How to Retrieve or Reset EWS Password?

Retrieve or Reset EWS Password:

Several security mechanisms are built into the printer to limit access to configuration settings, encrypt data, and prevent access to valuable hardware components. In addition, the printer supports security standards and suggested protocols, making it easier to keep it safe, protect vital information on your network, and monitor and maintain it.

The EWS includes a security log that allows users to view device-generated syslog event data. All generated syslog event messages are saved in the EWS Security Log, exported from the device's EWS Security page.

Assign an Administrator Password

Set the EWS admin password to secure the printer, according to HP. Anyone with access to the printer can configure any configuration and find anything about your network if the password is not set.

Some tabs, pages, and options are viewable only when an administrator password is configured. For additional information about assigning an administrator password, check the General Security page on the Security tab.

Assign the Password:

To prevent unauthorized users from changing the printer settings, assign an administrator password to the printer and the HP Embedded Web Server.

To open the EWS, insert the IP address or hostname of the printer in the address line of your web browser.

Click the Sign In button on the EWS Home page's top right corner, and then input the Administrator credentials as follows:

• HP EWS Local Device Account: Administrator
• HP EWS Password: admin
• Select Security from the drop-down menu.
• Click General Security in the left navigation window.
• Enter or pick the preferred administrator user name in the User Name field.
• Please create a password in the New Password form and then verify it in the Verify Password field.
• Please make a note of the password and keep it somewhere secure. The administrator's password is unrecoverable. If you forget or lose the administrator password, contact HP Support at support.hp.com to completely reset the printer.
• To save the changes, click Apply.
• Now we are going to see How to retrieve or reset EWS Password.

To Reset the EWS Page Password, Restore the Network Settings to Their Default State:

Press and hold the Wireless and Cancel buttons on the printer's control panel for three seconds. After that, set a new password for the EWS page by following the instructions below:

Open a web browser and, in the address field, type the printer IP address exactly as it appears on the Configuration Page, then click Enter.

Set the local administrator password under General Security on the Security tab.

• Keep the default username of admin.
• Fill in the New Password and Password Verification fields.
• Apply may be found at the bottom of the page.
• When you next log in to the EWS, use these credentials.