2 Easy Methods To Solve TP Link Router Not Resetting

Using the Web browser

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.

The alternate method to reset the routers is the ‘30-30-30’ reset.

Press and hold the router’s reset button for 30 seconds.
Keep holding the button while you disconnect the power cable for 30 seconds.
Hold the button, at the same time, plug the power cable and power on the router for another 30 seconds.
After solving TP Link router not resetting issue, The router will reset to the factory defaults.

Tp Link Router Not Resetting