There was a thread sometime back in regard to this problem. Unfortunately there was no solution provided in that thread, so i thought I will update the solution to this problem for other guys out there. The original question asked: " Regardless whether I hard reset it by pressing the reset hole for 10 secs or follow the manual's 6 steps of hard reset. the router simply refuses to reset to its factory default setting, kept on prompting for password. neither the old passwd nor the factory default passwd (admin: <blank>) work. what are my options? "
10 seconds is not enough for the hard reset to work. It takes around 20 to 30 seconds to activate the hard reset to function properly. So the steps are: 1) Keep the unit "ON" with all the cables still plugged-in. 2) Take a hair-pin or use a pencil to press the "RESET" hole. Keep it pressed for around 20 to 30 seconds. (the que to remove the hair-pin is when all the LEDs start blinking.) 3) Now once all the activities are over, power-off the router for around 1 minute. 4) Switch the router power on. And wait for the LAN icon to get connected. 5)Then open a browser and type in the IP: 192.168.0.1 Now the user id and password should have reset to the default factory settings. i.e admin and <blank> Try this!
