{"id":9773,"date":"2019-08-07T06:22:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T11:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/?p=9773"},"modified":"2019-08-07T06:22:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T11:22:08","slug":"how-to-reset-a-hikvision-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-reset-a-hikvision-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"How to reset a Hikvision camera (back to factory defaults)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are different ways to reset a Hikvision camera to factory default.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have an IP camera, just open it up and look for the reset button.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hikvision IP camera reset button\" width=\"720\" height=\"376\" title=\"Hikvision IP camera reset button\" data-id=\"9775\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Hikvision-IP-camera-reset-button.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Hikvision camera hard reset<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a Hikvision camera, usually the reset button is located close to the memory card slot. You can easily find it even without any indication, since it&#8217;s push-type button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Step-by-step to reset your camera Hikvision camera to factory defaults:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disconnect the camera power supply;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Press and hold the reset button;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Connect the camera power supply;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;Keep holding the reset button for 15 seconds;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Release the reset button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the camera reset, you need to use the SAPD tool or a web browser to setup it again since it will lose all the previous configuration.<\/p>\n<p>[tcb-script async=&#8221;&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js&#8221;][\/tcb-script][tcb-script]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});[\/tcb-script]<\/p>\n<h3>The Hikvision cameras with hard reset button<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hikvision cameras that have the reset button are the <strong>R6 <\/strong>family, <strong>G1 <\/strong>family and the new <strong>EasyIP 3.0.<\/strong> Just make sure you are using some of these models.<\/p>\n<h2>Hikvision camera reset via web browser<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don&#8217;t have direct access to the camera just use a web browser to open up the IP camera menu and look for the restore to default settings:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Go to: <strong>Maintenance &gt; Configuration &gt; Default &gt; Restore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How to reset Hikvision Camera via- Web Browser\" width=\"720\" height=\"357\" title=\"How to reset Hikvision Camera via- Web Browser\" data-id=\"9864\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/How-to-reset-Hikvision-Camera-via-Web-Browser.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can restore all the camera settings but leave the IP the camera is using.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a great idea, especially if you are working remotely and don&#8217;t want to lose access to your IP camera when restoring it to the factory default settings.<\/p>\n<h2>Update the firmware to the last version<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After resetting your Hikvision camera is recommended to update it to the last firmware available at the <a href=\"http:\/\/Hikvision.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manufacturer website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some security issues related to old firmware that can lead a hacker to get into your camera even without using a password. You can find more information about this issue in the article: <a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/how-to-hack-hikvision-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to hack Hikvision camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just in case you have some problems with your Hikvision camera, there are some links below that can help you out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-error-code-8200-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikvision error code 8200 (solved).<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-error-code-153-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikvision error code 153 (how to fix)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-error-code-17-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikvision error code 17 (solved)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/reconnecting-error-code-hcnetsdk-dll91-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reconnecting.Error Code HCNetSDK.dll[91] (solved)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/hikvision-please-click-here-to-download-and-install-the-plugin-in-solved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hikvision \u201cPlease click here to download and install the plugin-in\u201d solved<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Want to learn more ?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>If you want to become a <strong>professional CCTV installer or designer<\/strong>, take a look at the material available in the blog. Just click the links below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/ultimate-security-camera-guide-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;&gt; Ultimate Security Camera Guide V1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/ultimate-security-camera-guide-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;&gt; Ultimate Security Camera Guide V2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/ultimate-security-camera-guide-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;&gt; Ultimate Security Camera Guide V3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/ultimate-security-camera-guide-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ultimate Guide V3\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" title=\"Ultimate Guide V3\" data-id=\"5441\" src=\"https:\/\/learncctv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Ultimate-Guide-V3-728x90-01.png\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please share this information with your friends&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are different ways to reset a Hikvision camera to factory default. 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