topic Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100 in Desktop Inkjet Printers

Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

DamaRoja — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:11:34 GMT

Locked myself out of the printer settings how can I default the printer Canon pixma g3100 back to the orig default settings so I can enter a new password.

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

BillS — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:40:41 GMT

Hi DamaRoja,

The default password for this model is the printer serial number. The serial number can be found HERE.

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Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

edxson — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:23:25 GMT

administrator password that has changed, it is no longer the serial number.

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

Patrick — Mon, 07 May 2018 18:02:26 GMT

Hi edxson,

Changing the admin password can be done on your computer:

(Windows) http://ugp01.c-ij.com/ij/webmanual/NetworkTool/W/3.7/EN/NWT/nwt_settings0700.html

(Mac OS X) http://ugp01.c-ij.com/ij/webmanual/NetworkTool/M/4.6/EN/NWT/nwt_settings0700.html

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

DamaRoja — Tue, 08 May 2018 02:46:22 GMT

I tried that already. But when I change it, request me again the password

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

edxson — Tue, 08 May 2018 03:21:07 GMT

Press and hold Stop button and release it when Alarm lamp flashes 23 times.

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

soyeliel — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:15:58 GMT

I know that this tread is 1 year old. But I have same problem and I have already tried to re-initialize my printer several times (6 times) and now I can not add it to the wireless again since it is still asking for the password. I tried the SN but it does not work.

+ I printed my network information and I can see that the SN from the printer matches with the one in the back

+ I also tried to use the ad-hoc mode and Im able to access the Wireless created by the Printer using as password the SN

- But when tried to configure the printer to get connected to a router I get same log message mentioning the password is wrong 😞

+ Tried to configure with the Canon IJ network tool on MAC and Windows but still having the same problem

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

edxson — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:21:49 GMT

with the printer turned on

Press and hold Stop button and release it when Alarm lamp flashes 23 times.

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

soyeliel — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 17:26:03 GMT

+ I tried several times and still not worked. 😞

+ Installed the latest firmware [3.0.1] [it was having 2.0.X]

+ Then tried again the procdure of waiting for 23 flashes and still not able to configure the printer to connect to the wireless since it ask for an admin password

+ Confirmed the SN by pressing the wireless icon, wait for power led to flash once, and then press the wireless botton again. So it printed the connectivity information and I do see the SN matches with the one on the back.

+ Tried capital letters, lower case but still not working 😞

Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

soyeliel — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:43:37 GMT

Ok, The soulution was 24 flashes. That made it work 😄

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Re: Forgot my admin password Canon G3100

azapa — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:13:11 GMT

I'm having a nightmare with this printer (Pixma G3100, bought in 2020). I've worked 30 years it IT and never need a forum to fix problems, until now!

Wireless dropouts, password stays set despite 23 or 24 flash resets (tried both, many times).

Questions: I have tried 23 and 24 flashes to reset, and it still asks for an administrator password when I try to update the wifi network.

WHat is the best hard reset to full factory spec?

Thanks