APC Default Passwords
This page lists 21 confirmed default credentials for APC equipment, covering 21 models. The pairing you are most likely to need is apc with apc.
Entries are reachable over multi, console and http. 5 of these entries use a protocol that sends the password in clear text, so use them on a trusted network and change the password once you are in.
apc8 of 21 entriesapc14 of 21 entries| Model | Protocol | Access | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9606 SMART SLOT | TELNET | Admin | leave blank | backdoor |
| METERED RACK PDU AP88XX SERIES | MULTI | Admin | apc | apc |
| METERED RACK PDU AP88XX SERIES – DEVICE USER | MULTI | Device User | device | apc |
| METERED RACK PDU AP88XX SERIES – READ-ONLY USER | MULTI | Read-only | readonly | apc |
| NETBOTZ 750 / NETBOTZ 5.X APPLIANCE | CONSOLE | Root | root | apc |
| NETBOTZ V2 APPLIANCE (300, 400, 500) | HTTP | Admin | netbotz | netbotz |
| NETBOTZ V2 APPLIANCE (300, 400, 500) – CONSOLE | CONSOLE | Root | root | netbotz |
| NETBOTZ V3 APPLIANCE (320, 420, 500) | CONSOLE | Root | root | apc |
| NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 1 / WEB-SNMP CARD (AP9617, AP9618, AP9619) | MULTI | Admin | apc | apc |
| SMART UPS | MULTI | Admin | apc | apc |
| SMARTUPS 3000 | HTTP | Admin | apc | apc |
| SWITCHED RACK PDU AP79XX SERIES | MULTI | Admin | apc | apc |
| SWITCHED RACK PDU AP89XX SERIES (AOS V6.X) | MULTI | Super User | apc | apc |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 2 (AP9630, AP9631, AP9635) | MULTI | Super User | apc | apc |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 2 (AP9630, AP9631, AP9635) – DEVICE USER | MULTI | Device User | device | apc |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 2 (AP9630, AP9631, AP9635) – READ-ONLY USER | MULTI | Read-only | readonly | apc |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 3 (AP9640, AP9641, AP9643) | MULTI | Super User | apc | apc |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 3 (AP9640, AP9641, AP9643) – DEVICE USER | MULTI | Device User | device | you create this on first boot |
| UPS NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD 3 (AP9640, AP9641, AP9643) – READ-ONLY USER | MULTI | Read-only | readonly | you create this on first boot |
| UPSES (WEB/SNMP MGMT CARD) | HTTP | Admin | device | device |
| USV NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD | SNMP | Admin | leave blank | TENmanUFactOryPOWER |
About APC
APC builds uninterruptible power supplies and rack PDUs with network management cards. The APC records here run across the NetBotz, Metered, Smartups and Switched lines.
Reaching the login page
Point a browser at whatever your computer reports as its default gateway. On Windows that is the Default Gateway line from ipconfig; on macOS, Network settings shows it under the active connection. The network management card is a separate device from the UPS and has its own login.
What the APC defaults look like
apc is the username on 8 of the 21 entries. 2 of them ask for no username at all. Where one is set, apc comes up most often, on 14 entries.
There are 6 different passwords across the APC set, so check your exact model rather than assuming. 5 of them are reached over a protocol that puts the password on the wire in clear text, so work from a machine on the same wired network rather than across the internet, and change the password once you are in.
If the APC password has already been changed
There is a recessed reset button on the back or underneath that needs a straightened paperclip. Hold it in for thirty seconds with the unit powered on. Let go when the lights change pattern, and give it a couple of minutes to come back up.
The catch with an ISP-supplied unit is that a reset also clears the broadband credentials, and on some lines the router will not reconnect until those are re-entered. Find them before you press anything, or be ready to ring the provider.
Share This Page