In some models you can use the TIME BASED RESET method to Reset the Admin Password for ZKTECO Fingerprint Device.

Sometimes the ZKTeco device is installed as a standalone machine that is not connected to the network but is locked with an admin password that you want to unlock.

In this case you can use the ZKTECO Password Reset Tool to unlock the fingerprint device using the Time Based Reset Method.

• 1. Once you are in the Main Screen, Check the Time on the Screen.
• 2. Take a Calculator and deduct the time by “9999”
  • i.e. If the time on the screen is 13:50
  • then 9999-1350=8649
  • Multiply the answer by same
  • then 8649 X 8649 = 74805201
  • The super password is 74805201
• 3. Now on the fingerprint device Press Menu
• 4. Enter “8888”
• 5. Press OK
• 6. Enter the Super Password and click ok.
• 7. Now you will be able to Enter the Menu and Clear the Admin Password.