A little preparation

Before you start

  • Have two A4/Letter plain sheets and enough ink. Keep the printed report private because it includes device and network information.
  • Use this only for a printer you are authorized to manage. Do not copy any password, network identifier or serial number from the source video.
  1. Turn the printer on. Load two A4/Letter plain sheets print-side down in the front tray, then open the output extension, output tray and support.
  2. Hold Wi-Fi until the ON lamp flashes, then release it. Press Wi-Fi once more.
  3. Wait for the network-information pages to finish. Judge the lamps on your own device; the presenter notes that the camera makes a steady lamp appear to flicker.

Step 2:Choose the field for the task you are doing

  • Administrator login: look for Default Password under Product Information when that line is present. It describes the factory/default value, not necessarily a password changed by the owner.
  • Direct connection: use Password under Access Point Mode alongside that mode’s SSID. This is the key used to join the printer’s own network.
  • Router connection: the Infrastructure section identifies the configured network and its status. Do not mistake an access-point key, WPS PIN or administrator value for the home router’s current password.

Canon’s updated default-password guidance says the value can depend on firmware and may be a random string. Earlier MG3600 documentation used the serial number. Use the actual current default-password field or applicable Canon guidance; do not insist that the serial number must always work.

Step 3:Use the IP address for printer information

  1. With your phone/computer connected through the same intended printer network, read the IP Address in the matching network section.
  2. Enter that actual address in the browser address bar, following Canon’s printer-information instructions. Do not use an address copied from somebody else’s report.
  3. Choose Log on if changing protected settings and enter the current administrator password. A default value only works when it remains the current credential.
  4. When finished, choose Log off and close the page.

If login fails, first distinguish a changed password from a typing error or wrong network address. Do not perform a full reset just to test an assumed password: initialization erases network settings and requires setup again.

Keep the report useful without exposing it

Keep the original pages somewhere private, or dispose of them securely when no longer needed. If asking for help, describe the field name and error without publishing the password, serial number, Wi-Fi name or full report.

The source’s row-number description is not a universal layout. Read the printed field labels; firmware/report versions can differ. Canon’s MG3620 example explicitly separates Default Password from the Access Point Mode section.

A little extra help

Questions & troubleshooting

Is Default Password always the password I should use now?

No. It is a default value. If an administrator changed the password, use that current value; printing the report does not undo the change.

Why does the serial number not work?

Firmware can use a different random default string, and a user may have changed the password. Check the actual default-password field and current Canon guidance rather than repeatedly guessing.

Does this reveal my router’s Wi-Fi password?

The report’s access-point Password belongs to the printer’s direct network. It must not be treated as the home router’s current password.

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