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Unable to retrieve my Epson XP2105 password

Jackie -  
quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I can’t retrieve the password for my printer. I saw that I needed to press a button for 10 seconds, which I did, but I only get blank pages when I do that.
How can I find the password?

Thank you for your help

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    Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381
     
    By repeatedly settling for incorrect formulations, we'll end up believing them.

    The SSID of the box and its key have absolutely nothing to do with WiFi Direct.

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  2. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381
     
    Hello
    no password is required for a printer

    what is the purpose of this research?

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    1. Jackie
       
      Hello, the goal is to connect my printer via Wi-Fi Direct and to do that I need the printer's password.
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  3. jordane45 Posted messages 30427 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 831
     
    Hello,

    Look at the printer manual (which you can download here)
    https://www.manuelgratuit.com/epson-xp-2105-mode-emploi/
    Starting from page 23.

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    1. Jackie
       
      Hello, I have looked at and completed all the steps, but I am stuck on the Wi-Fi Direct password part. The password is supposed to print out, but I only have blank sheets.
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      1. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381 > Jackie
         
        Have you thought about replacing the black cartridge?

        It's not the printer's password, it's the key for the remote wifi network (AP = access point) created by the printer
        Do you really need it?
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      2. Jackie > Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Hello yes because I have no other way to print, I have a tablet and a phone. Can you help me get it please?
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  4. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381
     
    does the printer still work locally (local color copy)

    how old?

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    1. Jackie
       
      Hello, so far I've made a photocopy, I haven't printed yet since I don't have the password.
      As for the age, no idea, I bought it on the second-hand site.
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  6. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381
     
    I didn't understand, did the photocopy print???

    Don't you have a box?

    I just realized that my printer is an HP
    I don't use wifi direct, but the box and powerline adapter

    The network name is: DIRECT-29-HP (it's not useful to you)
    The password: 12345678 (to try)
    The frequency is 2.4 GHz and the speed is 54 Mbit/s

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    1. Jackie
       
      Hello,
      I've never printed, I just made a photocopy (the device can do both).

      Yes, I have a box
      I tried your password, it doesn't work.
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  7. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381
     
    So the printing doesn't work

    no need to look elsewhere, the print head must be clogged or downright dead from old age

    if you can take out the print block, soak it in isopropyl alcohol (any other product would permanently ruin the seals), obviously without the cartridges

    did you want to bypass pairing with the box, thinking that Wi-Fi Direct would yield better results?

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    1. Jackie
       
      I didn't even try to connect it to the box because I don't have the cable, I will buy the cable and connect it to the box to see if it works, if it doesn't, I will take out the print block.

      Thank you very much for your help.
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      1. quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 313 > Jackie
         
        You can connect the printer via Wi-Fi as well...
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      2. Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3 381 > Jackie
         
        no cable is needed for a device with wifi.
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      3. Jackie > Redbart Posted messages 20952 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        As mentioned above, I do not have the password to connect to Wi-Fi Direct; the only solution is to connect it to the box, for which a cable is needed.
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      4. quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 313 > Jackie
         
        Wi-Fi Direct is the Wi-Fi key of your box, located on the back of it!
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