How to restore the factory settings of the TP-LINK device using the WPS / RESET button

Note:

1. If you reboot the device, the factory settings will be restored on it, and the custom settings will be lost. Do not make a hardware reset of the device settings if you have not saved your settings, otherwise you will have to re-set the device.

2. For these models, button WPS / Reset.located on the back / front panel. To use the WPS function, hold the button for no more than 5 seconds, after which the WPS LED will flash. To restart the router, hold the button for at least 10 seconds.

Justice two waysrestoring factory settings on the router:

Method 1： Restoring factory settings by pressing the RESET button

For enabled router, Press and hold the button WPS / Reset. (more than 10 seconds) until the SYS LED router will first slowly, and then flash quickly. After that, release the button and wait until the router recovers to the factory settings.

Method 2: Through the web utility settings of the router

If you are on the device control page, you can use the default settings function. Go to the tab "System Tools" (System Tools) -\u003e "Factory Settings" (Factory Defaults)then click "Restore" (Restore) And wait until the router recovers to the factory settings.

Note:

1. Make sure that the router power is connected until the reboot is completed.

2. The default IP address - 192.168.1.1/192.168.0.1/192.168.0.254 , username and password by default is admin.(in the lower registry).

3. Make sure your computer's IP address is located on the same subnet with the device. This means that the IP address of your computer is 192.168.1.x /192.168.0.x (X is in the range of 2 ~ 253), A subnet mask is installed 255.255.255.0.

This article is suitable for:

TL-WR54KIT, TL-WR841N, TL-WDR3500 more