Accidentally locked settings

[jrbh27]

I accidentally locked my device setting and now cannot make any changes.  I get the message "This feature was locked or disabled by the device administrator" 

I am the only one who uses this printer and cannt figure out how to unlock this.  Please help.

Thanks!

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@jrbh27

As long as you have not compounded the issue by adding and then forgetting the EWS password, the following might work:

Open the Embedded Web Server (EWS) for your printer:

Open your favorite browser > type / enter Printer IP address into URL / Address bar

tab Settings

If necessary enter your security user name (admin) and the password you assigned

category Security > Administrator Settings

Click Enable All

OR

Select those options you wish to have enabled

Click Apply to save any changes

General Example

EWS_Security_Admin-Settings_1

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