I have two 'old' IP ('network') cameras, neither of which seems to be able to 'take and hold' a reset to factory defaults. I followed the procedure outlined in their owners manual. interestingly, both cameras (an axis 2100, and an axis 2120) have an on-board battery (CR2032 3 volt), which their respective manuals -don't- mention (anywhere). matter of fact, not only are the batteries unmentioned, but they give no instruction on how to open their cases (which was neccessary to discover they HAD batteries).
I used the the 'wallwart' power supply to reset (or 'try to reset') both cameras back to their factory defaults. after following the reset procedures to the letter, the cameras should have (supposedly) their IP addresses reset (back to their defaults) but I can't "find" the cameras, no matter what I try. so, I'm clutching at straws here...
I realize the 'common sense' answer to the following question, but I'd like to hear your opinion:
let's say my onboard battery is stone dead (which I expect they are), but I want to reset my camera back to its original factory defaults, following the recommended procedure. if I follow the recommended procedure while never UNplugging the camera from its "wall wart" power supply, shouldn't the camera "return to" it's original default IP address and hold that default IP address *ASSUMING* I've never unplugged the wall power supply adapter from the camera?
or, put another way: is a "known good" on-board CR2032 battery REQUIRED for any reason in order to MAKE the camera reset? I realize a good on-board battery is required to *maintain* the new (or "returned to default") settings once the camera is unplugged from its wall-wart power supply, even for a moment, but that's *not* the question...
thanks guys,
toolie dave
ps- a more detailed discussion of the procedures I've tried can be found here: