I present a small tool that lets you generate your own unlock codes which can be entered into SADP to reset the admin password on any of your Hikvision cameras. This tool is written in HTML/CSS/JavaScript so it runs in any modern web browser and you can view the complete source code easily.
This page will guide you in resetting passwords on your Hikvision devices. For end users: We highly recommend "4 Ways of Self-service Password Reset" (you can see the Tutorial video here). Please note that not all Hikvision devices support all these methods. Type the IP address and the port on the tool. Then click Get User List and choose the admin account from the list. Set a new password and click "Reset Password for selected user". After that, your camera will have your new password or it will get defaulted to password " 12345abc ". You only need to send the picture attached to the email, and the Hikvision system will automatically create a verification code to reset your IP camera. I used the email "pw_recovery@hikvision.com" as the destination address and the phrases "Password recovery" as the subject and email body. nTw3.