3 Way to Factory Reset OpenWrt Router
OpenWrt is a open source firmware for many popular leading brands. In this post you will get 3 way to reset Openwrt router if forgot IP Address or login password. Sometime when router running long time start misbehaving and we required make it factory reset to fix any configuration issue. There are many way to reset OpenWrt router using different methods. You can use one by one reset method for OpenWrt firmware when forgot password or IP address.
OpenWrt firmware includes a Failsafe Mode which may be used to recover router access in case forgot login details.
Method Factory Reset OpenWrt Firmware
You can use 3 method to make factory reset of Openwrt powered device. After factory resting OpenWRT device will erase all saved settings so make sure you are having all the details to re-configure it.
1: Software Reset.
2: Hard Reset using reset switch.
3: Failsafe mode using telnet.
Note: These method only work for those device is flashed with a copy of OpenWrt firmware. You can get compatible firmware version for your wifi router here.
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Software Reset
Software reset also called soft reset of router. Soft factory reset method available on every wifi router device. To make software resetting required device web interface access to apply factory resetting’s.
Follow the stesp to factory reset OpenWrt router using software.
Login Your WiFi router with Default IP Address or If you have changed IP use the same.
See here initial setup to access OpenWRT router in laptop.
Open web browser and type IP address of your OpenWRT router default IP address 192.168.1.1.
User Default username– root
Password – No password in default (use if you have set new password)
Once you have succssfuly login to your router now follow steps.
Go to System –Backup/Flash firmware
Find the option under Backup/restore
Reset to default – Perform reset
Click Perform reset button and confirm in next pop-up windows for making full factory reset of your router.
After confirm with OK button router will reboot and access with default IP address and factory settings. Re-configure your router again with internet and wifi settings.
2: Hard Reset using reset switch
This method can use if you forgot password and IP address to make web interface access. It is a simple hard reset way using reset button to recovery factory setting while forgot password in OpenWRT router.
There is a tiny reset button available in every routers. Some router having in front side and some having back side beside LAN ports. Just find the reset button and follow steps to make factory reset using reset button for your wifi router.
1: Power WiFi router and press reset button for 10 second.
2: Release power button in 11 seconds and wait to reboot wifi router.
3: After reboot check if default IP start pinging.
3: Failsafe mode using telnet
Failsafe mode is a method to factory reset from command line using telnet.
Follow the steps to factory reset.
1: Power of router and start pressing reset button continues until one led light next to power led start glowing continues.
2: Ping default IP 192.168.1.1 once start pinging follow steps below.
3: open telnet command and run commands given below.
Type command- mtd –r erase rootfs_data (press enter key)
Router will reboot and factory reset all the settings.
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