Brother Printer Default Password

This article will provide you the information you need if you have a Brother printer and have forgotten its Brother Printer Default Password.

In most cases, there are 2 common passwords used for all Brother Printers. The first and most common default password for your Brother printer is “access.” Although this is true for most models, it sometimes isn’t the correct password. An alternate password to try is “initpass.”

If these two passwords don’t work, then in some cases The default password to manage this machine’s settings is located on the back or bottom of the machine and marked “Pwd“.

Please note that if you had previously changed the default password to a custom password and you’ve forgotten it, you’ll first need to reset the printer to factory default settings to regain access. You can accomplish this by following these easy steps:

Change the password from the printer panel.

1. On the printer, press the “Up” or “Down” arrow key until you find “Initial Setup,” then press “OK.”
   
2. Next, press the “Up” or “Down” arrow key until you find “Reset,” then press “OK.”
   
3. Lastly, press the “Yes” to Reset.
   

Change the password from Web based Management.

1. Start your web browser.
2. Type “https://machine’s IP address” in your browser’s address bar (where “machine’s IP address” is the IP address of the machine or the print server name).
   For example: https://192.168.1.2 You can find your machine’s IP Address by printing the Network Configuration Report.> Click here to see how to print the Network Configuration Report.
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you have previously set your own password, type it, and then click Login.
   • If you have not previously set your own password, type the default login password, and then click Login.The default password to manage this machine’s settings is located on the back or bottom of the machine and marked “Pwd“.
4. Go to the navigation menu, and then click Administrator > Login Password. Start from , if the navigation menu is not shown on the left side of the screen.
5. If you want to change the password, type your current password in the Enter Old Password field. (This step might be skipped in some models.)
6. Following the on-screen Login Password guidelines, type your password in the Enter New Password field.
7. Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.
8. Click Submit.

It is strongly recommend changing the default login password in order to protect your machine from unauthorized access, and to make the following features and software more secure:

• Web Based Management
• BRAdmin Light/BRAdmin Professional (available models only)
• Firmware Update Tool