the serial number is stored in the Power Store database in the wa_settings table. You can also find the Admin username and password in that table.
The serial number will not effect login, if you are having an issue with login, first make sure you are not using special characters like a double quote in the username or the password. If there is still an issue, use the session test page from the following post to make sure the servers session management is working correctly:
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