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How to Find the MAC Address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique 12-character identifier (e.g. 00:00:00:00:00:0X) for a specific piece of hardware, like the wireless network adapter located in Wi-Fi devices. Instructions for finding a MAC address are below.

Windows
Mac
Android
Apple IOS
Game Consoles

Windows

For Windows 7, click the Start button, enter cmd in the search box, and press Enter. For Windows 8 or 10, on the Start screen, type cmd and press Enter.
Type ipconfig /all and press Enter.
Find the wireless adapter information.

The MAC address is the Physical Address.

Mac

On the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
Select Network.
Make sure the wireless network to which you're connected is selected.
Click the Advanced button. The MAC address is the Wi-Fi Address.

Android

Go to Settings.
Select About Phone or About Tablet.
Select Hardware Information or Status (for Android v. 2.3). The MAC address is the WiFi MAC address.

Apple IOS

Go to Settings.
Select General.
Select About. The MAC address is the Wi-Fi address.

Game Consoles

XBox 360

On the Xbox dashboard, go to My Xbox and select System Settings.
Select Network Settings.
Select Configure Network.
On the Advanced Settings tab, select Advanced Settings.
Select Alternate Mac Address. The MAC address is the Wired MAC Address at the bottom of the screen.

Wii

Start your Wii without a disc.
Press the A button on the Wii remote to access the main menu.
Select the Wii button at the bottom of the screen.
Select Wii Settings.
Use the right arrow to go to the next set of settings.
Select Internet.
Select Console information. The MAC address will appear on the next page.

Playstation 4

Start your Playstation 4 without a disk.
On the menu, select Settings.
Select System.
Select System Information. The MAC address will appear on the screen.