Self Help Article (External)
Purpose
This article will help you locate the IP or IPv4 address on your device. The article contains several different sections for the most common operating systems.
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique numerical value assigned to each network device. IP addresses are used for identifying and locating a device on a network.
On a device with both wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi) network connectivity capabilities, there will be one IP or IPv4 Address for the wired (Ethernet) connection and another IPv4 Address for the wireless (Wi-Fi) connection. If a device only has wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi) network connectivity capabilities, then there will only be one IP or IPv4 Address.
Requirements
No special access or software is required to complete these steps on your device.
Operating System
Each operating system (OS) has its own steps to locate the IP or IPv4 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) IPv4 Address:
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From the desktop, click the Microsoft start 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 tab, click the View hardware and connection properties link at the bottom of the page.
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Under the Properties section of the View Hardware and Connection Properties page, locate the Ethernet connection and the IPv4 Address is listed next to IPv4 address:
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate Wireless (Wi-Fi) IPv4 Address:
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From the desktop, click the Microsoft start icon in the bottom left-hand corner.
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Click the settings gear icon from the start menu.
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On the Wi-Fi tab of the Network settings, the IPv4 Address is listed under connection status.
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On the Status tab, click the View hardware and connection properties link at the bottom of the page.
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Under the Properties section of the View Hardware and Connection Properties page, locate the Wi-Fi connection and the IPv4 Address is listed next to IPv4 address
Windows 11
Ethernet (Wired)
How to Locate Wired (Ethernet) IPv4 Address:
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On the Desktop, click the Windows start 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 IPv4 Address is listed next to IPv4 Address.
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate Wireless (Wi-Fi) IPv4 Address:
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On the Desktop, click the Windows start 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 IPv4 Address is listed next to IPv4 Address.
iPhone
How to locate IP 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 Wi-Fi tab.
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In the Wi-Fi section, click the information logo of the network the device is connected to.
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Under the Network Information, the IPv4 Address is listed next to IP Address.
Mac Computers (Apple)
Ethernet (Wired)
How to Locate Wired (Ethernet) IPv4 Address:
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From the Desktop, click on the System Preferences gear icon.
In System Preferences, click on the Network icon.
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On the Ethernet tab of the Network settings, the IPv4 Address is listed next to IP Address.
Wireless (Wi-Fi)
How to Locate Wireless (Wi-Fi) IPv4 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 Wi-Fi tab of the Network settings, the IPv4 Address is listed under connection status.
Android
How to locate IP Address:
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On your Android device, go to the device Settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
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 IP Address is located in the IP Address box.
Chromebook
How to locate IP Address:
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From the desktop, click the Wi-Fi icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
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Click on the gear settings icon.
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In the settings page, click on the Wi-Fi section.
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In the Wi-Fi section, click on the network the device is connected to.
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On the network page, the IPv4 Address will be listed under the IP Address section.
