By Harshil Barot@Harshil_Barot
- However, click on the factory reset button for 10 seconds and don’t power off other devices. After completion, save the configuration and use your original username and password to sign in to the browser in order to upload the previous configuration. Method 3: Restore Asus Wireless Router to Default Settings. Open a browser and move to the.
- How to Reset an Asus Router. Asus recommends that users go into the administrative interface, browse to the Administration section, and go to Restore/Save/Upload Setting to first save the existing.
It is important Living without the internet in these times is akin to living without oxygen, especially for all the people who are constantly hooked onto the internet for work or entertainment. This has led to the popularity of Wi-Fi and as a result of routers.
ASUS router Hard Factory Reset To reset your router to the factory default settings, you can Press and Hold the Reset button on your router. However, in some cases, this may not successfully reset the router to the default status. ASUS recommends that you try the Hard Factory Reset before attempting any advanced troubleshooting.
How to Reset Asus Router Without Password
How To Factory Reset Asus Router Ac1900
A router allows several computer systems (or mobile systems) to use an internet connection from a single ISP ( Internet service provider ).
Apart from providing a way to connect to the internet, routers also help improve security as there are firewalls present in most routers which prevent rogue elements from hacking into your system and stealing your confidential and private data.
Though there are several different types of routers available in the market, the wireless routers like NETGEAR and ASUS have gained prominence.
ASUS is a Taiwan-based multinational computer and phone hardware and electronics company located in Taipei, Taiwan.
The products of the company include , mobile phones, desktops, netbooks, networking equipment, monitors, motherboards, projectors, graphic cards, multimedia products, tablet PCs, workstations, and Wi-Fi Routers.
The ASUS RT-AC68U is considered the fastest Wi-Fi router in the world having a combined dual-band rate of up to 1900 Mbps.
ASUS computer Incorporated manufactures a series of network routers directly competing with Linksys Routers from Belkin. The ASUS series of Routers usually contain faster processors, great memory than average, Broadcom chipsets, removable antennas, and USB ports also for expansion.
Though more features are included in ASUS factory default firmware then its competitors, few Linux-based firmware projects as Openwrt, Tomato Firmware, and DebWRT can get better performance and offer their customers more flexible options. ASUS supports, encourages, and advertises multiple Routers that are suitable for DD-WRT.
The most popular ASUS routers include.
- ASUS RT-AC58U AC 1300 Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router.
- ASUS RT-AC53 AC 750 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router.
- And ASUS AC1900 RTAC68U Dual Band Wireless Gigabit Router.
- ASUS RT-AC5300 Tri-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Gaming Router.
- ASUS RT-AC88U AC 3100 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router.
Few routers of ASUS can be shortlisted for purchasing by using multimedia as ASUSRT-AX88U, ASUS ROG RaptureGT-AX11000, ASUS GT-AC5300, ASUS RT-AC88U, ASUS Dual Band, ASUS RT-AC66U, ASUSRT-N12, ASUS Whole Home Dual AC1300.
A slow internet connection can put your mood off. If you want a faster internet connection, resetting the router is something that can do the trick. Additionally, rebooting the routers can also help prevent any hacking of the system.
To access the router, you need to first log-in to the web. Next, open a web browser and search for the configuration page for your device by typing the router's default into the address bar. Type the new password at least twice and then click next. Now you can access your ASUS router.
In case you need to reset the modem or your ASUS router, you have few options. As other available devices provide only a factory reset button, while ASUS provides one additional web-based option also. This way, you can reset your router from your comfortable point of location.
ASUS models and Routers can be reset to factory default settings using a web browser. You just need a device connected to the ASUS network. A tablet or computer will be a fine option.
- First, open any web browser of your choice.
- Now navigate to https://router.asus.com or you can use the IP address of your router in the address bar. The default IP address for ASUS devices used is .
- Further login to the ASUS device.
- Under the advanced settings panel, you will find Administration, click on it.
- Now move to upload setting/restore/save tab.
- Choose to restore next to factory default.
- Finally clicking okay will confirm the changes.
You can also reset your ASUS router or modem with the factory reset button.
- First, locate the button on the back of your ASUS device. In case you're not sure about the button to use, you can check out online for a diagram of your ASUS device model along with the labelling.
- When the router/modem is powered on, press and hold the reset button for at least five seconds.
- When the LED starts to flash, let go of the button. The factory reset has been started.
If you want to reset the ASUS RT-AC68U router to factory defaults, you can follow the following few steps.
- Log in to the ASUS RT-AC68U Router.
- Access through RT-AC68U Wi-Fi instructions.
- Change your IP address.
- Download manuals for ASUS RT-AC68U.
- Set up for your ASUS RT-AC68U.
You must keep the router on during the entire process of Resetting the password. Turning off or unplugging at any point could cause permanent damage to the device.
Now you need to locate the tiny reset button, present into the back panel. You have to press and hold the reset button for at least 10 seconds using a paper clip.
Resetting the device erases every configuration and reverts the entire router back to how it was when you first purchased it.
To reset the ASUS RT-AC3200 to its default settings, you should follow the underwritten steps.
- First, turn on the router.
- Press the reset button and hold for at least 6 seconds.
- Your device will restart automatically.
- Following it, the default settings have been restored.
Click [Restore/Save/Upload Setting] and then click 'Restore' in [Factory default]. Now, click OK. There is a reset button at the back of the router, press it for at least 5 seconds till the power LED starts flashing, then release the button. You are now able to reset ASUS AC-1200.
If you want to reset ASUS RT n66, you can use either an unwound paperclip or the tip of a sharpened pencil, now press and hold the reset button for at least 10 seconds continuously. It will reset your router and erase every configuration that you have done to the router.
Resetting any router can cause a few problems also if you don't have the knowledge of what to expect. You should keep these few points in mind when you consider to reset.
- The username and password of the router will be reverted to the default.
- The wi-fi username and password along with the security type can revert to the default settings.
- In case you use a DSL connection, you have to re-enter the ISP username and password.
- The different configurations you have made such as port forwards or firewall settings will be erased.
The router's default username is 'admin' and the default password is 'admin'. If you are unable to access the router's web-based setup page or you have forgotten the router's password, you can easily recover its password.
To recover the router's username and password, press and hold the reset button for at least 10 seconds. It will help you to reset your router's password.
I initially install dd-wrt on the Asus RT-AC68U Router (the instructions for that are here) and I actually really liked it. But I remember that the performance of the AsusWRT firmware is supposed to be better.
DD-WRT Speed Test
I recently got a fiber connection for my WAN and I wanted to see what speed I can reach. Plugging my laptop directly into the Modem, I saw the following:
That’s really good. Then plugging my laptop through the Router, I saw the following:
And here are the results with wifi:
It wasn’t as good. So I decided to try out AsusWRT
Create a backup of DD-WRT
Before completing wiping my router, I decided to create a backup. First go to the admin UI and export the config. Administration -> Backup and select Backup:
It will download a file called nvrambak.bin for the backup. I also grabbed the contents of the /jffs and /opt directories since I had a USB drive plugged in. First install a better version of tar (after ssh‘ing into the router):
And then create a tar archive:
Then scp that backup to another machine:
That should get your covered.
Installing AsusWRT
First get the latest stock firmare from the Asus Site. For the Asus RT-AC68U Router I found it here. I downloaded the latest version and ended up with the following file:
If you extract the zip you see the trx file:
Put the Router into Recovery Mode
From the Router’s Manual pdf:
To launch the rescue mode and use the Firmware Restoration utility:
- Unplug the wireless router from the power source.
- Hold the Reset button at the rear panel and simultaneously replug the wireless router into the power source. Release the Reset button when the Power LED at the front panel flashes slowly, which indicates that the wireless router is in the rescue mode.
Resetting the Router to Factory Settings (Optional)
I noticed there are two procedures, from the Router’s Manual pdf:
Reset button
This button resets or restores the system to its factory default settings.
If things get really bad you can use the following instructions which I found at the asuswrt-merlin FAQ page:
Q: How do I put the router into Recovery Mode?
A: Turn the router off. Press the reset button, and while keeping it pressed turn it back on. Wait a few seconds until the power led blinks, and then release the reset button. Router will now be in Recovery Mode, reachable at 192.168.1.1.
Q: How do I wipe my settings?
A: Press the reset button for more than 5 seconds, then release it.
Q: How do I wipe my settings? Reset button does not work.
A: If the firmware fails to boot, then the reset button won’t work. Turn the router off, press the WPS button. While keeping it pressed turn the router back on. Wait a few seconds, then release the WPS button. Settings will be back to factory defaults.
Installing the Stock ASUS Firmware
After the router is in the Recovery/Rescue mode, install the Firmware Restoration Utility and launch it. I was using a Mac, and I actually found it in the App Store:
Then I configured my IP to be on the same network as the router (192.168.1.X/24) and I uploaded the trx file to the utility:
And then after you click Upload, it will start the upload:
If all is well it will finish the upload and ask you to reboot your router. Then you can visit http://192.168.1.1 to finish the configuration.
AsusWRT Speed Test
After I installed and configured AsusWRT, I decided to run another speed test and here is what I saw:
That’s a little bit better :) Here is the version I was on:
Installing AsusWRT Merlin Firmware
While I as at it, I decided to install the Merlin Firmware since it’s pretty much the same as AsusWRT with just a couple of more options. First I went to this page and downloaded the latest firmware. I ended up with the following file:
After extracting it, I just grabbed the trx file:
So from the AsusWRT Admin UI, I went to Administration -> Firmware Upgrade and uploaded the new trx file and clicked Upload:
After the update was done, here is the version I was on:
AsusWRT Merlin Speed Test
After upgrading the stock Asus Firmware to the Merlin Firmware here were the results of the speed test:
How To Factory Reset Asus Router Rt-ac66u
Very similar results and I get cool features, like SNMP and traffic stats saved to a usb disk (full list is available here). I also ran a test with wi-fi and it was pretty much the same accross both versions of AsusWRT:
VLAN Config
One thing that I missed from DD-WRT is the ease of the setup for VLANs, but luckily it’s still possible with the command line. This forum talks about the setup. Basically we can use the robocfg command to configure VLANs. Here is the default output from that command (before I made any changes):
![Asus Asus](/uploads/1/1/8/7/118709953/857095997.jpg)
When I was initially testing, I ran the following to get what I needed:
But when I tried to add to a script it would freeze my router, eventually I realized that after enabling a couple of options the default config changed to have the vlan 1 port to have 8t instead of 5t (which makes sense, since that applies to a 1GB interfaces, more on that here). So I ended up with the following script on the router which worked for me (and survived a reboot):
Firewall Setup with FWBuilder
I wanted to use my existing setup as described in here and here. The iproute2 utility ip is always causing problems. This time around the ip link show <int> or ip link show dev <int> would not work on the router:
But the ip link show command would work:
Luckily ip addr worked fine. So to integrate with fwbuilder I did a couple of things. On the FWBuilder side, I configured it to drop the script under /jffs/scripts/nat-start:
and to run a custom install script (/jffs/firewall/firewall.sh):
The install script removes the ip link show dev references and replaces them with ifconfig which still works and then it runs the script:
And lastly I unchecked the Verify interfaces before loading firewall policy, this got rid of the ip link show commands:
Asus Rt Ac66u Factory Reset
After those changes, I was able to successfully push the firewall of type dd-wrt with jffs without issues.
dnsmasq setup
On my dd-wrt router I also used dnsmasq as a DNS server, it was pretty convinient, but there is no UI for such a setup in AsusWRT so we can configure it via custom configs. There are nice examples of the setup steps at Custom domains with dnsmasq and Enforce Safesearch. In the end I created the following configuration:
And then I just restarted the dnsmasq service:
Entware Configuration
Entware is the new version of optware and is available for AsusWRT. The setup is covered here. We basically just run entware-setup.sh and that’s it:
Now I can use opkg to install nice cool packages on the router.
Fixing Auto Logout Issue
After the many changes that I made, I realized I couldn’t make any changes in the admin UI. Any time I would hit Apply, it would just log me out. I ran into this forum and one of the folks mentioned that after changing the default IP, he ran into the issue. So I thought that it’s probably the issue with my vlan3 interface, so I ssh‘ed into the router and down’ed the interface:
And then I was able to make changes without issue in the Admin UI. Also going to the page by IP vs hostname, helped out.
NAT Acceleration
The reason for the amazing speed is because of NAT Acceleration. This website goes over the pros and cons of using NAT Acceleration. First, there are actually a couple of components to it, from that page:
Level 1: CTF (Cut Through Forwarding): Software optimization technique to accelerate NAT traffic.You may need this option if your internet provider is offer you speed above 100 mb /sec. You generally need this option if you want to achieve peak speeds especially for speed above 200 mb/sec.
CTF or Cut-Through Forwarding is achieved by the router starting to send out transmission frames as soon as it receives its destination. However, the router relies on the end device to tell it whether the data is corrupted for resend. This restriction can cause problems with a few common home uses.
When you have CTF or level 1 NAT Acceleration disabled, the router will “store” the entire frame before sending it out to its destination. This holding period may require more router’s CPU use.
Level 2: Level 1 (CTF) + FA (Flow Accelerator): Hardware NAT acceleration mechanism design for accelerating wired DHCP and Static IP connections.
You will need Flow Accelerator option to fully take advantage of internet provider’s Gigabit service is offered.
Unfortunately some network feature are not supported with NAT Acceleration. Here is a quick list:
- QoS
- Port Forwarding
- IP Traffic Monitoring
- Streaming Services
The Port Forwarding impacted me the most. I noticed that some ports worked and some didn’t, which described some of the behavior other folks saw. But I also noticed that SSL enabled ports (80 vs 443 … and other similart services) worked all the time. So this gave me a chance to SSL enable most of the services. If you end up disabling NAT Acceleration then the VLAN configuration will change from:
to this: