Reset The Nic Password - Printronix Network Interface Card User Manual

Reset The NIC Password

Occassionally a user will set a root user password on the NIC
adapter and then forget it. This is the procedure to reset the root
password back to the default (no password).
IMPORTANT
First determine the number of dip switches on the back of the
adapter, and the NIC version from the printer configuration
printout.
Do the appropriate procedure for the type of NIC contained in the
printer.
2 dip switches, Wireless NIC
2 dip switches, Ethernet version greater than 1.1.20.0
2 dip switches, Ethernet version less than 1.1.20.0
3 dip switches, any ethernet version
No dip switches, embedded NIC. Any version.
Procedure A
ADAPTER,
WLAN
1. Turn the printer off.
ADAPTER
2. Flip dip switch 1 down on the NIC adapter.
3. Turn the printer on, and wait about 1 minute for the adapter to
boot.
4. Flip dip switch 1 up.
5. Turn printer off, wait 15 seconds, then turn it back on.
6. Re-program the IP address information from the front panel.
NOTE: Steps 1 – 5 also clears the IP address information and
7. Type the following at the telnet prompt:
set user passwd root
save
reset
SSID and sets the adapter back to the factory default.
Reset The NIC Password
Procedure A, page 345
Procedure A, page 345
Procedure B, page 346
Procedure B, page 346
Procedure C, page 347
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