How to Reset Hikvision Password from Hik Connect App

To reset the Hikvision password from the Hik-Connect App, we have to go through certain steps. This post will guide you through the entire process in an illustrative way.

The resetting of the password is a bit tricky. We will show you the entire process to ‘Reset Hikvision Password from Hik Connect App.’ Before starting these steps, we must understand the circumstances under which we reset the password.

Why Do We Require to Reset the Hikvision Device from the Hik-Connect App?

We are required to reset the password for the following reasons.

1- Forgotten Account or Credentials– If you have forgotten the password or are unable to log in because, for any reason, you have to reset the password.

2- Device Transfer– If you are changing the ownership of the device then the password reset is required.

3- Firmware Updates– At times, after the firmware update, the device reset and password reset are demanded for the smooth functioning of the device.

How to Reset the Hikvision Password from the Hik-Connect App?

To reset the password from the Hik-Connect App, you have to follow certain steps. These steps are given below.

Step 1- Install the Hik-Connect App on the Android Device/Mobile

Step 2- Open the Hik-Connect App on Android Device by Logging in

Step 3- Add the Device

Step 4- Access Device Settings

Step 5- Go to Reset the Password

These 5 steps will give you a complete demonstration.

Step 1- Install the Hik-Connect App on the Android Device/Mobile

Go to the Google Play Store and search for the Hik Connect App.

You get the following page on the screen.

It is the installation page for the Hik-Connect for Android App.

Click the Install tab. The app will begin to install on your Android Device.

The installation process is simple and automatic.

When you press the install tab, its contents load automatically.

When the installation process is completed, we get another window declaring it.

This page indicates, that the application file is installed successfully.

Now, we go to the next course of action, which is for the sign-in to the Hik-Connect app.

Step 2- Open the Hik-Connect App on Android Device by Logging in

After the installation, we open the file. We get this page on the screen.

Here, you have to select the region. Select your area and then press the ok button.

You get this page. It is the application login page.

We have to create a username and password. For that, we have to register the credentials.

Press the register button.

Now, enter the email ID and password. Create a strong password.

You have to verify the email ID.

Press the ‘Get Security Code.’

The code will appear in the inbox of the email ID you have mentioned.

This way, you will register the email ID and password.

Now, you can sign in. After that, we got to add the device.

After the login, we get the device addition page.

Step 3- Add the Device

Here, we will add the Hikvision NVR.

Press the Add Device button.

You get the device option to add.

By scanning the QR code, you can add the device. The NVR has a unique QR code. Add by scanning the device.

The device adds easily.

When the device is added, the NVR appears on the HIk-Connect App.

You can witness the device from any place.

Now, we go to reset the device password on the Hik-Connect.

For that, we open the NVR Menu.

Step 4- Access Device Settings

Go to the “Configuration” option. Click it.

When we click the configuration button, we get the following page.

Press the user button. The following page appears on the screen.

Press the edit button.

Here we have to enter the password.

Input the password of the NVR and go to the reserved email settings.

Mention the reserved email ID and then press the ok button.

You get the following page on the screen.

Press the ok button and the next page will surface on the screen.

Here, select the verify by Reserved email and then the ok button,

The next page arises.

To reset the password, mention the email ID. Hikvision requests you mention the email ID and scan the QR code. The QR code contains the privacy policy. If you are happy with the terms and conditions, press the ok button.

On this page, you get a new QR code, you have to scan it with the Android device on which you have installed the Hik-Connect App.

Step 5- Go to Reset the Password

Now, we progress to the next step towards password resetting.

Open the app and press the “More” option given at the bottom.

You get this page.

Click the Reset Device Password Option.

This option opens.

Now scan the QR code on the monitor screen on the NVR.

You get the verified email code on the email ID.

Note down the verification code and mention it in the verification box.

This page surfaces. You get the password creation window.

Create a password here. Then, confirm it.

This way we complete the password reset procedure.

Conclusion

The Reset Password of the Hikvision Device through the Hik-Connect App is detailed and discussed here. A demonstration of all the steps are given and their narrations are mentioned.

The Hik-Connect app installation and its login are displayed. The step-by-step guidance helps users for recreating the act.

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