Now that you have finished resetting your router, you need to log in using the default username and password from the factory. We have a F680 Login Guide with all this information ready for you.
Change Your Password
After logging in to your router for the first time, you need to change your router's password. It is a huge security risk to leave your router's password set to the factory default. You can follow our Choosing a Strong Password guide to help you pick a solid 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 ZTE F680 Guides
This isn't our only ZTE F680 guide. We also have the following guides for this router.
This is the reset router guide for the ZTE F680 v4.0.10P1T3. We also have the following guides for the same router:
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Login to the ZTE F680
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Information About the ZTE F680 Router
- ZTE F680 v2.0.10T16I - Reset the ZTE F680