If you lose your password for the Genetec Cloudlink™
110 appliance, you can reset the password by performing a factory reset using DIP
switches.
Before you begin
Make sure you have physical access to the appliance.
What you should know
After a factory reset:
- The appliance password is reset to the default password printed on the appliance
label.
- Video files and other user data are deleted.
- System settings are reset to default values.
- Network settings, including system date and NTP settings, are deleted unless you choose
to preserve them.
Procedure
-
Locate the DIP switches on the appliance.
-
Set the switches according to the factory reset option you require:
| S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
S4 |
Command description |
| ON |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
Full factory reset: This option deletes user data and resets system
and network settings. |
| ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
Partial factory reset: This option deletes user data and resets
system settings, but preserves network settings. |
-
Press the command code button for 1 second.
The Information LED (

) confirms recognition of the code.
| LED name |
LED color |
Description |
Information ( ) |
Orange: solid 3 seconds |
DIP switch code recognized |
| Red: 3 blinks |
DIP switch code not recognized |
The appliance resets and then reboots.
If the appliance was previously added
to Security Center SaaS, it reconnects automatically.
If cameras were previously
added to the appliance, they reconnect automatically.
After you finish
- To prevent an accidental factory reset, restore the DIP switches to: ON, ON, ON,
ON.
- If required, add the appliance to Security Center
SaaS.
- If required, sign in to the appliance with the default password and change it. Document
the new password to prevent future access issues.