A failed password reset can lock you out permanently or wipe your footage. Prepare the following:

Go to the login screen, enter admin as the username, and paste one of the above into the password field. If the mouse cursor jumps or the screen flickers, you are in.

: Go to the login screen and click "Forget Password" . Locate the device's serial number on the screen or on the bottom of the DVR .

Some older Longse DVR models have a backdoor service port known as Telnet. This method is for older units running specific Linux-based firmware versions.