User manual

Product security features

Introduction

The product includes several security features to restrict who has access to configuration settings, to secure

data, and to prevent access to valuable hardware components.

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Assign or change the system password using the HP Embedded Web Server

Assign an administrator password for access to the product and the HP Embedded Web Server so that

unauthorized users cannot change the product settings.

1. Open the HP Embedded Web Server (EWS):

a. 2-line control panels: On the product control panel, press the OK button. Open the Network Setup

menu, and then select Show IP Address to display the IP address or host name.

Touchscreen control panels: From the Home screen on the product control panel, touch the

Connection Information

button, and then touch the Network Connected button or

the Network Wi-Fi ON

button to display the IP address or host name.

b. Open a Web browser, and in the address line, type the IP address or host name exactly as it

displays on the product control panel. Press the Enter key on the computer keyboard. The EWS

opens.

NOTE: If the Web browser displays a There is a problem with this website’s security certificate

message when attempting to open the EWS, click Continue to this website (not recommended).

Choosing Continue to this website (not recommended) will not harm the computer while

navigating within the EWS for the HP product.

2. Click the Security tab.

3. Open the General Security menu.

4. In the area labeled Set the Local Administrator Password, enter the name to associate with the

password in the Username field.

5. Enter the password in the New Password field, and then enter it again in the Verify Password field.

NOTE: To change an existing password, first enter the existing password in the Old Password field.

6. Click the Apply button.

NOTE: Make note of the password and store it in a safe place.

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