dave writes:

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 he

http://www.networkcamerareviews.com/...post-7914.html
can't assign an IP. axis cameras 'unseen' by XP & axis a - IP Camera Forum

If you don't have a multimeter to test the batteries, just install new ones
and try again. Then report back. No one here is going to know the answer
unless they have actually worked on that or a similar unit, which is not
all that likely. All the speculation in the World won't solve this problem.

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