Patrick9876
Regular Contributor
I doubt this is a Merlin-specific question but I'm using Merlin firmware so I'm asking here. And I'm sure this sounds like a bonehead question, but I'm serious in asking it.
I always assumed that doing a "factory reset" would return a device to the state it was in when shipped. So an ASUS router would return to whatever firmware it had when it left the factory - some level of Asuswrt - regardless of what was running recently. From many postings on this forum (such as here) this is clearly not the case.
@EmeraldDeer said:
Do I have any of this correct? It feels like I must be misunderstanding.
I always assumed that doing a "factory reset" would return a device to the state it was in when shipped. So an ASUS router would return to whatever firmware it had when it left the factory - some level of Asuswrt - regardless of what was running recently. From many postings on this forum (such as here) this is clearly not the case.
@EmeraldDeer said:
The tells me there must both a "Set factory reset settings" (which would clearly wipe out and factory settings) and a "Restore factory reset settings" that would restore the most recently saved settings, not the factory settings. And it sounds like the above quoted text is talking about setting factory settings, not restoring factory settings.Someone correct me if I am wrong but the time to perform a factory reset of settings is right after changing firmware levels.
You want to start out with factory settings as defined by the current firmware level, not by the prior firmware level.
Do I have any of this correct? It feels like I must be misunderstanding.