Genuine question here, not trying to be snarky, but why is the process of resetting ASUS router to factory defaults often recommended on this forum so weirdly complicated? I often see recommendations of clearing the JFFS partition, unplugging everything for 15 minutes, resetting to factory defaults, wait 15 minutes, reset to defaults again, wait 20 minutes, set up from scratch with none of the previous usernames, passwords or SSIDs as before, restart, wait 32.5 minutes, etc etc
I’m of course being slightly facetious and exaggerating, but I think you get my point. It all seems so weirdly complicated and almost OCD, and I’ve yet to read any actual firm evidence that this whole rigamarole is backed up by any factual benefits. Is it all just anecdotal, or is there a real reason ASUS routers need a whole song and dance performed when resetting to defaults? I’m genuinely curious as I’ve never come across such a complicated process when being asked to reset devices to factory defaults before, and I especially don’t understand why it’s recommended to change the SSID and not re-use the same usernames and passwords as before the reset. Do ASUS devices have a confirmed and known buggy reset that doesn‘t actually clear its memory? I sometimes wonder if soon when resetting to defaults, it’ll be recommended to go outside and perform a rain dance and then make a 17.5 minute sacrifice to the LAN Gods
I’m of course being slightly facetious and exaggerating, but I think you get my point. It all seems so weirdly complicated and almost OCD, and I’ve yet to read any actual firm evidence that this whole rigamarole is backed up by any factual benefits. Is it all just anecdotal, or is there a real reason ASUS routers need a whole song and dance performed when resetting to defaults? I’m genuinely curious as I’ve never come across such a complicated process when being asked to reset devices to factory defaults before, and I especially don’t understand why it’s recommended to change the SSID and not re-use the same usernames and passwords as before the reset. Do ASUS devices have a confirmed and known buggy reset that doesn‘t actually clear its memory? I sometimes wonder if soon when resetting to defaults, it’ll be recommended to go outside and perform a rain dance and then make a 17.5 minute sacrifice to the LAN Gods