- Find the WPS/Reset button on the router panel and press the button using a thin narrow pin for 10 seconds.
- After the first 5 seconds, the WPS LED blinks. Then, after 10 seconds, the router starts to reset.
- This is the hard reset method. However, in some conditions, it does not function properly. Therefore you can try to reset the TP-Link router from the web setup page using the steps given below.
- Before you proceed to reset, connect your computer to the router setup either through the wired or wireless network.
- Go to the computer settings window and change the network settings such that the computer acquires the IP address automatically from the router.
- After that, open the web browser on the screen and visit the official TP-Link router website.
- When the login page shows up in the browser window, if you are accessing the page for the first time, create a password for management and click Let’s Get Started.
- If you already have a password, then enter the password and log in to the router’s configuration page.
- Navigate to the Advanced menu and select the System Tools option.
- Following that, choose the Backup & Restore menu and then click Factory Default Restore.
- Now, the Factory Default Restore page opens. Select the Factory Restore menu.
- On solving TP Link router not resetting issue, The router begins to reset to the default factory settings.