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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 Why is it recommended to wait X seconds while resetting a wireless router?
gpt
If by reset you mean "pressing the reset button for X number of seconds", the reason for this is because the reset button is often programmed to do nothing until it's been held down for X number of seconds.

If you're talking about power cycling, this is to allow the any residual electricity within the device to dissipate allowing the router to completely forget it's "current" status and cached settings.