#REMOTELY REBOOTING TV#
Connect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord so the device turns on, then wait one minute.Let go of the buttons and wait for five seconds.On your remote, press and hold down the Left and Menu buttons at the same time for 12 seconds.Disconnect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord and wait for one minute.Reset the 1st Generation Fire TV Stick Remoteįire TV Stick’s 1st Generation remote doesn’t offer the Power and Volume buttons, but you can still reset it using the following steps. When your Fire TV Stick’s home screen opens, on your remote, press and hold down the Home button for 40 seconds.Reinsert the batteries into your remote and turn on your Fire TV Stick.Unplug your Fire TV Stick and wait for a minute.Let go of the Home button, then press the Menu button nine times.Press and hold down the Home button and then press the Menu button (three horizontal lines) three times.If you have the Basic Edition remote, which looks like the below, you will reset it as follows. Greg LaFollette, CPA/CITP, CGMA, is a strategic adviser with CPA.com, the commercial subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs.Reset the Basic Edition Fire TV Stick Remote Other offerings in the genre include: WiReboot intelliPLUG and NetReset The ezOutlet2 is manufactured by Mega System Technologies. After installation, I tested it by physically disconnecting my internet modem. I found the setup to be easy - I read the one-page instruction sheet, and the switch was up and running in a couple of minutes. I labeled my ezOutlet2 as "LaFolletteRouter," and the app added its unique identifier. Both the site and the app provide for management of multiple devices. It uses a cloud-based management site or a smartphone app to remotely turn on, turn off, or reset the outlet. The device can reboot the connected equipment on demand, on a schedule, or automatically when the internet connection fails. Because it constantly watches your internet connection, it allows you to monitor your network's status from anywhere. When it detects a problem, the switch automatically cycles power to your router and modem until the internet returns. It further connects by ethernet to your router and is designed to automatically check if the network connection is online. Plug the device into an outlet and then plug your Wi-Fi router and modem into the device.
This switch worked perfectly out of the box. Now, the ezOutlet2 detects and solves my "problem" before I even know about it! I used to have to ask a neighbor to go to my house and reset my modem and router. If my internet isn't up, I can't access those services. It's a critical tool when I'm away from home and need to connect to my video surveillance or manage some part of my home automation. This outlet adapter reboots my hardware for me.
It's an internet-enabled internet protocol (IP) remote power switch with an automatic reboot feature. In addition to resetting networks and devices, you can use remote reboot switches to create an automatic power schedule for your network or to prevent the connection from timing out or going dormant.Īfter significant research, I settled on the ezOutlet2 ($75.99 on Amazon). They can be ideal for users who periodically must manually power cycle their router to regain internet connectivity, as well as for IT professionals who need to automatically or remotely reset devices. Those offerings are not necessarily comparable, as not all offer all the features discussed here. The genre is called "remote reboot switches," and it's a narrow market sector with only a few offerings. I knew there had to be a simpler way - and I finally found one. In each case, unplugging the power cord and then plugging it back in seemed to solve the problem. My internet provider reset the modem remotely, upgraded the firmware, physically checked the wiring, and even installed a new modem, but the problem continued.
I have had problems with random modem freezes in which the Wi-Fi signal continues to work and all modem lights blink as normal, but the internet signal is lost.