IBM Default Server Management Passwords
This page lists 21 confirmed default credentials for IBM equipment, covering 21 models. The pairing you are most likely to need is USERID with admin.
Entries are reachable over multi, http and telnet. 8 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.
USERID4 of 21 entriesadmin4 of 21 entries| Model | Protocol | Access | Username | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3534 F08 FIBRE SWITCH | MULTI | Admin | admin | password |
| 3583 TAPE LIBRARY | HTTP | Admin | admin | secure |
| 390E | MULTI | Admin | leave blank | admin |
| 8224 HUB | MULTI | Admin | vt100 | public |
| 8239 TOKEN RING HUB Rev. 2.5 | CONSOLE | Utility Program | leave blank | R1QTPS |
| A20M | MULTI | Admin | leave blank | admin |
| A21M | MULTI | Admin | leave blank | no password set |
| ASCEND OEM ROUTERS | TELNET | Admin | leave blank | ascend |
| BLADECENTER MGMT CONSOLE | HTTP | Admin | USERID | PASSW0RD |
| DIRECTORY – WEB ADMINISTRATION TOOL Rev. 5.1 | HTTP | Admin | superadmin | secret |
| HARDWARE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE Rev. 3 | SSH | Admin | hscroot | abc123 |
| IBM | MULTI | Admin | leave blank | no password set |
| INFOPRINT 6700 Rev. HTTPS://WWW.PHENOELIT.DE/DPL/DPL.HTML | MULTI | Admin | root | no password set |
| INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT MODULE / IMM2 (SYSTEM X, BLADECENTER, FLEX) | HTTPS | Supervisor | USERID | PASSW0RD |
| INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT MODULE CLI (TELNET / SSH) | TELNET | Supervisor | USERID | PASSW0RD |
| POWER9 OPENBMC (ESS 5000 AND POWER9 SERVERS) | HTTPS | Admin | ADMIN | ADMIN |
| REMOTE SUPERVISOR ADAPTER (RSA) | HTTP | Admin | USERID | PASSW0RD |
| SWITCH Rev. 8275-217 | TELNET | Admin | admin | no password set |
| T20 | MULTI | Admin | leave blank | admin |
| T42 | HTTP | Admin | Administrator | admin |
| TOTALSTORAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER | MULTI | Admin | storwatch | specialist |
About IBM
IBM entries here cover management processors, tape libraries, storage controllers and network hardware rather than routers. The IBM records here run across the Integrated line.
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.
What the IBM defaults look like
USERID is the username on 4 of the 21 entries. 7 of them ask for no username at all. 4 of them shipped with no password at all.
Where one is set, admin comes up most often, on 4 entries. There are 11 different passwords across the IBM set, so check your exact model rather than assuming. 8 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 IBM 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.
A reset clears more than the password. The Wi-Fi name and key go back to what is printed on the label, port forwards and firewall rules are discarded, and any static addressing is lost. Photograph the settings pages first — it takes two minutes and saves an evening.
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