How do I find the MAC address on my mobile device?

Aimed at: Edinburgh Napier Staff 

Your device unique identifier is called a MAC address. On mobile devices it can also be referred to as Wi-Fi Address.

It is a 12 digit string which will include numbers and letters. It will also be separated with colon.  

Here is an example of how a MAC address will look:  00:11:00:AA:BB:88

Here are some guidelines on popular devices on how find your mobile devices MAC address.

iOS

• From the home screen, open Settings.
• Select General.
• Select About.
• Scroll down to Wi-Fi Address - this is your device's MAC address.

Android

• Open the Settings menu.
• Scroll down and select About phone.
• Select Status (or Hardware information).
• Scroll down to Wi-Fi MAC address - this is your device's MAC address.

Windows Phone (version 7 or higher)

• From the Windows Phone home screen, swipe left to reveal more icons. Scroll down and tap Settings.
• Scroll down and tap About.
• In the About screen, tap More Info.

Windows 7

To find the MAC on a Windows 7 laptop, choose one of the options below.

Option 1:

• Open the Network and Sharing Centre
• Go to Local Area Connection
• Choose Details 
• Select Physical Address

Option 2:

• Open a command prompt (Start/Accessories/Command Prompt OR Start menu/Run and type CMD).
• Type in ipconfig /all

 
You will see the “Physical Address” listed – this is your MAC address.

Windows 10

To find the MAC on a Windows 10 laptop, choose one of the options below.

Option 1:

• Open the Network and Sharing Centre
• Choose Local Area Connection
• Select Details
• See Physical Address

Option 2:

• Search "network connections" in the taskbar and select "View network connections."(Or navigate to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections).
• Right-click on your network connection and select "Status."
• Click the "Details" button. Locate the Physical Address.
• The value for the physical address in the Network Connection Details window is your MAC address.

macOS

To find the MAC on a macOS, choose one of the options below.

Option 1:

• Select System Preferences from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.
• Click Network from the System Preferences window.
• Choose Wi-Fi from the list of interfaces on the left and click the Advanced button.
• Choose the Hardware tab under which you will see the MAC address of your wireless card.
• Press Cancel to return to the Network menu. Choose Ethernet from the list of interfaces on the left and click the Advanced button.
• Choose the Hardware tab under which you will see the MAC address of your Ethernet card.

Option 2

• Launch Terminal from the Applications: Utilities folder.
• Type ifconfig into the Terminal window and press the Enter/Return key.
• You will be shown data on all your interfaces.
• On systems with both an Ethernet and wireless connection, en0 will be your Ethernet interface and en1 will be your wireless interface. A MAC address will be shown for both en0 and en1 and likely labelled as "ether".
• On systems with just a wireless connection, en0 will be your wireless interface. The MAC address for en0 will likely be labelled as "ether".