Reset MikroTik through LCD TouchScreen when reset button procedure fails
Posted by jpluimers on 2021/12/13
I wanted access to a supposedly reset a MikroTik [WayBack] MikroTik CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN, but the default credentials did not work. Somehow, keeping the reset button pushed for almost 20 seconds also did not reset+reboot it.
Luckily, the default PIN code was still 1234 ([WayBack] Manual:LCD TouchScreen: PIN code – MikroTik Wiki) so I could reset it ([WayBack] Manual:LCD TouchScreen: Reboot and Reset Configuration – MikroTik Wiki).
After this, I changed credentials and PIN, documented configuration and credentials, and ensured there is a back-up of that documentation available.
Note: fiddling with power and reset button might have worked, though it is odd the CRS109 documentation does not mention this. PIN code worked faster, so that’s what solved my issue first.
Related:
- [WayBack] mikrotik router default pin code – Google Search
- [WayBack] Mikrotik CRS109-8G-1S-2HND-IN Default Router Login and Password
- [WayBack] reset mikrotik crs109 – Google Search
- [WayBack] How do I Hard Reset a MikroTik Router board? – Miro.co.za
- [WayBack] Reset To Factory Default Settings – MikroTik Support Malaysia
- [WayBack] MikroTik CRS109 Router – How to Factory Reset
–jeroen
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