[ difference between a software reset and firmware upgrade ]
- a software reset clears all optional settings you have implemented onto your device, and reverts the software back to its original factory default settings .
- firmware tweaks actual hardware, so should power failure happen : your device will turn to a solid brick, unable to do anything . and if you do a firmware upgrade, this will now be your new factory default . although ipTime regularly posts new firmware : there are instances every now-and-then when its firmware cannot be reverted to an old version, exactly because the newly administered hardware will NOT be compatible nor recognize its earlier version itself .
- in short : software reset can be used casually for whatever reason and unexplained behaviour, but firmware upgrade should be handled with care, if you do decide to go for it – and NOT recommended unless some things do NOT work or you have recently changed your computer OR moved to a new location OR signed-up with a new iSP internet service provider !
RESET 1. plug-in the power source . I cannot accentuate this further because even the same AC/DC adaptor with the same voltage and amplifier may NOT work, if it is NOT the one supplied with your router out-of-the-box //
RESET 2. one of the four-or-so LED lights on the front or top of your router would be blinking . ( CPU here means the CPU of the router and NOT your computer ) this means that the device is functioning only whether or not it has been connected .
RESET 3. find the ReSet button or hole depending upon your model . it will most probably be a 1/8-inch diameter hole, where you can insert the tip of a paper-clip .
RESET 4. press-in and keep it there for a least 10 seconds, after which the slow blinking will suddenly accelerate into blinking more quickly . now let it go, as you are done pushing and the router will turn itself OFF and then ON again automatically with factory settings (unless you have upgraded the firmware yourself – if you have : it will revert to that latest firmware upgrade point).
RESET over-view : now let’s review this to make sure (NOT implying you should actually do this all-over again) 1. notice the CPU LED will be blinking slowly .. 2. find and push-in the ReSet button or hole for more than 10 seconds .. 3. you will notice the blinking suddenly turns faster .. 4. let go, and the device will turn-OFF and ON again by itself .
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which means now :
- your router can be access by inputting 192.168.0.1 onto your internet browser,
- there is NOT ID nor password set to access your control panel,
- SSiD of your router is the default “ipTime”
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So I was able to set up the router and had a ssid and password but the signal was terrible. So i thought that re-setting the router would help but now i can’t even reach the router with the 192.168.0.1
Has the IP address changed since i reset it?
“Terrible” is a relative perception, but any ipTime router would rank quite high in most urban areas around South Korea, for they update firmwares almost frantically . thus
1.Your router have problems (it does happen and sure-sign is when you cannot RESET – or problems persist there-after) or
2.You did NOT RESET it : keep pressing or insert the end of a paper-clip a good 15 seconds, until several lights begin blinking like in panic .
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if it doesn’t work either way, this cannot be solved by calling-in your isp internet company, so in the order of recommendation :
A.call-into ipTime support 10am~8pm with the help of a Korean-speaking colleague or friend, as they will stick with you
B.make the time to visit their HQ.in BunDang 10am~5:30pm, if you live within SEOUL’s satellite cities
C.or if you are afar : send it in via next-day courrier, with a problem note and your name on a sticker label . they will call you the next business day (not to inquire further about your problems, but as a kind jesture) and you will receive a fixed or exchanged router the day after .
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– they close Saturdays & Sundays so hang-on over the WeekEnd –
When I reset my n604v it restarted perfectly and now when i try to access the router through 192.168.0.1, it asks for some sort of id, password and captcha verification. Cant figure out what to enter in these fields(except captcha).
if you did reset it correctly :
1.earlier ipTime models do NOT come with any ID nor password, but simply blank
2.or if you’ve purchase a used device with current firmware :
the default ID AND password is BOTH ‘admin’
I input the 192.168.0.1 and it is not working. I filled in the username and password and the lettersbut still kept taking me back. Im so frustrated. I want to lock it since my internet is slow. I have IPtime N704-V3. Please help.
When i moved here and bought this a friend set it up fr me but they left so i need to do it all over.
1.internet is becoming the most crucial form of communication, by the decade
2.You have to have a wireless router, to use your laptop and smartphone together
3.as of last Year : South Korea has THE FASTEST domestic internet connection on Earth, so better take this joyful ride while you are here
4.there is no way around it : you either learn the basics, or seek a friend or colleague who can – where the former can be done if you read through this BLog, even past comments alone should do
5.buying a used router or getting it from a friend, is the catalyst, unless you know what he/she did to it before . if the person living at the apartment before you, left this : tweaking may be better as you are in a similar surrounding . or else, you should ReSet the device .
6.You inquired on this ReSet Page : so on N704 V3 the switch is the lone button on the longer, narrower side . one push is to connect to other routers via WPS, while keep pushing for about 10 seconds will reset the device (the lights on top, suddenly blinking faster : is your sign you can stop pushing).
7.ALL NEW ipTime routers came with NO ID nor PW, but from 2014 they added them for mandatory security on NEW device as well as firmware : ‘admin’ on both //
8.initial automatic settings should work out-of-the-box on most local circumstances, and if-not : feasible situations are all dealt in this BLog except the most queer
Give me easy tips to reset the password. Pls
1.Hardware ReSet : on every model there is a tiny hole
(a)insert the end of a paper-clip, and push-in for 10 seconds
(b)when several lights begin to blink, release it then it will turn itself OFF and ON again .
2.Software ReSet, on (wireless) routers only, as extenders are different :
(a)input 192.168.0.1 on your web browser
(b)Left icon of the 3 is SetUp – click on it,
(c)Left Menu differs upon model, but usually System Menu is 2~3 from bottom
(d)within there, SetUp ReSet is second from bottom
(e)then last button of the PopUp Window, will revert all to initial Setting .
Good evening
recently i bought the ipTIME N3. Initially it works normal. and yesterday there’s a notification about firmware update or something like that. since that, suddenly i can’t access the router and the power indicator even not blinking or turn on when i plug it in the electricity. So could you help me in this situation?
1.firmware directly effects hardware of a device
2.and although all updates are meant in good-will to improve the whole apparatus
3.it is only wise to change it if it does not work on your current setting somehow
4.thus should not set it to update automatically .
in your case :
5.evidently it has automatically updated itself, and the new firmware is not working
6.so revert to initial factory settings, and go back to previous firmware version .
7.and if this does not work or you cannot access any settings, because of the new firmware
8.you have no alternative but to take it or send it for repair .
I forgot my iptime id’s password, how can i set password again like new? ???
I have a router Iptime N704m
its power light is blinking and nothing else is working.
neither i can reset not switching on/off is working.
i switch off the power for 1 2 hrs but after switching on off it has same problem
can anybody help
The unit does not say DC Voltage and current. Thanks. Guess I’ll just try one. Who knows where the original is.
So i have an iptime router
At first it connected to my iphone and my ipad and to the internet, but it wouldn’t let my laptop connect to the internet.
I reset it with the little button and the factory defaults and now my laptop connects to the internet but my iphone and ipad don’t connect
does anybody know what I should do?
My ipTIME N904V NOT CONNECTING I WANT TO CONNECT BUT I DONT KNOW KOREAN LANGUAGE SO HOW CAN I CHANGE SOFTWARE LANGUAGE FROM KOREAN TO ENGLISH.I AM FROM PAKISTAN LIVED IN KOREA FROM 2010 TO 2013. I BOUGHT FROM KOREA
My router is IPTIME N8004. My router didn’t have default gateway, when i check from cmd ipconfig. and i go to factory reset and push button reset, but didn’t work. so what should i do?