Administrator Password

Depending on the printer you are using, an administrator password is specified at the time of purchase.

The password is either "canon" or the printer serial number if it is specified.

Model whose administrator password is specified as "canon":

MG7500 series, MG6600 series, MG5600 series

MG2900 series, MX490 series, MB5300 series, MB5000 series

MB2300 series, MB2000 series

iB4000 series, PRO-100 (Firmware earlier than 2.021), PRO-10 (Firmware earlier than 2.021)

 You will need to print the nozzle check pattern for the PRO-10 or the PRO-100 to see the firmware version.

• At the time of purchase, the user name "ADMIN" is also specified for the models above.

• The following character restrictions apply to the password that you change:

  • Set the password by using 0 to 32 characters.

  • The allowed characters are single-byte alphanumeric characters.

• For security reasons, we recommend you use 8 and more alphanumeric characters.

Model whose serial number is used as the administrator password:

• For the models other than the above, the printer serial number is used as the administrator password.

  How to locate your printer's serial number

• For the iP110, the password is "canon" if the firmware version is older than 4.020..

Model whose default password is set to the random character string:

• If none of the above apply, the default password is set to the random string.

  In this case, the password will be set to a different random string each time it is reset.

• To confirm the default password, refer to the Default Password line in the network setting information printed from Print LAN details or Print details.

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