What do you do if your Netgear Powerline 1000 won’t work? Do you reset it? How do you reset it? You may be wondering what the Netgear Powerline 1000 reset button looks like or where it’s located, but don’t worry—we have answers to all of your Netgear networking questions. We’ll go over every possible way of solving this issue then, you will be able to reset your Powerline 1000 in no time at all! So, get ready to stop that blinking light and restore power to your home network.
How To Reset Netgear Powerline 1000
If the power LED and Ethernet LED is green, but there is no internet access on your computer or laptop, it points towards having a problem at the router’s end. Check your router or modem, and instead of pressing the reset button on the Netgear powerline 1000, you should restart the router and wait for some time.
Sometimes the power LED on Netgear powerline 1000 turns Solid amber in color, there could be multiple reasons. It usually occurs when the Ethernet LED is off, the device that is connected through the Ethernet cable is turned off, or the adapter is in the idle state for 10 minutes. In case of an idle state, you just have to wait a few seconds before it establishes the Ethernet link. Also, check the ethernet cable if it’s plugged in or not.
If Pick a Plug LED is turned off, then you have to make sure that you’ve already set network security and made sure that all the Netgear Powerline adapters are using the same encryption key.
If the above-mentioned troubleshooting tips didn’t work out, then press that factory reset button which is located beneath the adapter, beside the power button.
Following are the steps to correctly reset your device.
- Find the reset button
- Switch on the router, if just booted, wait around one minute for it to load
- Press and hold the Restore Factory Settings button for around 10 seconds using a paper clip or a pointed pen.
- You may let go of the reset button and wait for the router to turn on when the power LED begins to blink.
- You should wait for about 30 seconds before turning it back on
- Once the router has started, the power LED will be steady (not flickering).
Also, it’s worth mentioning that there’s a Pick a Plug LED, which should also be turned green to for the device to work correctly. Sometimes it turns amber or red, and it’s usually caused by interference with other strong signals nearby, and resetting the device won’t help much.
To resolve this issue, you should switch the socket location and then plug it back in, and find a suitable location where the signal interference is low. Look for the devices which are causing the interference, such as surge suppressors and items with motors in them.
Concluding
Netgear powerline 1000 is a great solution for your everyday connectivity problems, but sometimes the troubleshooting steps can be often overwhelming, look out for the LEDs on the device, and having the knowledge about them, you can easily reset the device.