Consequences of the reset button on a router
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Hello,
I'm posting this topic on this forum dedicated to D-Link because it resembles my router the most,
I am not in France, and at my place, the internet service providers do not have customized routers like the Livebox for Orange, but classic routers.
My problem is as follows:
I want to access the router's configuration menu, so I look for the link for the username and the password. Once I have gathered the information, I enter it on my PC, but... the password has likely been changed by the technician who configured it.
My question is; if I click on the nice reset button on the back of the router, will it delete all the information that allows the router to retrieve data from the ADSL cable?
Because yes, when I bought this router, even connected to the telephone cable, the WiFi was there without internet access; I needed the help of a technician to enter the configuration (ISP, PPPoE/PPPoA, username and password, VIP, VCI, etc.).
If I reset it, will this data need to be re-entered or not?
EDIT: If someone can explain to me what ISP, PPPoE/PPPoA, username and password, VIP, VCI are, as required to provide WiFi with internet access, that would be great, thank you!
Configuration: Windows / Edge 17.17134
I'm posting this topic on this forum dedicated to D-Link because it resembles my router the most,
I am not in France, and at my place, the internet service providers do not have customized routers like the Livebox for Orange, but classic routers.
My problem is as follows:
I want to access the router's configuration menu, so I look for the link for the username and the password. Once I have gathered the information, I enter it on my PC, but... the password has likely been changed by the technician who configured it.
My question is; if I click on the nice reset button on the back of the router, will it delete all the information that allows the router to retrieve data from the ADSL cable?
Because yes, when I bought this router, even connected to the telephone cable, the WiFi was there without internet access; I needed the help of a technician to enter the configuration (ISP, PPPoE/PPPoA, username and password, VIP, VCI, etc.).
If I reset it, will this data need to be re-entered or not?
EDIT: If someone can explain to me what ISP, PPPoE/PPPoA, username and password, VIP, VCI are, as required to provide WiFi with internet access, that would be great, thank you!
Configuration: Windows / Edge 17.17134
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Hi,
indeed, the factory reset will erase all of that, you should have all this configuration on paper.
PPP encapsulation, PPP username, and PPP password, VPI/VCI, all of that must be provided in writing by your ISP.
The router's admin account will revert to factory settings (that's the main advantage) and you will need to set a password of your choice.
PPP is a widely used Layer 2 WAN protocol, with variants PPPoE (over Ethernet) or PPPoA (over ATM), VPI and VCI are types of channels (circuits) defined for multiplexing communications over an ATM connection.
ATM is a transport mode (increasingly less used) on a connection, it defines a Layer 2 and Layer 3 network.
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and ... There you go!
