Login to the Printer as a System Administrator

Accessing Administration and Configuration Settings

You can access the administration and configuration settings from the Tools menu at the
control panel or from the Properties tab in the Embedded Web Server.

The control panel is the interface from which you can control the functions available on the
device. The control panel consists of the following components:

• Touch screen: Use the touch screen to access and control the functions available on the
device.
• Power button: Use the power button to power on or power off the device and to wake the
device from sleep mode.
• Home button: Use the Home button to return to the Home screen directly from any
other screen.

The Embedded Web Server is the administration and configuration software installed on the
printer. This software allows you to configure and administer the printer from a Web browser.

The administrator password is required to access locked settings in the Embedded Web Server
or at the control panel. Most printer models have a default configuration that restricts access
to some settings. Access is restricted for settings on the Properties tab in the Embedded Web
Server, and settings on the Tools menu at the control panel.

Accessing the Control Panel as a System Administrator

If you have not changed the administrator password, you can continue to access the
administrator functions at the control panel with the default administrator password. The
default administrator password is the device serial number.

Note: You can obtain the serial number from inside the front door of the printer, from the
configuration report, and from the home page of the Embedded Web Server.

To access the administrator functions at the control panel:

1. At the control panel touch screen, touch Log In.

2. Type admin, then touch Next.
3. Type the administrator password, then touch Done. The password is case-sensitive.

Accessing the Embedded Web Server as a System Administrator

Before you begin:

• Locate your device IP address using the configuration report.

Note: The device prints a configuration report at power-up. For details, refer to Print a
Configuration Report.

• Ensure that TCP/IP and HTTP are enabled. If you disabled either of the protocols, at the
control panel, re-enable the protocols.

To log in to the Embedded Web Server as the administrator:

1. At your computer, open a Web browser. In the address field, type the IP address of the
device, then press Enter or Return.

Note: To ensure that untrusted-certificate Web browser errors do not appear, install the
Device Root Certificate Authority for the device. For details, refer to Install Security
 Certificates.

2. In the top-right area of the page, click Login.

3. For User ID, type admin.
4. For Password, type the administrator password. The default administrator password is
the device serial number. The password is case-sensitive.

Note: You can obtain the serial number from inside the front door of the printer, from
the configuration report, and from the home page of the Embedded Web Server.

5. Click Login.

Note: If you did not change the administrator password with the installation wizard, the
device requires you to change the default administrator password when you first log in
as administrator in the Embedded Web Server. If you choose to continue to use the
default administrator password, or a password of 1111, each time you log in as
administrator, the device reminds you to choose a more secure password for the admin
account. For details, refer to Change the Administrator Password.