Restart the router properly
Restart the router with confidence, and know why it works so often.
A router is a small computer left running for months. Restarting clears what it got stuck on.
Nothing is erased. The name, the password and the settings come back as they were.
If the router has no power switch, pull out its power plug instead, wait thirty seconds, and push it back in.
Key points
- Restarting clears a stuck moment and keeps your settings
- The reset pinhole is different, and wipes it back to the factory
What to remember
- Restart is the power switch, or the plug. Reset is the pinhole, and quite different.
- Restarting forgets the problem, never the settings.
Try this
Find the power switch on your own router, so you are not hunting for it in the dark.
Practice: Restart the router properly. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.