How easy/fast is a hard reboot on an Airport Extreme?

[Guy691]

Hi. I have been having constant problems with port forwarding on my Airport Extreme, and someone told me that a hard reboot would help. I am hesitant to do this because I'm not sure exactly what it will do. If anyone could let me know what to expect or how long it takes I would really appreciate it.

Edit: Another question, will this cut off my internet?

Edit: One more question, will this delete everything on the built-in terabyte drive?

 

[justperry]

There are a few ways, one of them at least will wipe the configuration, so if you want to keep your configuration don't Hold the reset button on the back.

Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

 

[Macman45]

It's not a big deal...the worst thing that could happen is that you may have to perform a setup again using the Airport utility...this could actually be beneficial, as clearing the old and starting afresh should clear your issues...if it doesn't, maybe the AE is faulty.

It's not a hard task:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728

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There are a few ways, one of them at least will wipe the configuration, so if you want to keep your configuration don't Hold the reset button on the back.

Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

Cross posted.....

 

[Guy691]

Thanks.