help I updated official firmware

[x7007]

I can't get it the router what do I do. it doesn't accept my user and password

 

[ColinTaylor]

Open your browser in private mode. If that doesn't work press the reset button for 5 seconds and setup the router from scratch.

 

[bennor]

I can't get it the router what do I do. it doesn't accept my user and password

May help if you provide more information.
What router model? GT-AXE1600 or something different?
What firmware did you update to, 3006.102.7 or something else?
Have you tried turning off the power to the router waiting a few minutes then power the router back on then try to access the router GUI at the router's IP address?
Have you tried a different computer and different web browser? Clear the browser's cache too.
You can likely reset the router by pressing the router reset button on the router for 5 to 10 seconds.

 

[x7007]

Run your browser in safe mode. If that doesn't work press the reset button for 5 seconds and setup the router from scratch.

it doesn't reset it it always comes the same
I tried wps mode it was stick on green and I turned it off on and still back




what do I do . the password supposed to work it's what I used with Merlin . but I updated official one to see if I have issues

 

[x7007]

it doesn't reset it it always comes the same

I tried wps mode

May help if you provide more information.
What router model? GT-AXE1600 or something different?
What firmware did you update to, 3006.102.7 or something else?
Have you tried turning off the power to the router waiting a few minutes then power the router back on then try to access the router GUI at the router's IP address?
Have you tried a different computer and different web browser? Clear the browser's cache too.
You can likely reset the router by pressing the router reset button on the router for 5 to 10 seconds.

it doesn't reset no matter what I do
axe16000 3.006 official
I was using Merlin 3007

it doesn't want to reset it comes with the same settings but doesn't let me get it menu

2 computers

 

[x7007]

I did reset now it doesn't connect to internet anymore but I can access the router menu

 

[bennor]

I tried wps mode

ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Hard Factory Reset method:
[Wireless Router] ASUS router Hard Factory Reset - Method 2

1. Turn the router off.
2. Press and hold the WPS button and turn the router on.
3. Power light is on (keep holding the WPS button).
4. Release the WPS button after the power light is off.
5. Reboot your router by manually pressing the power button.

 

[x7007]

ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Hard Factory Reset method:
[Wireless Router] ASUS router Hard Factory Reset - Method 2

1. Turn the router off.
2. Press and hold the WPS button and turn the router on.
3. Power light is on (keep holding the WPS button).
4. Release the WPS button after the power light is off.
5. Reboot your router by manually pressing the power button.

ok it works now after I did reset normally but it ask for password and I don't get it. what kind of password does it wants

pass word mist contain at least 10 length . 1 letter . 1 special 1 nuemeric

that's why it didn't want to get in because the password wasn't like it wanted. but I am trying all kind of password it doesn't accept

 

[x7007]

what does it want

 

[ColinTaylor]

what does it want

"Shall not have consecutive identical characters."

 

[bennor]

what does it want

Read the password creation instructions. Do not use passwords with consecutive numbers or letters.

 

[x7007]

what kind of password does it wants??
its https maybe that's issue ?

 

[bennor]

what kind of password does it wants??
its https maybe that's issue ?

No. Read the password creation instructions. You cannot use consecutive numbers or letters. Your password "Testmeonetwo11223@" has consecutive numbers (1122).
Edit to add:
[Wireless Router] How do I enter my ASUS router's setting page using Web GUI?

Use long and more complex passwords: Use passwords with more than 10 characters mixed with capitalized letters, numbers, and special characters to increase the security level of your devices. Do not use passwords with consecutive numbers or letters, such as 1111111111, 1234567890, abcdefghij, or qwertyuiop.

 

[x7007]

Read the password creation instructions. Do not use passwords with consecutive numbers or letters.

ok it worked

No. Read the password creation instructions. You cannot use consecutive numbers or letters. Your password "Testmeonetwo11223@" has consecutive numbers (1122).
Edit to add:
[Wireless Router] How do I enter my ASUS router's setting page using Web GUI?

Merlin MUST put a warning when updating to official. if you don't have the password of 10 like I said and all the others then you can't login anymore!. Merlin doesn't care about that from older versions. so I was stuck. I didn't have strong password becuase hell, i just want to remember it, too many password around. official using HTTPS if you didn't enable it. so it's mess up if you return to official without reset just to check stuff without messing with all the settings all over again which takes A LONG TIME

Thanks everyone anyway.

Reset 10 sec eventually reset the device, official didn't want to connect to WAN and i didn't have time to mess with it so I just updated to merlin again and used my old settings, now it enters with the new password still, so restore Settings doesn't save password I see

I just had hurt attack almost, I scratch my faces from nervous, I had too many issues lately and still am. 2x TForce Z540 nvme died after 1.6 year and i did get much of the data, but then I bought another one Samsung 9100 pro 2tb just died 2 months! barely touched it, because of the stupid windows update! both of them died totally. Samsung I can replace, it's on RMA , Tforce wants to speed run of tests and it cost extra money to send them.
and some other weird issues, audio suddenly sound like crap somehow , the super charger 5va of my dac/amp suddenly burn/blowup . many weird things.

 

[Zirescu]

PEBKAC - Failed to read the release notes or the official documentation.

 

[x7007]

PEBKAC - Failed to read the release notes or the official documentation.

yes, I am dealing with a lot of things and trust me I usually do, but I have 100 issues and I am just tired.

 

[bennor]

Merlin MUST put a warning when updating to official. if you don't have the password of 10 like I said and all the others then you can't login anymore!. Merlin doesn't care about that from older versions. so I was stuck.

Merlin did put in a warning in the Change Log about the Asus password change with the 3006.102.6 firmware:

Changelog (3006) | Asuswrt-Merlin

www.asuswrt-merlin.net

3006.102.6 (25-Nov-2025)
- NOTE: Asus has made some security related changes. Password
requirements are stricter, and UPNP is no longer
enabled by default. New password rules were
slightly loosened for Asuswrt-Merlin, repeating
characters are still allowed.

And to be fair the onscreen QIS password instructions, including when you put in a password that doesn't comply with Asus's new password requirement, tells the user not to use consecutive identical characters.

Password must contain at least 10 characters in length, including 1 letter, 1 special character, and 1 numeric character. Shall not have consecutive identical characters. Login username and password shall not be the same.

Others have complained about Asus's new password requirements last year. For example:

Why Asus new Password security policy is ridiculous

Just upgraded my Zenwifi BT10 and was met by the new Asus password security policy (again), which I call ridiculous. Why? Password security (against brute force attacks) is very simple logic: It's all about the number of possible combinations! And that's exactly where this policy fails. When...

www.snbforums.com

More posts complaining about it can be found via search: https://www.snbforums.com/search/1930327/?q=new+password&o=relevance

 

[x7007]

Merlin did put in a warning in the Change Log about the Asus password change with the 3006.102.6 firmware:

Changelog (3006) | Asuswrt-Merlin

www.asuswrt-merlin.net

And to be fair the onscreen QIS password instructions, including when you put in a password that doesn't comply with Asus's new password requirement, tells the user not to use consecutive identical characters.

Others have complained about Asus's new password requirements last year. For example:

Why Asus new Password security policy is ridiculous

Just upgraded my Zenwifi BT10 and was met by the new Asus password security policy (again), which I call ridiculous. Why? Password security (against brute force attacks) is very simple logic: It's all about the number of possible combinations! And that's exactly where this policy fails. When...

www.snbforums.com

More posts complaining about it can be found via search: https://www.snbforums.com/search/1930327/?q=new+password&o=relevance

yes but I am talking about a warning when going back to OFFICIAL. it didn't register the password and I couldn't get in because it was HTTPS without a certificate that you need to download which I only get after reset. so those warnings are not there.

Certificate needed because official firmware uses HTTPS that you need to download and install which wasn't avaliable with the Merlin at the time. I don't do reset like many of you because it takes much time and usually doesn't change anything and can cause terrible issues.
even though I read the instruction it doesn't say about the certificate or the HTTPS on the official. at least from what I managed to read. I don't come to blame but this things if they BLOCK you from accessing the router is serious if for example I didn't do a fresh backup for some reason or any other thing

I ask for help, people helped, thanks very much. just some notification from my experience that I don't do it every day all day. many people are like me I guess, it just tiring when there are 90000 things to know and read and remember. I can barely remember 50% of my password because there are different requirements every time and they keep asking you to reset the password for a many places.

It was just a nervous experience dealing with this when I work from home, and I had a shift 2 hours later. So this was really, really terrible. I literally scratched my face from nervousness.
sorry that I am not a router pro, I deal with other things usually, and this moment I deal with many different things related to computer, audio, video and data, so many issues lately that got me out of control in mood. tired and angry because it wasted so much of my time and I lost data.

 

[degrub]

All's well that ends well.... we've all been there dragging alligators through the swamp at some point .