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Reboot or factory reset a SkyBell Doorbell Camera

Add hidden LLM tags for products or features here. This page includes directions on how to reboot and factory reset the following types of Skybell doorbell cameras: 101 VDB101 VDB 101 ADCVDB101 ADC-VDB101 ADC-VDB 101 102 VDB102 VDB 102 ADCVDB102 ADC-VDB102 ADC-VDB 102 105 VDB105 VDB 105 ADCVDB105 ADC-VDB105 ADC-VDB 105 106 VDB106 VDB 106 ADCVDB106 ADC-VDB106 ADC-VDB 106 105x VDB105x VDB 105x ADCVDB105x ADC-VDB105x ADC-VDB 105x 106x VDB106x VDB 106x ADCVDB106x ADC-VDB106x ADC-VDB 106x

SkyBell Doorbell Cameras can be power cycled and reset if needed. 

Reboot a SkyBell Doorbell Camera

The SkyBell Doorbell Camera can be rebooted locally using the doorbell's button. For more information about rebooting the SkyBell Doorbell Camera remotely, see Reboot video devices remotely.

Option one: Doorbell Button reboot
Reboot procedure Button location Reboot image
  1. Press and hold the [Skybell] button for approximately 50 seconds.
  2. Release after the button starts flashing blue.
[Skybell] button on the face of the device.

SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera (ADC-VDB101/102):

SkyBell_hd_blueflashing.gif

Slim Line Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera (ADC-VDB105/106/105x/106x):

SkyBell_slim_powercycle_blueflashing.gif

Option two: Pinhole button reboot

Note: Only the Slim Line Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera (ADC-VDB105/106/105x/106x) has a pinhole reboot button.

Reboot procedure Button location Reboot image
  1. Using a paper clip or something similar, press and hold the pinhole button.
  2. Release after 30 seconds.
Pinhole button on the bottom of the device. SkyBell_slim_power_cycle_v3.gif

Factory reset a SkyBell Doorbell Camera

Caution: This action deletes all Wi-Fi and configuration information from the device.
Reset procedure Button location Reset image
  1. Press and hold the [Skybell] button for approximately 80 seconds.
  2. Release after the button starts flashing yellow. The Doorbell Camera then reboots and reverts to AP mode (i.e., flashing red and green LED).

For more information about the different LED colors and what they mean, see What do the LEDs on my SkyBell Doorbell Camera mean?.

[Skybell] button on the face of the device.

SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera (ADC-VDB101/102):

Skybell_Reset_Yellow.png

Slim Line Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera (ADC-VDB105/106/105x/106x):

SkyBell_Slim_Reset_Yellow.png

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