How to get your computer's MAC address

The MAC address is a number used by network adapters to uniquely identify themselves on a LAN; a MAC address is a 12-digit hexadecimal string and looks something like: 00:A0:23:C9:12:FF

  1. Windows 7 and Windows 10
  2. iPad iPhone Android
  3. Mac OS X
  4. UNIX

Windows 7 and Windows 10:

Easy way: Click the Start Menu and then select All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. In the black window that pops up type: getmac  /v
look for your network adapter in the list and the physical address is the MAC number needed.

or

  1. For Windows 7: Click the Start Menu and then select:
    All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Information then go to step 3
  2. For Windows 10: Click in search window and then type:
    System Information then go to step 3
  3. Click on the + sign to the left of Components
  4. Click on the + sign to the left of Network
  5. Click on Adapter

    Scroll down to find your network adapter; note that many devices may be listed. It is important to find the correct device. The wireless network adapter is labeled wireless, but also look for something like the following example: Intel Pro10/100/1000 PCI Adapter.

    Approximately 15 lines below the adapter name is the MAC Address. The MAC address should contain 6 sets of HEX numbers for example: 00:A0:23:C9:12:FF

iPad - iPhone - Android

iPad and iPhone

  1. Select Settings icon
  2. From menu on the left, select General
  3. Select About
  4. Look for Wi-Fi address..this is your MAC address

Android:

  1. Go to the Settings icon
  2. Scroll down to About phone
  3. Select Status
  4. Scroll down until you see the Wi-Fi MAC address.

A MAC address should contain 6 sets of HEX numbers for example: 00:A0:23:C9:12:FF

Mac OS X

  1. at the toolbar at the bottom of the screen click on the System Preference icon
    or Open Finder click on Applications then double click on System Preferences
    or click on apple Icon in upper left corner click on System Preferences
  2. then click on Network
  3. in the Show pulldown menu select Build in Ethernet
  4. for wireless choose Airport or Wireless Adaptor
  5. in the center bar click on Ethernet the Ethernet ID displaeyed is the MAC address

UNIX

  1. login in as root
  2. type ifconfig in a terminal window
  3. all adaptors will be listed
  4. eth0 is typically the hardware adapter and within the stats, listed is HWaddr, which is the MAC address