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IP Cameras Default Passwords Directory

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Feb 09, 2018

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Below is a directory of 50+ manufacturer's default passwords.

Note: Change Default Passwords

Leaving default passwords is dangerous and makes it easy for even inexperienced attackers to take control,
brick or watch your video feed. Worse, since many cameras are made available over the Internet (often
because of another risky practice, port forwarding or because the manufacturer defaulted UPnP on), the
cameras may be attacked from anywhere in the world.

Manufacturer List Default Passwords

While IPVM strongly recommends using complex passwords, users may still need to know defaults when
cameras are first configured or factory defaulted, and finding these credentials can be aggravating, with
many manufacturers burying them in PDF manuals or not documenting them at all.

For each manufacturer, we list the username first and pasword section in the following format:
username/password. Where manufacturers have multiple defaults, or differences in newer/older firmwares,
we have noted it:

ACTi: admin/123456 or Admin/123456

Amcrest: admin/admin
American Dynamics: admin/admin or admin/9999
Arecont Vision: none
AvertX: admin/1234
Avigilon: Previously admin/admin, changed to Administrator/<blank> in later firmware versions
Axis: Traditionally root/pass, new Axis cameras require password creation during first login (note that
root/pass may be used for ONVIF access, but logging into the camera requires root password creation)
Basler: admin/admin
Bosch: None required, but new firmwares (6.0+) prompt users to create passwords on first login
Brickcom: admin/admin
Canon: root/camera
Cisco: No default password, requires creation during first login
Dahua: Requires password creation on first login. Previously this process was recommended but could
be canceled; older models default to admin/admin
Digital Watchdog: admin/admin
DRS: admin/1234
DVTel: Admin/1234
DynaColor: Admin/1234
FLIR: admin/fliradmin
FLIR (Dahua OEM): admin/admin
FLIR (Quasar/Ariel): admin/admin
Foscam: admin/<blank>
GeoVision: admin/admin
Grandstream: admin/admin
Hanwha: admin/no default password, must be created during initial setup
Hikvision: Firmware 5.3.0 and up requires unique password creation; previously admin/12345
Honeywell: admin/1234
IndigoVision (Ultra): none
IndigoVision (BX/GX): Admin/1234
Intellio: admin/admin
Interlogix admin/1234
IQinVision: root/system
IPX-DDK: root/admin or root/Admin
JVC: admin/jvc
Longse: admin/12345
Lorex: admin/admin
LTS: Requires unique password creation; previously admin/12345
March Networks: admin/<blank>

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Mobotix: admin/meinsm
Northern: Firmware 5.3.0 and up requires unique password creation; previously admin/12345
Oncam: admin/admin
Panasonic: Firmware 2.40 and up requires username/password creation; previously admin/12345
Pelco: New firmwares require unique password creation; previously admin/admin
Pixord: admin/admin
Q-See: admin/admin or admin/123456
Reolink: admin/<blank>
Samsung Electronics: root/root or admin/4321
Samsung Techwin (old): admin/1111111
Samsung (new): Previously admin/4321, but new firmwares require unique password creation
Sanyo: admin/admin
Scallop: admin/password
Sentry360 (mini): admin/1234
Sentry360 (pro): none
Sony: admin/admin
Speco: admin/1234
Stardot: admin/admin
Starvedia: admin/<blank>
Sunell: admin/admin
SV3C: admin/123456
Swann: admin/12345
Trendnet: admin/admin
Toshiba: root/ikwd
VideoIQ: supervisor/supervisor
Vivotek: root/<blank>
Ubiquiti: ubnt/ubnt
Uniview: admin/123456
W-Box (Hikvision OEM, old): admin/wbox123
W-Box (Sunell OEM, new): admin/admin
Wodsee: admin/<blank>

If we have missed a manufacturer or made errors, please comment (or email info@ipvm.com) and we will
add/fix it.

Missing? May Be An OEM

Dahua and Hikvision have 100+ relabelers/OEMs and many of them may simply use the same password
requirements as their base manufacturer. If your chosen manufacturer is not listed, check our H
Hikvision OEM
Directory and Dahua
h OEM Directory to see if they may be relabeled.

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Several manufacturers, including Hanwha, Hikvision, and Panasonic, now require unique passwords by
default, with most requiring a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters, seen
below.

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Others do not require unique passwords, but prompt users to set strong passwords when logging into the
camera. For example, Bosch displays the message when logging into cameras using firmware 6.20 and
above. Dahua includes a similar prompt.

Readers should see our IP Camera Passwords Report for more information on these manufacturers and
methods.

Using Default Passwords

The use of default passwords in production systems is considered poor practice. At the very least, all
surveillance network devices, including cameras, clients, and servers, should be changed from the defaults
with strong passwords, documented in a secure location. This prevents access to the network using simple
password guessing, requiring a more skilled attacker and more complex methods.

However, there are many who still claim default passwords are fine, especially if the surveillance system is
on a dedicated network, without access to other client systems. Doing so may also make it easier for techs to
access cameras, but anyone with access to the network (authorized or not) may use the default password to
access cameras.

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Readers should see our Network Security for IP Video Surveillance Guide for more information on
passwords and other security measures.

Real World Risk: Mirai Botnet Use of Default Passwords

Waves of unprecedented botnet attacks against major Internet sites have been driven by hacked video
surveillance devices that make use of default passwords plus telnet access. This is a powerful example of
why default passwords should not be used nor should they be allowed to be used after setup.

For more on this and other vulnerabilities, see our Directory of Video Surveillance Cybersecurity
Vulnerabilities and Exploits.

[Note: This post was originally published in 2012 but was substantially revised and updated with new
camera information and changes in default password approach for 2016 and 2018]

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