Self Help Article (External)
Purpose
This article will allow you to find the MAC address for your device no matter the operating system (OS) or the wired/wireless (WiFi) connection.
A Media Access Control (MAC) Address, also called the physical address, is a unique identifier associated with your device’s network adapter or network interface controller (NIC).
On a device with both wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity capabilities, there will be one MAC Address for the wired (Ethernet) connection and another MAC Address for the wireless (Wi-Fi) connection. If a device only has wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity capabilities, then there will only be one MAC Address.
Requirements
No special requirements are necessary to perform the following actions.
Operating System
Each operating system (OS) has its own steps to locate the MAC address. Please click on the appropriate OS to open that procedure. Click on images to enlarge them.
Windows 10
Ethernet (Wired)
How to locate Wired (Ethernet) MAC Address:
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From the desktop, click the Microsoft icon in the bottom left-hand corner.
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Click the settings gear icon from the start menu.
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In the Windows Settings, Click the Network & Internet tile.
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On the Status section, click the View hardware and connection properties link at the bottom of the page.
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Under the Properties section, locate the Ethernet connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate a Wireless (Wi-Fi) MAC Address:
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From the desktop, click the Microsoft icon in the bottom left-hand corner.
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Click the settings gear icon from the start menu.
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In the Windows Settings, Click the Network & Internet tile.
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On the Status section, click the View hardware and connection properties link at the bottom of the page.
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Under the Properties section, locate the Wi-Fi connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).
Windows 11
Ethernet (Wired)
How to locate Wired (Ethernet) MAC Address:
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On the Desktop, click the Windows start up menu icon.
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Open device settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
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In the settings menu, click the Network & Internet tab.
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On the Network & Internet page, click the Advanced Network Settings tab.
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In the Advanced Network Settings, click the Hardware and Connection Properties tab.
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Under the Hardware and Connection Properties section, locate the Ethernet connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate Wireless (Wi-Fi) MAC Address:
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On the Desktop, click the Windows start up menu icon.
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Open device settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
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In the settings menu, click the Network & Internet tab.
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On the Network & Internet page, click the Advanced Network Settings tab.
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In the Advanced Network Settings, click the Hardware and Connection Properties tab.
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Under the Hardware and Connection Properties section, locate the Wi-Fi connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).
iPhone
How to locate Physical Address (MAC Address):
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On your Apple device, go to the device Settings by clicking on the Settings icon.
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In Settings, click on the General tab.
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In General section, Click the About tab.
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In the About section, the MAC Address or Physical Address is displayed in the Wi-Fi Address box.
Mac Computers (Apple)
Ethernet (Wired)
How to locate Wired (Ethernet) MAC Address:
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From the Desktop, click on the System Preferences gear icon.
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In System Preferences, click on the Network icon.
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On the Ethernet tab of the Network settings, click on the Advanced button.
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In the Ethernet advanced settings, click on the Hardware tab.
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In the Hardware section, the MAC Address is displayed.
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate Wireless (Wi-Fi) MAC Address:
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From the Desktop, click on the System Preferences gear icon.
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In System Preferences, click on the Network icon.
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On the Ethernet tab of the Network settings, click on the Advanced button.
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In the Ethernet advanced settings, click on the Hardware tab.
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In the Hardware section, the MAC Address is displayed.
Android
How to locate Physical Address (MAC Address):
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On your Android device, go to the device Settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
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In the Settings page, click on the Connections tab.
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On the Connections page, click on the Wi-Fi tab.
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On the Wi-Fi page, click on the settings gear icon next to Eduroam network.
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On the Eduroam network settings page, click on the view more link.
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The Mac Address is located in the MAC address box.
Chromebook
How to locate Physical Address (MAC Address):
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From the desktop, click the Wi-Fi icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
Click on the up arrow next to the gear icon to expand the settings quick menu.
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Click on the drop-down arrow next to the Wi-Fi icon to expand network options.
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Click on the information icon next to the gear settings icon.
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The Mac Address will display.
