If your camera’s account(s) have been locked, the simplest way is to either reboot it or to wait for at least 30 minutes before you retry. Also, be aware that someone – maybe a hacker – might try to login to your camera using an invalid password.
Category: Quick Answers
How to factory reset DAHUA DVR?
The best way to reset a DVR / NVR / HCVR is via the menu to “Default Settings” – as in factory settings.
You can do this either local with an USB mouse and a monitor connected or via network/Internet.
If you don’t remember your password, you can use our service to get a temporary password that you can you use to reset your device.
DAHUA DVR Client Software
Q: What client should I use?
A: That depends.
An older DVR could be used with PSS (Professional Surveillance System).
A newer DVR could be used with Smart PSS (Smart Professional Surveillance System).
For specific applications, tailored clients, integrated clients with other solutions or any other customized client you can contact us – we can develop one according to your specifications.
Login Return Time is Up
Q: Why do I get “Login Return Time is Up”?
A: There might be a bad network configuration or a misconfigured firewall. Also, if you are using NAT / Port Forwarding, please check that the ports are forwarded accordingly – TCP or UDP, not TCP+UDP.
Dahua Account Locked
Q: What do I do if I get – Account locked -?
A: The simplest way to get rid of this is to power cycle the device ( power off and then power on again ).
If you have forgotten your password, you can use our password recovery service. We also offer a service to remote reset your locked devices.
Dahua Default Passwords
Question: What are the default passwords on DAHUA devices?
Answer: The default passwords are as same as the username, as in:
admin -> admin
888888 -> 888888
666666 -> 666666 (only DVR/NVR/HCVR local access)
If you have forgotten your password, you can use our DVR / NVR password recovery service.
DAHUA Telnet Reset
Q: How do I reset the device via telnet?
A: After you login via telnet, issue these commands:
# rm -rf /mnt/mtd/Config/
# rm -rf /mnt/mtdbak/Config/
# reboot
Most Newer DVRs / NVRs / HCVRs do not support resetting via telnet. For these devices, we recommend our DAHUA Password Resetting service.
DAHUA Telnet Password
On newer devices, the DAHUA telnet password is generated dynamically from account’s password.
Dahua Reset
Q: Can you reset a DAHUA device?
A: Yes, you can reset a DAHUA device to default settings, but you’ll need to login into the device and access the Settings Menu.
HDD [[[Calculation]]]
[[[Question]]]: DHI-NVR3408V-P connect to 8 IPC-HDW4200SP 2MP. For recording of 30days, 10 to 12 fps, how big is my hard disk.Thank you.
[[[Answer]]]: [[[At least 10GB for every hour of recording]]]. [[[Please consider motion detection]]].