Asus RT-N66U reset button doesn't change IP, can't login

Perrin36

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May 31, 2016
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Hello hive-mind, I've messed up my router settings!

TLDR: IP changed, reset button doesn't change it back, can't access Internet or router settings/login at all.

It's an Asus N66U and I changed the IP, Subnet mask, and default gateway (under instructions from a page that's gone) as well as the DNS 1 and 2.

Since doing that, I haven't been able to access the settings, as the new IP results in a timeout, and the old one in a "settings have been updated....changes have been made...use updated IP" etc. message.
I was still able to access the Internet on all devices.

After pressing and holding the reset button, and unplugging and leaving it unplugged, I could no longer access the web but the supposed default IPs (tried a couple) give the same error message.

Please help me fix this!
Thanks in advance :)
 
Solution
I have found the solution already guys.. I've done a lot of method, including 303030 reset, hardreset, clear chache, nvram what so ever..

But the simplest thing to resolve is, we have never done before. Please use other device which is never related to our account. ie google acc.

I realise that after I sent the router back to the shop, then the router just behave like normal at there at the first time the technician connected it to his pc! The technician reset to the factory back then, once he can access the router.

After I came back to my home, I cleared again all of the caches in my chrome from the beginning of time. Then reconnect all the device. Access to 192.168.1.1.. and then violaa tadaa.. the router came back to normal...

Perrin36

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May 31, 2016
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1,510

The standard reset didn't work, but when I used a 30-30-30 reset (which I'd never heard of till yesterday, thanks Reddit) followed by pressing the WPS button it did properly reset everything and I was able to access it using the default IP address 192.168.2.1
Thanks anyway for taking the time to reply!
Perrin
 

Perrin36

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May 31, 2016
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Use a "30-30-30 reset" followed by pressing the WPS button and holding it for 10 seconds or so will then be able to access the router and set everything up again.
30 30 30 reset is where you press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds with the power on, keep holding it whilst you unplug the router for 30 seconds, then plug the router back in whilst still holding it for the final 30 seconds.
On my particular model I also needed to press and hold the WPS button which on other models of the same brand might be the recovery button.
The 30-30-30 reset apparently works on all brands of router.
 

Amir_30

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Sep 2, 2016
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I have found the solution already guys.. I've done a lot of method, including 303030 reset, hardreset, clear chache, nvram what so ever..

But the simplest thing to resolve is, we have never done before. Please use other device which is never related to our account. ie google acc.

I realise that after I sent the router back to the shop, then the router just behave like normal at there at the first time the technician connected it to his pc! The technician reset to the factory back then, once he can access the router.

After I came back to my home, I cleared again all of the caches in my chrome from the beginning of time. Then reconnect all the device. Access to 192.168.1.1.. and then violaa tadaa.. the router came back to normal...
 
Solution