EmpireTech NVR - Hard Reset

[H. Swanson]

Anyone know if there's a way? I enabled the Firewall in the NVR to only allow my home PC's MAC address to access it, and it won't let me in

I have proof the MAC address is correct, but c'est la vie

 

[H. Swanson]

Nevermind. After a couple of hours trying HDMI cable, etc., I was able to connect from my PC locally to the PoE port on the NVR and log in. That was an adventure.

Note to anyone...BE CAREFUL enabling that firewall feature with MAC addresses. I probably should've used my IP address but I'm not going to enable it all. Too risky.

 

[H. Swanson]

For those who are interested, there is a tiny reset button for these NVRs on the motherboard that you have to hold for 30 seconds while turning on the device. This will execute a hard reset. Thanks to Andy for giving me that information.