How To Recover the Administrator Password for the VMAX® IP G4 and VMAX® IP Plus Series

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Affected Roles: Administrator

Last Edit: June 30, 2026
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Password Recovery

If the System Administrator forgot, does not know, or needs to reset the Administrator login for their standalone NVR, the VMAX® IP G4 Series unit, a special request must be submitted for a password recovery.

This article will outline the information required for a Password Reset Form.

Supported / Affected Devices:

VMAX® IP Plus Series
VMAX^® IP G4

Default Login

Before submitting a Password Reset Form, please attempt to log in to the unit with the default login.

User ID: Admin
Password: --- (blank)

VMAX® IP G4 Password Security Policy

The VMAX® IP G4 NVR Series introduced an updated password policy to improve system security.

Under the new policy, minimum requirements must be met regarding the login password for system users.

The password requirements are as follows:

Must be between 8 – 12 characters long
Do not use spaces in the password
May use uppercase (A-Z) and lowercase (a-z) letters
May use numbers (123…)
May use special characters
- tilde ~
- caret ^
- bar/pipe |
- slash /
- single quote ‘
- parentheses ( )
- curly brackets { }
- square brackets [ ]
- exclamation mark !
- question mark ?
- period .
- semi-colon ;
- dollar sign $
- underscore _
- hyphen –

Requesting a Password Reset

Please complete and submit a request form through the Digital Watchdog Password Policy page.

Requests are processed in the order that they are received. Once your request has been processed by the support team, instructions will be sent to the email address that you listed on the form.

Requirements for a Password Reset

Unit Model Number and Serial Number
At least ONE of the following:
- Proof of purchase in the form of an invoice or receipt
- A written request on legal company letterhead
- A photo of the requesting user holding their business ID or Driver's License next to their face.

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