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Question posted by stbboo on July 6th, 2014

How To Set A Router To Factory Default Wrt54gs2

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Answer #1: Posted by freginold on July 28th, 2014 11:40 AM
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Hi, there are two different methods you can use to restore this router back to its factory default state. Instructions for both methods can be found on page 1 of the user manual.

Related Linksys RB-WRT54GS2 Manual Pages

User Guide - Page 1

USER GUIDE Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Model: WRT54GS2
User Guide - Page 3

...Log 20 Administration > Diagnostics 20 Administration > Factory Defaults 21 Administration > Upgrade Firmware 21 Administration > Config Management 21 Status > Router 22 Status > Local Network 22 Status > Wireless 23 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 24 Appendix B: Specifications 25 Appendix C: Warranty Information 26 Limited Warranty 26 Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster ii
User Guide - Page 5

... wireless security for your wireless network(s). The first way is enabled. Use the convenient, browser-based utility to Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings, page 10. When the Router ... for approximately five seconds, or restore the defaults from Administration > Factory Defaults in the Router's web-based utility. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster. Reset There are two ways to...
User Guide - Page 7

...Wireless Security Checklist 4. Wireless-G Broadband Router with specific MAC addresses. A network encrypted with WEP, because WPA/WPA2 uses dynamic key encryption. Additional Security Tips •• Keep wireless routers, access points, or gateways away from other wireless networks that can be hard to support WEP. These devices have a default wireless network name or Service Set...
User Guide - Page 8

... By default, the Router's Internet Connection Type is the Basic Setup screen. You can be available after you want to the Router. DHCP, which should use this information can access the utility via a web browser on the CD-ROM), the Router will see a similar screen.) Leave the User name field blank. Password Screen Wireless-G Broadband Router with...
User Guide - Page 10

..., require these settings may have elapsed before making any changes. Connect on Demand enables the Router to access the Internet again. In the Max Idle Time field, enter the number of time (Max Idle Time). Wireless-G Broadband Router with the IP Address you attempt to automatically re-establish your Internet connection terminates. The default Max Idle...
User Guide - Page 11

... option, make sure there is 192.168.1.1, the Starting IP Address must Wireless-G Broadband Router with a DDNS service provider, www.dyndns.org or www.TZO.com. It is 192.168.1.100. To have a DHCP server on your changes. Because the Router's default IP address is no other DHCP server on the network connected to cancel...
User Guide - Page 12

...use this feature, keep the default setting, Disable. Advanced Configuration TZO.com Setup > DDNS > TZO E-mail Address, TZO Key, and Domain Name Enter the settings of the account you need to...is dynamic, it is a 12-digit code assigned to the Router with your DDNS service is displayed here. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Setup > MAC Address Clone MAC Address Clone Enable...
User Guide - Page 13

... & Wireless, which you whether the Destination IP Address is Disabled by default. If another network destination. From the drop-down menu, and click this screen. 9 Default Gateway ...Static Routing sets up a new static route. (Click the Delete This Entry button to exit this button. Setup > Advanced Routing (Gateway) Setup > Advanced Routing (Router) Wireless-G Broadband Router with ...
User Guide - Page 14

... broadcast by the Router. Wireless-G Broadband Router with your network, keep the default setting, Enabled. Refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 10. To use any wireless devices in your network settings. Wireless SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for all points in the wireless network. Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup) Wireless Network Mode...
User Guide - Page 15

... network. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Advanced Configuration Wireless Security Security Mode Select the security method for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which tells the Router how often it should change the encryption keys. Enter the PIN number listed on this screen. 3. If you do not support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, note the wireless settings, and then manually...
User Guide - Page 17

.... On this to cancel your network's radius. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to block wireless access by MAC Address. This button is not selected by MAC Address, to whom you wish to open the MAC Address Filter List screen. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster MAC Address Filter List The...
User Guide - Page 18

... not being able to transmit to the Router in your network, so they know which the Router can transmit at all Wireless-G transmissions but a series of rates at its Basic Rate to the MAC Address Filter List. These settings should remain disabled unless you are 1-2Mbps, for Wireless-G Broadband Router with heavy 802.11b traffic. Auto-Fallback...
User Guide - Page 19

... filter out various types of packets at the same time. This feature is turned Off by default. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Advanced Configuration Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to be tunneled through the Router's firewall. PPTP Passthrough Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol...
User Guide - Page 20

...be affected by default. To enable a policy, select the policy number from the drop-down menu will appear. 16 Then click Close. Use the settings on the ... the drop-down menu, and select Enable. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster List of PCs screen appears. After making your changes, click Save Settings to apply your changes. Advanced Configuration To create...
User Guide - Page 22

... maximum outgoing bandwidth that when the requested data returns through the Router, the data is disabled by default. Wireless-G Broadband Router with the Internet application documentation for use of a special-purpose service...enter the computer's IP address in the DMZ Host IP Address field. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to the Internet for the port ...
User Guide - Page 23

... to: Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Age of Empires, EverQuest, Quake2/Quake3, and Diablo II. The default setting is Low. For each port, select the priority and flow control setting. This feature is especially suitable for the application. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster Advanced Configuration Optimize Gaming Applications Select this feature, select Disable. It is...
User Guide - Page 24

... tests (Ping and Traceroute) allow you can keep the default setting, Disable. Administration > Diagnostics Ping Test Ping The Ping test checks the status of the computer whose connection you wish to test and how many times you wish to test it. Administration > Log Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster The Ping Test Traceroute Test Traceroute To...
User Guide - Page 25

.... Click Clear Log to the default values, select Yes, and then click Save Settings. Any settings you to back up the Router's configuration file, click Backup. Administration > Config Management Backup Configuration To back up or restore the Router's configuration file. Then follow the on -screen instructions. Wireless-G Broadband Router with the Router or the new firmware has a feature...
User Guide - Page 28

..., follow these instructions. Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster 24 Router 3. You still need your computer can connect to Internet Explorer but are used by both the computer and the Router. Troubleshooting When you double-click the web browser, you need to modify the settings on each device in the address field (the default IP address is a dial...

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