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Mac OS X

  1. Open System Preferences (should be located in the dock)
  2. Select the Network service
  3. Left column, select Ethernet (this is your wired connection)
  4. Click the Advanced button located near the bottom
  5. Select the Hardware tab
  6. MAC address is presented (e.g. 40:6c:8f:50:b5:76)

Note:  Perform the same operation for all Ethernet connections and Wi-Fi connections

Windows Vista/7

  1. Click the Windows Start button and type cmd in the Start Search field, then hit enter to open the command prompt

    vista start menu

    • If using the Classic Start Menu: Click the Run button in the Windows Start Menu

      start menu

  2. Type cmd in the Open prompt of the Run menu and click OK to launch a command prompt window

    Open the command prompt

  3. Type getmac at the command prompt to check the network card settings
  4. Locate the item labeled Physical Address, which is the MAC Address number

Windows 8

  1. From the Metro home screen, begin to type CMD

  2. When the Command Prompt appears, type getmac
  3. Locate the item labeled Physical Address, which is the MAC Address number


Linux

There are various distributions of Linux operating systems.  You can identify the MAC address for most distributions by performing the following:

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. type ifconfig -a (user account with elevated permissions is most likely required)
  3. From the displayed information, locate eth0, eth1, etc

Locate the number next to the HWaddr.  This is the MAC address of the system

Example "ifconfig -a" output:
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:F7:1B:9C:07
          inet addr:192.168.125.205  Bcast:192.168.111.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

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IOS Devices

You can get the  MAC address of your IOS device by following these steps:

  • Tap on Settings
  • Tap on General
  • Navigate to and tap on “About”
  • Scroll down to “Wi-Fi Address. 
  • The characters next to Wi-Fi Address is your device's  MAC address

Android Devices

Finding the MAC Address on Your Android Tablet

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  1. On the Home screen, tap the Menu button and go to Settings.
  2. Tap About Phone.
  3. Tap Hardware information.
  4. Scroll down to see your WiFi MAC address

Blackberry Smartphone

BlackBerry Device Software 4.5 to 5.0:

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