{"id":15948,"date":"2020-05-16T14:09:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T19:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/?p=15948"},"modified":"2020-12-15T07:05:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:05:20","slug":"how-to-reset-a-honeywell-dvr-for-lost-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-reset-a-honeywell-dvr-for-lost-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset a Honeywell DVR (for lost password)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">In this article, I explain how to <strong>reset a Honeywell DVR<\/strong> to the factory default settings. You can recover from a lost password in less than 5 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">The reset button is inside a small hole that is located close to the alarm connector (dry contacts) in the back part of the DVR as shown in the picture below.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Honeywell DVR reset hole\" data-id=\"15952\" width=\"409\" data-init-width=\"409\" height=\"157\" data-init-height=\"157\" title=\"Honeywell DVR reset hole\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Honeywell-DVR-reset-hole.jpg\" data-width=\"409\" data-height=\"157\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">This process was tested with the Honeywell <strong>HRSD8 <\/strong>and <strong>HRSD16 <\/strong>DVRs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">Here&#8217;s the step-by-step process:<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">1. Turn off the DVR<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">2. Turn on the DVR<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">3. Wait for the DVR front LEDs to blink<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">4. Insert a paper clip into the reset hole until you here a clic<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">5. Hold the paper clip into this position for 10 to 15s<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">6. Release the paper clip<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">The DVR is now on factory default mode and you can use a<strong>dmin\/123456<\/strong> as the <strong>username <\/strong>and <strong>password <\/strong>to log in to the device<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\"><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong> Make sure you get the timing right. You need to turn off\/on and wait for the moment the LEDs are blinking during the bootup process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">All the previous configuration is lost and you have to set up the DVR again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">And that&#8217;s it. Now you know how to execute the Honeywell DVR password reset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">If you need more information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honeywell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honeywell official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: text; text-align: justify;\">Please click the buttons below and share this information with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I explain how to reset a Honeywell DVR to the factory default settings. You can recover from a lost password in less than 5 minutes. 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