Got locked out of my own router after a firmware update at 2am

I tried to update the firmware on my Asus router last Friday around 2am and it froze halfway through. Now the login page just says my password is wrong, but I never changed it. I had to dig out the manual to find the reset button, which wiped all my settings and left me setting everything back up from scratch. Is there a way to back up router settings before a firmware update so this doesn't happen again?

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gavins434h ago

The part about digging out the manual for the reset button hits home, been there way too many times. On the backup question, most Asus routers have a save settings option right in the admin panel under Administration then Restore/Save/Upload Setting, and it spits out a file you can reload later. Do that before every firmware flash, and if the update bricks the login again, you can at least restore your config after a reset instead of rebuilding every rule and password by hand. Also worth flashing firmware over a wired connection next time, the 2am wifi update freezing halfway is a classic way to end up exactly where you were.

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