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** Plug in one Ethernet cable for your computer into any LAN port

** Plug in one Ethernet cable for your computer into any LAN port

** Press and hold the reset button

** Press and hold the reset button

** While holding the reset button, plug the power cable into the router. After you plug in the power cable, continue holding the button for another 4 seconds

** While holding the reset button, plug the power cable into the router. After you plug in the power cable, continue holding the button for another 4-8 seconds

** Release the reset button

** Release the reset button

* If you followed all the steps correctly, Ethernet LEDs should start lighting up and turning OFF one after the other, from WAN port to LAN1 port. This means that the router is in the bootloader menu state. If that is not the case, repeat the steps again.

* When RUT2xx/RUT3xx/RUT9xx is in bootloader mode, all ethernet LEDs will start blinking simultaneously. If that is not the case, repeat the steps again. When RUTXxx is in the bootloader mode, the LED of the port with Ethernet cable connected will be lit up. If that is not the case, repeat the steps again.

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* Regardless of what the router's IP address was before, the IP address of the router when it's in the bootloader menu state is always '''192.168.1.1'''. <br> So in order to reach the router, you'll have to set up a static IP address that's in the '''192.168.1.0/24 network''' (fox instance, ''192.168.1.2'') on your computer. Instructions are provided in the links below:

* Regardless of what the router's IP address was before, the IP address of the router when it's in the bootloader menu state is always '''192.168.1.1'''. <br> So in order to reach the router, you'll have to set up a static IP address that's in the '''192.168.1.0/24 network''' (for instance, ''192.168.1.2'') on your computer. Instructions are provided in the links below:

** [[Setting up a Static IP address on a Windows 10 PC|Windows]]

**[[Setting up a Static IP address on a Windows 10 PC|Windows]]

** [[Setting up a Static IP address on a Ubuntu 16.04 PC|Linux]]

** [[Setting up a Static IP address on a Ubuntu 16.04 PC|Linux]]

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*** [[RUTXxx Firmware via The Bootloader Menu|Firmware upgrade]]

*** [[RUTXxx Firmware via The Bootloader Menu|Firmware upgrade]]

[[Category:RUT FAQ]]

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