--- title: Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras | daily.dev description: Guide on resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP cameras. Includes steps to reset to factory defaults, update firmware, and configure network settings. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras | daily.dev og:description: Guide on resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP cameras. Includes steps to reset to factory defaults, update firmware, and configure network settings. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GK8Owi81j.png og:image:alt: Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras **[Jeff Geerling](https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Guide on resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP cameras. Includes steps to reset to factory defaults, update firmware, and configure network settings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#firmware](https://daily.dev/tags/firmware), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j"},"datePublished":"2024-04-18T16:43:54.292Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T02:29:37.806Z","description":"Guide on resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP cameras. Includes steps to reset to factory defaults, update firmware, and configure network settings.","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1125a1d08e1febe25853e2636b694c68?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1125a1d08e1febe25853e2636b694c68?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Jeff Geerling","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Jeff Geerling","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/a425a8edd27a4930ae183c796db840b9","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/resetting-and-upgrading-old-hikvision-ip-cameras-gk8owi81j","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"firmware,networking,security","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jeff Geerling","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Resetting and upgrading old Hikvision IP Cameras"}]} ```