Do you have a Brother printer and forgot your password? There is nothing more frustrating than when you need to print a vital job or document quickly. But you can’t connect to your printer. Fortunately, you don’t need to panic. This article will guide you through everything you need to do to reconnect your printer by finding and changing the brother printer default password.
How will you find the default password on your brother printer?
Most of the default password is “Access” for your Brother printer, although this is true for most models. But sometimes, it is not the correct password. Another password to try is “initpass” if either of these passwords doesn’t work. The steps are given by,
- It will depend on your Brother Printer model you have, and the password may be in one of two locations. You can look at the back and bottom of the printer to find it. The password will be preceded by “Pwd”.
- If the default password is not found on the printer, you can try typing “Network Configuration Report” from your computer or laptop. You can find the list of default brother password.
Suppose you have already changed the default password of your brother printer to a custom one, and you forgot it. You must first reset the printer to the factory default settings in order to access it again. The steps to change the brother printer default password are given by,
First, you need to click the arrow keys on your printer until you find the “Default settings”, and then you can press “OK”.
- Then you need to press the arrow key until you can find “Reset,” then you need to press “OK.”
- At last, you can press “Yes” to reset.
What are the steps to change the default password on your brother printer?
You are highly recommended to change the brother printer default password to secure and prevent unauthorized use. The simple steps are given by,
- On your screen open the web browser
- Then you can use the address bar at the top of your browser and type “http://printer IP,” but use the printer IP address, not the “printer IP.” You can find the IP address in your computer or laptop’s Control Panel. Another way is you can print this information directly from the printer by going to the menu options.
- You can type the default password in the box.
- Then you can click on the “Admin” or “Login Password” tab.
- Now you can find “enter new password” and type in the new password you want to use.
- Then you can click “Confirm New Password” and type a new one to confirm.
- Finally, you can click “Submit.”
Once you have created a new password for your brother printer, you are recommended that you write it down and save it in a safe place.
Why will you change the default password of the brother printer?
It is recommended to change the brother printer default password after you receive it the first time. If you do not change the printer password, anyone with access can change your settings and lock you out. This is a similar idea to locking your home. If someone buys your home but never changes the lock, your keys will always have access to their home. The same is true for your printer: if you have never changed your key or password. Anyone who knows the password will be able to access your brother printer.
The printer default password is well known and easily accessible. Therefore, it is designed to be interchangeable. If the password is not changed, an attacker or a suspicious person who has entered the range of an unsecured printer can enter the system.
How will you change the name of your brother printer?
- Open the web browser and then in the address bar, you can enter the printer’s IP address.
- Click OK button
- You need to type your printer password and click “Enter.”
- Now you can click the “Network” tab at the top of the screen of the printer homepage.
- You can choose your interface type, “Wired” or “Wireless,” depending on your configuration.
- Depending upon your configuration you can select “Node Name (Wired)” or “Node Name (Wireless)”.
- Then you can go to the “Node Name” field, delete the current name and replace it with the desired name for your printer.
- Finally, you can click “Submit.”
At last you are successfully changed the name of your printer. Note that the first character of the name must be a letter because the brother does not allow the first character to be a number or a special symbol.
Hope you can understand the steps to change the brother printer default password from the above discussion.
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