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Reset The Ethernet Password
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Reset The Ethernet Password
Occasionally a user will set a root user password on the Ethernet
adapter and then forget it. This is the procedure to reset the root
password back to the default (no password).
IMPORTANT
First determine the number of dip switches on the back of the
adapter, and the Ethernet version from the printer
configuration printout.
Do the appropriate procedure for the type of Ethernet contained in
the printer.
ADAPTER,
WIRELESS
ADAPTER
Procedure A
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Flip dip switch 1 down on the Ethernet adapter.
3. Turn the printer on, and wait about 1 minute for the adapter to
boot.
4. Flip dip switch 1 up.
5. Turn printer off, wait 15 seconds, then turn it back on.
6. Re-program the IP address information from the front panel.
NOTE: Steps 1 – 5 also clears the IP address information and
SSID and sets the adapter back to the factory default.
7. Type the following at the telnet prompt:
set user passwd root
save
reset
2 dip switches, Wireless Ethernet See Procedure A, page 367
2 dip switches, Ethernet version greater than 1.1.20.0 See Procedure A, page 367
2 dip switches, Ethernet version less than 1.1.20.0 See Procedure B, page 368
3 dip switches, any ethernet version See Procedure B, page 368
No dip switches, embedded Ethernet. Any version. See Procedure C, page 369