Hikvision Clear password through serial console without flashing firmware

[mastec]

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if there is any command that can be used via serial console, to clear the password of Hikvision devices , without having to flash the firmware. Something like Dahua´s "clearcfg".
Also if someone has the complete list of commands that can be used via console, I will happly apreciate it.

Thanks a lot

 

[iTuneDVR]

upf
it clean config with recover firmware from tftp
1st file download, check, and erace cfg, data, write image.

 

[iTuneDVR]

What the problem with reset password or default setting?

 

[alastairstevenson]

Also if someone has the complete list of commands that can be used via console, I will happly apreciate it.

Each model of camera and NVR, and also depending on the u-boot version in use when the device was manufactured, often has a quite different set of available 'useful' commands, so it's not easy to generalise.

Quite a useful targeted command that sometimes exists is 'erase' as one of the arguments is for configuration only.
But as @iTuneDVR suggests, using the tftp updater to re-apply the same firmware is the common method of resetting.
Assuming a valid firmware copy is available.

 

[mastec]

Each model of camera and NVR, and also depending on the u-boot version in use when the device was manufactured, often has a quite different set of available 'useful' commands, so it's not easy to generalise.

Quite a useful targeted command that sometimes exists is 'erase' as one of the arguments is for configuration only.
But as @iTuneDVR suggests, using the tftp updater to re-apply the same firmware is the common method of resetting.
Assuming a valid firmware copy is available.

Thanks @alastairstevenson I had allready tried with erase, but I will try again. And for the command list, is there anyway to get available commands from command line ? And if not, wich are the most "command" commands on hikvisions Uboot .

and as for @iTuneDVR as I stated on the first post, I know how to do it Flashing firmware, but I wanted to know if there was a command just to Restore to Factory settings.

Thanks a lot

 

[alastairstevenson]

is there anyway to get available commands from command line ?

Using
help
or
?
will list most, but not always all, available commands.
Then to get command arguments the method varies, such as
help <command>
or
<command> -h


I had allready tried with erase

That should work, if the command parameter is correct, such as
erase cfg