Command-line tool for generating recovery codes for Hikvision IP Cameras
Normally, to reset a hikvision camera you contact their support department to generate a recovery code. This package will allow you to generate the proper recovery code without contacting support. To do this you need the camera's serial number and current time reported by the camera.
You can install via pip:
pip install hikvision-recover
After installing via pip, the command line entry point hikvision-recover is available. The syntax for the command is
hikvision-recover serial year month day
e.g.:
hikvision-recover DS-ABC1234567-HIJKLMNOPQRS10987654321 2017 01 25
positional arguments:
- serial: Camera Serial Number
- year: 4 digit year of current camera time
- month: 2 digit month of current camera time
- day: 2 digit day of current camera time
- optional arguments:
-h, --help show help message and exit
You can also use this package directly in a script instead of via the command line.
from hikvision_recover.recover import get_code
serial = "DS-ABC1234567-HIJKLMNOPQRS10987654321"
year = "2017"
month = "01"
day = "25"
recovery_code = get_code(serial, year, month, day)
print(recovery_code)