Return The Access Point/Router To Its Factory Default Settings; Use The Reset Button - NETGEAR WAC124 User Manual

AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124
9. With your recovered password, log in to the access point/router.
Return the access point/router to its factory
default settings
Under some circumstances (for example, if you lost track of the changes that you made
to the access point/router settings or you move the access point/router to a different
network), you might want to erase the configuration and reset the access point/router
to factory default settings.
If the access point/router is in access point mode and you do not know the current IP
address of the access point/router, first try to use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app or
an IP scanner application to detect the IP address. If you still cannot find the current IP
address of the access point/router, reset the access point/router to factory default
settings.
Note: If the access point/router is in router mode, you can always access the access
point/router by using http://www.routerlogin.net.
To reset the access point/router to factory default settings, you can use either the Reset
button on the back of the access point/router or the Erase function in the local browser
interface. However, if you cannot find the IP address or lost the password to access the
access point/router and cannot recover it, you must use the Reset button.
After you reset the access point/router to factory default settings, the access point/router
is in access point mode, the password for the local login user name admin is password,
the login URL is www.routerlogin.net (if the access point/router does not get an IP
address from a DHCP server, the IP address is 192.168.0.100 ), and the DHCP server is
disabled. For a list of factory default settings, see Technical specifications on page 259.

Use the Reset button

Caution:
This process erases all settings that you configured in the access point/router.
To reset the access point/router to factory default settings:
1. On the back of the access point/router, locate the Reset button.
2. Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the recessed Reset button until the
Power LED lights yellow, which takes about five seconds.
3. Release the Reset button.
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