How To Reset IP Security Cameras by Brands?

If an IP security camera has failed or if some of its functions are not responding you may need to reset the camera. Every brand has its own resetting sequence.

As A1, helping our customers , solving their problems and keeping them satisfied is our main goal. We have prepeared this usefull guide about how to reset IP cameras , by the help of IPVM.com (one of the most reliable and frontier information source of surveillance systems) Please keep it in mind, resetting a camera cannot solve the hardware problems and also it is not always accurate to solve software issues too. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by using the chat window at the bottom right of the page.

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3xLogic

3xLogic has two different reset methods for differentseries.

Visix V Series

Press and hold the resetbutton for 2 seconds while the device isin use. System will reboot.

Visix 

Press the reset button and hold it for 10 seconds. This procedure will reset everything to thefactory settings (password, username etc)

Advidia

Advidia has different resetting methods because of OEMsmultiple manufacturers.

A Series

Follow the same steps of Hikvision resetting procedure...

B Series

  1. Disconnect the power cable.
  2. Press and hold theReset Button. While continuing to hold the reset button, reconnect the powercable.
  3. After the power cable plugged keep holding the reset button . The red PowerLED light will flash on for 3 second first, turn off for about 15 seconds, flash on for another second and turn off again. This procedure takes around 20seconds and camera will power up. Release the reset button.

E Series

Press and hold the reset button until the blue LED (about 5seconds) underneath the camera lights up.

Avigilon

  1. Disconnect power source from the camera.
  2. Press and hold the firmware revert button.
  3. While holding thebutton, connect the power source back. Then release the button after 3 seconds

Basler

  1. Disconnect product form the power source.
  2. Press and hold the reset button. Connect to power sourceback to device while holding the default button.
  3. Wait for 5 seconds and release the reset button.
  4. Wait approximately one minute for the camera to finish thereset process and to reboot

Brickcom

Press and hold the Reset Button for more than 10 seconds.

Cisco

  1. Press and release reset button. Wait for the Camera toreboot.
  2. Press and hold the reset button until the status LED rapidlyblinks.

36300 and 6630 Cameras

Press and hold the reset button for 15 seconds.

Digital Watchdog

Press and hold the reset button for 5 seconds.

FLIR

Ariel

  1. Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
  2. Both LEDs on the RJ45 connector are extinguished. After one second, the green network LED flashes once and remains lighted.

Others

Follow the same procedure for Dahua.

IQEye

  1. Disconnect the power source.
  2. Press and hold the reset button until the status indicatorblinks. Then release the button.
  3. When the power indicator changes to green (may take up to 40seconds), the process is complete.

Nest

  1. Press and hold the reset button on the bottom of thecamera for several seconds while thepower is on.
  2. Hold the button for five seconds (light will be yellowduring this) when the light turns blue release the button
  3. When the blue light is faded, resetting is done.

Pelco

  1. Press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds.
  2. Press button down again and release to reboot camera.

Sony

  1. Turn off the camera.
  2. Press and hold the reset button while turning back on thecamera.

Vivotek

  1. Press and hold the button for a few seconds.
  2. While you're holding down the button, the LED will go toPOST (power on self test).
  3. Wait for the self-diagnostic to run twice.

ACTi

  1. Disconnect the power cable.
  2. Press and hold theReset Button. While continuing to hold the reset button, reconnect the powercable.
  3. After the power cable plugged keep holding the reset button around 6seconds, release the reset button. The unit will reset to factory settings

ADI / W Box

Follow the same steps of Hikvision resetting procedure.

Arecont Vision

*For MicroDome Duo , MegaVideo 4K and the new generation models

Press the reset button and hold 10 for seconds and thenrelease the button.

ATV

  1. Disconnect the power adapter.
  2. Press and hold the Reset button on the board whilereconnecting the power.
  3. Keep the reset button pressed for about 2 seconds then release.

Aventura

Press and hold the INITIAL SET button for about 10 seconds whilethe power is on.

AXIS

  1. Disconnect product form the power source.
  2. Press and hold the control button while reconnecting power.
  3. Hold the control button until the amber lights turn on (upto 30 seconds)
  4. Release the control button. The process is complete when thelight turns green.

Bosch

Press and hold the reset button for more than 10 secondswhile the power is on.

Canary

Hold the power button down for 12 seconds when the power isoff.

Continue to hold until Canary Flex reboots (while light willbe spinning) then release the button.

Dahua

Press and hold the reset button until the camera restarts(about 5 seconds) while the power source connected to camera.

EZVIZ

Press and hold the RESET button for 3 seconds while the camera is on.

Geovision

Press and hold the default button (for about 8 seconds) and release when status LED blinks

Hanwha Samsung

Press and hold reset button for about 5 seconds to rebootthe system.

Hikvision

Press and hold the reset button, power on the camera, continue holding for more than 10 seconds.

Mobotix

Unfortunately Mobotix cameras do not have a reset button.They must be returned to the manufacturer.

Panasonic

  1. Disconnect the power source
  2. Press and hold the initial set button and plug the powerback in.
  3. Keep holding for 5seconds.
  4. Camera will boot itself for about 2 minutes then theresetting will be done.

Samsung

Press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds

Uniview

  1. Turn of and turn back on the camera
  2. Press and hold the reset button until the PWR LED turns red.(about 15 seconds)
  3. You have 10 minutes to apply this procedure after the cameraturned on.

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