Note – The Physical Address / MAC address / Wi-Fi Address will be a 12-digit hexidecimal number separated in pairs by a hyphen or colon.
Procedure to Find the Wi-Fi or MAC Address in Laptop or Desktop
In order to find the Mac address on desktop or laptop devices, you can follow the below steps.
PC Laptop → Open a command prompt, Type: “ipconfig /all” -> Scroll up to the section for “Wireless LAN adapter” Look for the “Physical Address” and write it down. (See screen print below).
The physical address is your Wi-Fi mac address which is given below. Make sure your laptop must be connected to Wi-Fi.
Mac Laptop → Open System Preferences -> Open Network -> Click on “AirPort” -> Click “Advanced” At the bottom of this screen you will find the “AirPort ID” (This is the MAC address)
Android Mobile Phone → Open “Settings” -> “About Phone” -> “Status” -> Scroll down to Wi-Fi MAC Address – this is the MAC address.
iPod, iPhone or iPad → Open “Settings” -> “General” -> “About” -> Scroll down to Wi-Fi Address – this is the MAC address. (Please send the WiFi address not the Bluetooth address)
Blackberry → Open “Options” -> “Device” -> “Device and Status Information” -> Scroll down to WLAN MAC – this is the MAC address.
Chromebook → Click on the Network Icon on the lower right of the screen—Click on the name of your current network—Click on the network you are current connected and then click on the “i” icon and select Your Chromebook MAC address will display like this: 00:42:B9:17:FC:7
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