Restoring The Default Configuration And Password; Using The Wireless On/Off And Wps Buttons To Reset The Router; Problems With Date And Time - NETGEAR DGN3500 User Manual

Restoring the Default Configuration and Password

This section explains how to restore the factory default configuration settings, changing the
router's administration password to password and the IP address to 192.168.0.1. You can
erase the current configuration and restore factory defaults in two ways:
Use the Erase function of the Web Configuration Manager (see
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on page 56).
The DGN3500 has a dedicated reset button located on the back panel. Press reset button
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for over 5 seconds. The LED will blink and the router will reboot. The factory default
setting is restored after system boots up.
Using the Wireless On/Off and WPS Buttons to Reset the
Router
To restore the factory default configuration settings when you do not know the administration
password or IP address, you must use the Wireless On/Off and WPS buttons on the side
panel of the router:
Press and hold the Wireless On/Off and WPS buttons simultaneously until the Power
1
LED turns red (about 6 seconds).
The DGN3500 has a dedicated reset button located on the back panel. Press reset button
2
for over 5 seconds. The LED will blink and the router will reboot. The factory default setting
is restored after system boots up.

Problems with Date and Time

In the main menu, under Security, select Schedule to display the current date and time of day.
The wireless modem router uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to obtain the current time
from one of several network time servers on the Internet. Each entry in the log is stamped
with the date and time of day. Problems with the date and time function can include:
Date shown is January 1, 2000.
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Cause. The router has not yet successfully reached a network time server. Check that
your Internet access is configured correctly. If you have just completed configuring the
router, wait at least 5 minutes, and check the date and time again.
Time is off by one hour.
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Cause. The router does not automatically sense daylight savings time. In the Schedule
screen, select the Adjust for Daylight Savings Time check box.
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Erasing the Configuration