HP CM8060/CM8050 Color MFP with Edgeline Technology - System Administrator Guide

Set the device administrator password
To prevent unauthorized access to the device settings, use the embedded Web server to set a device
administrator password. This password grants access to the administrative features of the embedded
Web server. Until the password is set, all of the tabs are availalble to all users.
When users try to access the embedded Web server after setting the administrator password, the only
tab that is available without signing in is the Information tab. Access to all other tabs requires the device
administrator password. This prevents unauthorized users from changing global settings or from
changing access restrictions that you have established.
This password is also the access code that users who are part of the Device Administrator permission
set must provide at the device control panel to open features that are for administrators only. At the
device control panel, touch Sign In, touch Advanced, and then select Local Device. From the drop-down
list, select Administrator Access Code.
Use the EWS to set the administrator password
1. Open the embedded Web server. See
Open the embedded Web server on page 40.
2. Select the Settings tab, and then select General Security from the menu on the left side of the
screen.
3. In the Set Password area, type the new password in the boxes labeled New Password and Verify
Password. If you have already set up a password, type the old password in the Old Password
box.
4. Click Apply.
NOTE: If you forget the device administrator password, you can use the Cold Reset function in the
device startup menu to reset it to a blank value. To prevent unauthorized users from changing the device
administrator password, HP recommends that you protect the Administrator Tools area of the startup
menu by creating a password for it. See
Lock the Administrator Tools section of the startup menu
on page 60. If you have forgotten both of these passwords, an HP-authorized service representative
must reset them.
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