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‎03-07-2022 02:56 AM - edited ‎03-07-2022 07:50 AM

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Product: HP Color Laser MFP 178nw
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Hello,

 

Could someone assist me in resetting the admin password for the HP Color Laser MFP 178nw Printer?

 

Model Name
MFP178nw
Device Name
HP MFP178nw
Host Name
HPB0227A521FCA
Serial Number
CNXXXXXXXX
Product Number
4ZB96A
 

Thank you,

Mark

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‎03-11-2022 02:47 AM

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@Mark-P-70

 

Welcome to the HP support community.

 

I understand that you want to reset the admin password, I am glad to assist you.

I am sending you a private message with the steps to reset the printer. Please check the mailbox icon at the top-right corner of this screen.

 

I hope this helps resolve this issue completely.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.

Sandytechy20
I am an HP Employee

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‎03-30-2022 03:51 AM

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I have a similar problem with MFP 178nw. I have not set any admin password, but printer is not accepting default one (blank) nor admin/hp/hpadmin etc. Please help me to reset/recover it.

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‎04-04-2022 11:38 AM

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@marcus_1968

 

Welcome to the HP support community.

 

I understand that you want to reset the admin password, I am glad to assist you.

I am sending you a private message with the steps to reset the printer. Please check the mailbox icon at the top-right corner of this screen.

 

I hope this helps resolve this issue completely.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.

 

Sandytechy20
I am an HP Employee

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‎04-04-2022 11:49 AM

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@Sandytechy20 - there is no message form you in my mailbox. Can you resend it?

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