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1. I have a new HP LaserJet MFP M426fdn.

 

2. I have set this printer up as a network printer.

 

3. I went to the printer's interface via browser, using its IP address.

 

4. In this interface, I set a password. I actually copy and pasted the password into the password field.

 

5. When I attempt to get back to this interface, not only does it ask for a password, it ALSO asks for a USER NAME.

 

6. I did not choose a user name when I entered the password. I tried entering "Admin" as the user name and I've also tried leaving the user name field blank but it will not accept either of these combinations.

 

QUESTIONS: What is the 'DEFAULT ADMIN USER NAME' for the HP LaserJet MFP M426fdn printer?

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Hi,

The default password should be "admin" (all lower case), as was listed within the password configuration page at the printer homepage (EWS).



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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, "admin" doesn't work as the username and I never changed the username.

 

Any other ideas? Could there be a different default username?

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Max length of password: 16. Do not enter extra characters.

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I have the same issue with an M477 Color Laserjet printer. Never set a username but set a password on the printer. admin does not  get me in... with the password I set on the printer. Tried root, Admin and several others and they don't work.

Did anyone solve this?

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ALL HP Laserjet printers use "admin" as the default username and until recently you could not even change it. That said I have had cases where a password as set but did not work afterwards and a factory reset is the only solution. 

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