EWS Color Laser MFP 179fnw admin password

[FaustoCan]

I just bought and installed a Color Laser MFP 179fnw. When I tried to access its EWS, it asked me for a userid and password. The manual would say "admin" with no password. It did not work. I tried many combinations, none worked. I found in the Internet that  a PIN (or password) was supposedly printed in the printer's label. None there. How can I find an administrator's user name and password for my printer (repeat: unpacked and installed just  today, no other hands on it than mine).

Thanks

[ShlomiL · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Follow below steps to locate the WPS PIN Code for your printer model by printing a Network Configuration Report:

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

Shlomi

[FaustoCan]

Thanks a lot! You solved my problem in an instant. Question: why was the freshly downloaded manual so out of date, when the change to be done was so simple?