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How to find MAC Addresses

First, always look on the case and back of your device. If the device has a MAC address and has no human interface, it may be printed on the device somewhere.

MAC addresses consists of six 2-digit pairs of characters. A character may be a number 0-9 or a letter A-F. MAC addresses may be formatted using a space between the pairs, a colon, or a hyphen depending on the device. The colon is the most common. On a device it may be called MAC, ID, DSN, SN or something else, but it will always have the same format.

Here are 3 examples:

  • 02 81 0A DC 3F 72 (Delimited with a space)
  • 02:81:0A:DC:3F:72 (Delimted with a colon)
  • 02-81-0A-DC-3F-72 (Delimted with a hyphen)
  • 02810ADC3F72 (Sometimes they are just 12 characters)

ℹ️ If you find any errors in the list, please let us know!. These can change without notice.


ℹ️ Your CSB provides a page that lists all devices it has seen on your network. It also displays the Hardware address (MAC address) for each device. This can be of great help when creating clients.


Apple iOS

  1. Tap on Settings
  2. Tap on General
  3. Navigate to and tap on “About”
  4. Scroll down to “Wi-Fi Address”

Android Phone

  1. On the Home screen, tap the Menu button and go to Settings.
  2. Tap About Phone.
  3. Tap Status or Hardware Information (depending on your model of phone).
  4. Scroll down to see your WiFi MAC address

Android Tablet

  1. Press the Menu key and go to Settings.
  2. Scroll down and tap About Tablet then tap Hardware Info or Wi-Fi Settings and then scroll down to view WiFi Mac address.

Windows

  1. Press both the Windows Key and the R key simultaneously.
  2. Type ncpa.cpl into the search box and press ENTER.
  3. Right-click your Local Area Connection or Wi-Fi Connection (depending on how you are connected) and select Status.
  4. Click Details and the Physical Address is your MAC Address.

OR

  1. On your computer, search for cmd.exe and open this program.
  2. On the black Command Prompt screen, type: getmac /v
  3. This will list all your adapters. The Physical Address is the MAC address

Apple OS

  1. Select System Preferences from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.
  2. Click Network from the System Preferences menu.
  3. Choose Wi-Fi from the list of interfaces on the left and click the Advanced button.
  4. Choose the Hardware tab under which you will see the MAC address of your wireless card.
  5. Press Cancel to return to the Network menu. Choose Ethernet from the list of interfaces on the left and click the Advanced button.
  6. Choose the Hardware tab under which you will see the MAC address of your ethernet card.

Linux 10.10.X or Newer

  1. Right click on the network arrow's and select Edit Connections.
  2. In the Network Connections, click on your Ethernet adapter so it's orange and select “Edit…”
  3. The Device MAC address shows the MAC address.

Apple TV

  1. Go To Main menu
  2. Select Settings
  3. Wireless ID

Amazon Echo Devices

  1. Open your Alexa App
  2. Tap on Devices in the footer area
  3. Tap on Echo and Alexa in the header area
  4. Select you device
  5. Tap on the gear icon in the upper right hand corner
  6. Scroll down to the bottom and tap on about
  7. MAC address is located there

Xbox One

  1. Navigate to My Games and Apps.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Network.
  4. Select Advanced Settings.
  5. The MAC Addresses for the wired and wireless adapters should be displayed.

Xbox 360

  1. Navigate to My Games and Apps.
  2. Select System.
  3. Select Network Settings.
  4. Select Additional Settings.
  5. Select Advanced Settings.
  6. The MAC Addresses for the wired and wireless adapters should be displayed.

PS4

  1. On the XMB, arrow up to the very top until we see the XMB Menus.
  2. Scroll over to the right to Settings
  3. Go down to Network
  4. Then down to View Connection Status
  5. From this area, we can get the WiFi and Ethernet MAC Address.

Nook

  1. Tap Nav. Arrow >
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select Device Info
  4. Select About your Nook

Kindle

  1. Go to Menu
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select Menu
  4. Select Device Info

Kindle Fire, HD and HDX

  1. Select Settings
  2. Select Device

Roku

  1. Select Settings
  2. Select About

Amazon Fire Stick

  1. Go to home screen
  2. Select Settings
  3. Select System
  4. Select About
  5. Select Network

Blu-Ray Players & Smart TVs

Samsung

  1. Go to Home Menu
  2. Select Setup
  3. Select Network Setup
  4. Select Network Connection Test

LG

  1. Go to Home Menu
  2. Select Setup
  3. Select Network
  4. Select Status

Panasonic

  1. Go to Home Menu
  2. Select Setup
  3. Select Network

See also: MAC Addresses, Network Overview

finding_macs.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/11 19:41 by admin