How to Reset a Router | Internet Setup

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Today I want to talk to you about resetting your routers. Routers are wonderful things, and they give all our computers access to the Internet, but sometimes they get slow or they just stop working altogether and in most cases the solution is resetting them. So there are a few ways to reset your routers. The first one is to simply unplug it. So every router is connected to the power so you can just take out the plug and wait a second and then put the plug in and that will reset it pretty effectively. Some routers have a switch on them, like this one, so I can actually just flip the switch to off and on and the router will reset itself.
Another way is by using this rare and handy tool called a paper clip. You can just unfold it a little bit to get the sharp point out and sometimes there will be a little reset switch right here that I can just click and that will reset the router. Now the reason we have this reset switch, even though we can reset the router in other ways, is because sometimes we have to do something called a hard reset. The hard reset, what it will do is it will wipe out the memory of the router. It will clean up so it will go back to being the way it was when we first bought it from the store.
The way we do a hard reset is by leaving the router connected and turned on, and then taking the clip, and putting it in there. Pushing the button down for ten seconds and that's it! Once we're done the router will reset itself and completely forget all of the settings you put into it. This is a really good trick in case you lose the password, or forget the settings, or don't know how to access your wireless network anymore or maybe a friend just gave you an old router and you don't want to have his settings on it, so you want to wipe it clean and kind of have a fresh start.
Once you reset the router, because all the settings go back to the default state, it would be wise to first go to the manufacturer's website and download the manual so you can know the default username and password and IP address of the router so that after you reset it you will have access to it.
So that's a little about how to reset your router.

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Me

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While he talks about slow internet, my video starts buffering.

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I cant play fortnite!

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Do you know how hard is it to live without *wi-fi*

[@hinimee4363]

And laptops dont have ethernet ports anymore...

[@play-tiempo4955]

Ikr

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It’s not hard

[@Patoszki]

Yep... I know now :(

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Its....its not that hard bro

[@Greenguy60]

My grandma acted like I was a god when I fixed her internet. But all I did was reset the router 😂

[@sxft2520]

Damien Green samee

[@cybrg2644]

When i connected WiFi after rest it shows 'no internet'

[@ankushverma6292]

@@cybrg2644 same problem bro please help 😭

[@jordanivanovski6131]

Says no internet please help

[@MarksmanGamingVideos]

I don't know why everyone hates on so much of his videos. Surely, most of the "pros" already know this simple stuff, but for people who don't even know exactly what a router is, it could be very helpfull

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The Americans took it from the aliens

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I love going to my grandma's house and doing this because I am appreciated like a god.

[@erzeusyt2245]

😂

[@joseh.749]

Omg I love howcast many of their tutorials have helped me it's just so genius

[@jacqulinesalas1984]

Thank you so much! My router stopped working and I unplugged and wait for a minute. plugged again and it worked.🤗👍

[@DARKCITYENT23]

OMG THANK YOU I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO BREAK THE DAMN THING

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A Dro lol good comment

[@ycxert]

I'll do the samething as you lol

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Im about tooo

[@samlowther9487]

It is very tempting right now...

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Thanks for this video.. This really helps a lot when it comes to log in issues, very effective.. Very thankful.. God Bless.

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simple clean voice and quick explain men your amazing and helpful thanks a lot apreciat

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The MacBook really made it easier for me to understand.

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[@alphyjose2800]

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[@coltonfivecoats810]

Simple but brilliant cause I had no idea my router even had a reset button until today totally subscribing to ya n thank you

[@aaliahfuller1609]

Same me too

[@siz8307]

Hey thanks for telling me this! Helped me! Out internet was having a bad problem yesterday night. I did this and this fixed a lot of problems! Your great!

[@AlanFriks]

When u reset it, did u still have access to internet ? Without any configuration ?

[@siz8307]

​@Alan Friks no, usually when it's resetting, there wouldn't be any internet

[@DoofyMcDoofster]

I've been dosed for about 30 minutes so far this was helpful

[@PGgee]

This really works. I used the paper clip to reset the red button on my verizon router. I had been trying for weeks to connect wifi with my TV. Now its working.
Thank you

[@Anonymous-qx1vd]

I need 30 minutes to watch 20 seconds of this video😂😂😂🤣

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Sweet and simple 👍👍👍

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[@thegreeninsurgent42]

For all you belkin users, follow these steps and your wifi will be fine!
Step 1: Grab sledgehammer
Step 2: Repeatedly hit the belkin router with the sledgehammer until it is at least in 6 different pieces.
Step 3: Buy a better router and throw away the belkin pieces.

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[@asianfemale5999]

The problem is I dont have sledgehammer. Can I use a normal hammer?

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it does work anymore its patched XD

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[@alonzozavala4534]

Holy moly it actually worked i am sincerely thankfull

[@mehranfreeman6192]

you save my life buddy.thanks

[@emyap9302]

If this comment even goes up coz I’m lagging so bad I just wanna say be grateful that u have a internet

[@IAm-zo1bo]

no i'm not gonna be grateful for having to use data

[@mildchaos6037]

Ok so I did a hard reset and I cannot find my home wifi.... wtf

[@Sgishere]

Lol same is happening with me right now

[@lazybeastz182]

u fkn noob hahahaha

[@Sean-tt5zz]

Same

[@Aj2Two]

It just said it will forget everything

[@dariusy6215]

Help!!

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[@eduardogranados5404]

THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL ❤. Thank you so much

[@oneinacentury3143]

It worked, I pressed the restart button for 10 secs and my wifi went to default again. Thank you so much for the help, sir!

[@iFendii]

Does ur ip change ?

[@oneinacentury3143]

@@iFendii No it didn't. IP is still the same, the only thing that restarted was my wifi name and pass.

[@kingmarasigan2051]

@@oneinacentury3143 did you need an ethernet cable? I lost the default password of my wifi when we receive it. I think ethernet cable doesn't a password to connect to the wifi ?

[@oneinacentury3143]

@@kingmarasigan2051 I think the default password can be seen on the bottom of your modem or router.

[@oneinacentury3143]

I didn't use any cable to reset it.

[@blurkperk8137]

Thanks man it works back again!!!!

[@avianewilds6127]

thx man bc it worked alot and now I can play my Xbox 360 and ps4

[@user-nn2gi3pr8d]

I got a needle stuck inside in the reset hole. I think I broke it ):

[@isaiahmontano3548]

Bruh did you use a tooth pick

[@SuperGuyOffical]

did you use a sword

[@cherrychan5417]

Did you use your elbow

[@jenniferproctor8827]

Best thing you could've done

[@oldboy1955]

I got 50mps wifi went down to 20... tried to fix it for ages... and this was all i need to do.. tf btw thx

[@qukxu1975]

Omg it worked thx soo much love this ❤️❤️

[@godwin6748]

You deserve 100 millions subs

[@aethyrial3856]

Will this change the IP Address if u hard reset it?

[@samantham2924]

I don’t think so

[@sleepymalo7119]

not gonna do this cause according to the comments they forget their password

[@crookVAL]

it only resets to the original password

[@crookVAL]

when you hard reset

[@josephpena1723]

this is why you keep all the damn forms lol

[@stfuplsok]

Sleepy Malo *forgot

[@matiki0211]

@@crookVAL wdym the original password?

[@flamesharpshoot1237]

Your a legend thank you

[@potnoodles4life171]

I LOVE YOU FAM. HARD RESET FIXED IT ❤️❤️❤️

[@KidCuster204]

So I reset my internet just now from the behind and i put it back the internet won't work I need help I pressed the button again it still won't work

[@xdcraft5237]

Jefferson Custer same , did u fix it?

[@Anonymous-qx1vd]

Dear diary I still have no wi fi

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Bro You are so amazing You helped me all ot with this information and with your eyebrows

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THIS video IS REALLY HELP TO ME!! NC TUTORIAL!!

[@fski8269]

Does this change the password to the normal one, I've custom password. :l

[@samantham2924]

Nah, I don’t think so😂

[@Ishumishupdates]

I do think so

[@tiohf8147]

I've unplugged it put it back in and also pressed the reset button and the light is still red... what else do I do?

[@CentinalxGaming]

call your internet company

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Ilistray lol

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Tioh F ya

[@billy_boi]

@@CentinalxGaming hahahaha nice one. All those bitches will tell you is to try reseting it again and again

[@timfunk4438]

Open the trashcan and pitch it in!

[@jayspotter5219]

Good idea thanks for sharing this we need your help for this

[@naveenkumardasari341]

I liked your video. thanx for the information.

[@omarsito_2139]

Will it erase all the phones that has the password

[@etxcruz]

Omarsito_ 21 no

[@danielfagan3077]

I'm using this vid to fix my ps4 party error btw

[@marichdelosreyes]

These video is amazing trick. Thank you so much men its 100 % works😇

[@danysvideos]

It worked THANK YOU A LOT

[@strucksteryt7465]

Does your router get affected like the speed and download speed?

[@elviscelikovic7115]

no the only thing thats gonna change with the hard reset is the password its going to be the original one

[@chefavery8891]

i accidentally reset everything

[@lucidjayyy]

Chef Avery ever fix it,

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[@sergiohernandez8469]

Good advice thank you it did work

[@The5God]

Thanks this video help me fix my Xbox
🔥🔥

[@micropela3039]

My reset button got stuck.

[@ccc9424]

Micropela LOL

[@apexdemond554]

Rip

[@Minecraftgamer6565]

My Internet has been acting very very strange lately.
My Usuall Internet :
Ping - 18MS
Upload - 3.87
Download - 24.53
My Internet Speed Now :
PING - 300MS or above.
Upload - 0.06
Download - 0.46
I honestly don't know what happend, one day I came home and BOOOOM, my Internet went super slow, any tips?
Thanks. :)

[@xboxmoder9781]

Hey, I might be able to help ok so here some tips you might be getting ddos or booted so what I would do is reset it or change the IP address or MAC address and there are video on CZcams to learn how to do that hope I help -SwizzyModdig

[@RVStoryes]

Me too :'(

[@TibetanGamerz13]

Same here! I got hacked form Facebook ever since its wired counter strike go Is getting 1000+ I get 10 or 14 ms usually wtf

[@TibetanGamerz13]

Any 1 here got a fix?

[@bartulpaic74]

try setting your router from 2.4GHz to 5GHz

[@gravitysp1k358]

Thanks man, damn i needed this video for so long

[@jonahdeangelo4688]

thanks helped me out alot.

[@sigh6889]

my att broadband is blinking red and the internet is not working help!

[@piresa]

Reset, that's how I fixed it.

[@howardarnold353]

I been having same problems. I even orders a new router cause my router would do the same thing that yours is doing , and it would be hours till intrnwy comes back and it constenly dos this and it still does this. Any help?

[@RusplyCracked]

Howard Arnold .

[@yourbasicgorillazfan6201]

Yeah, I just unplugged it and plugged it back in and now all the buttons are flashing. I’m scared.

[@jasonthepowerranger7457]

That means that the FBI have received access codes to your internet history, including whenever you put in your ssn, credit/debit card info, and family information. But considering all the lights are flashing, that means that they plan on making the trip to your home in this year, as they find it only somewhat urgent. Cover your cameras, they're watching. Good luck

[@slxmpy]

Your Basic Gorillaz Fan that’s cause it is reseting

[@daddykocom]

This was a great help. Thank you

[@AlanFriks]

When u reset it, did u still have access to internet without any other configuration?

[@alex___oreilly9379]

Thank you for helping me

[@crowgaming6445]

When you reset,Can it reset the ADSL Router login password and username by default?

[@gowthamkumarofficial]

Yes

[@battleking4541]

bro i have press reset buttom by mistake now i cannot change my password now what to do plzz tell

[@agarraid3345]

Get new one

[@Sanezru]

BATTLE KING

[@riuos]

lol you shouldnt do something that you dont know about dumbass

[@thisistom876]

Plez help! Lmfao

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BATTLE KING sama

[@402_austin_8]

This helped alot

[@SuperGamer562]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@harronaivan2642]

Will this affect my password?

[@notkevinrios3220]

No

[@iFendii]

Idk You does it change the ip?

[@Omzz_99]

I know why some of you are here😭😭

[@dailyransom]

haahha umm um

[@StrikaGb]

thank u very very much i didn't know what to do when i reset my password and forget it thank you again

[@athiengthon4016]

Thanks looking forward to ur new videos

[@bookwormaddict3933]

will I be able to use the original long password number...I've been nagged incessantly about the damn password. I tried to get us to all agree on something. But talking to my computer illiterate mother and moody teenager is like trying to find water on Jupiter.

[@kristaoconnor8963]

1

[@Warm_Ice0]

Francine Price
I think you can change it again.

[@LynxKM.]

Im only 10 just trying to play fortnite and it wont work

[@Mankemista]

Thank you so much i was freaking out 😂

[@Kamalalhaydari6828]

thank you man!!!

[@Issac4694]

got hit off, don’t know what to do😐

[@animeisrubbish]

I got banned on mineplex so I need a new ip :P

[@YashFX_]

Play hypixel...

[@YashFX_]

And I got banned on hypixel so I need to play mineplex even tho I don't play mc nymore

[@izorropr]

@@YashFX_ yo do you know how to change n ip?

[@DankStuff101]

@@izorropr yeah use a VPN it will change your IP

[@tiktokauut]

@@DankStuff101 i know a better why on my wlan there is an option for that

[@ajslayerreff1875]

You're videos are very helpful thank you

[@McGamer36]

thank u ur a good and clever man

[@shaiksameer801]

After I doing the Hard Reset my WIFI is not working!!!!!
PLS HELP!!!!!

[@zogamargaret4869]

Shaik Sameer well you just gotta make sure that the wlan light is on if it isnt just push the button behind that says wlan for at least 5 seconds

[@destroyerxd5803]

Hey man my wifi is not working too what to do after i push wlan for sec

[@walterlowlife5030]

does this change the IP?

[@numbxxx5024]

why u wanna change the IP?

[@walterlowlife5030]

DARK SHADOWZ banned from 4chan for reasons that shall remain unknown for now

[@numbxxx5024]

Oh wow

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DARK SHADOWZ nothing illegal, just spamming /b/

[@Robert-rb4gu]

+Al Rocca it doesn't change IP. Just use a proxy. Most 4chan bans aren't permanent anyways.

[@slayersid8245]

thanks it's really works...

[@nerfer105]

Than you so much really helped out

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If I could French kiss you right now I would

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FunXe5 Hehe same feeling right now

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gaybag

[@bricca3801]

Thank you so much! 💓

[@theswagonborn4164]

Thanks router guy!

[@jamesbloss5364]

very very helpful

[@Respecthewolf]

While restarting your router helps to 10% but if you reset your router it helps 100%
Like this comment if that works 🙂🙂

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Tysm, now i know what to do if it happens :D

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Thank you so much you really helped👍

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thank you very much 😃

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Thank you very much sir🥰😘

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Thanks.

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Thank you very very very very much

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Life saver omg it worked

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thank you !

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Thus worked!!

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Thank u so much 😍

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thanx helps a lot