Can not log in as admin

[xoulis]

Just bought an HP Color Laser 150nw. I tried via the HP smart app for android to set it up with no luck.

From my Browser I navigated 192.168.223.1 and loged in as admin - [blank] password and changed my password.

Now i iam unable to log in again as admin to my printer.

How can I reset the password? From the HP smart app I can see my printer but there are no settings button.

Thank you in advance

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

Check below technical knowledge base about using the PIN Code to access the EWS page:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Knowledge-Base/HP-Laser-Printers-locate-EWS-Administrator-Pas...

Please let me know if that may help,

Shlomi

[xoulis]

Thank you ShlomiL for you answer. Really THANK YOU!!!

 Unfortunately this did not helped!

I tried to log in as admin - [PIN] but with no luck.

As I wrote before, I had logged in when I turned on the printer with admin- [BLANK] but then I changed the password, and logged out. After that I can no longer use my credentials. I even connected the printer via usb and installed the latest firmware V3.82.01.08 with no luck.

It is so frustrating... I just want to clear the admin password!!!

[ShlomiL]

Hi,

The only think I can think of is using a PC to reset the network settings, but such can only be done from a Windows PC as much as I aware.

May you have any Windows PC available?

[xoulis · Accepted solution]

Once again many thanks for your reply !!

As I did not had acess to to a Windows box due to lockdown, I had to brute-force the password.... To brute-force the freaking password on MY printer... This is utterly STUPID and so anti consumer...

Because I am sure that HP will not fix this kind of problem (yeah! we people sometimes forget or misspell  , go figure!), for anyone interested I fortunately had not enabled Login Failure Policy and  used  John the Ripper (a google search will provide you with many tutorials).

Again, thank you for your time and effort.