How to find your MAC address

Your MAC address is a unique identifier for the Wi-Fi or Ethernet adapter in each of your devices. Registering it is required in order to access STELLAR Community WiFi. Once you have it, add the device under ‘My Account’.

Every device below reports it in a slightly different place, but it is always a set of six pairs of characters separated by colons — for example 6c:40:08:a6:25:48. Some devices call it a Wi-Fi Address, Physical Address, Wireless ID or Hardware Address; they all mean the same thing. A device with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet has a separate address for each, so register the one for the connection you will actually use.

Laptops and Desktops

macOS

1. Open the Apple menu › System Settings.
2. Select Wi-Fi in the sidebar, then click Details… beside the network you are connected to.
3. Open the Hardware tab. The value shown as MAC Address is what you need.

Quicker: hold Option and click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar. The address appears at the top of the menu and can be copied straight from there.

On macOS Monterey (2021) and earlier the first step is System Preferences › Network rather than System Settings; everything after that matches. Much older releases labelled the adapter AirPort and the value AirPort ID.

Windows 11 and Windows 10

1. Open Settings › Network & internet.
2. Select Wi-Fi, then Hardware properties. For a wired connection choose Ethernet instead.
3. Read the value beside Physical address (MAC).

Or from the command line, on any version of Windows:

1. Press Windows + R, type cmd and press Enter.
2. Type ipconfig /all and press Enter.
3. Find your adapter — Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi for wireless — and read its Physical Address.

Phones and Tablets

iPhone and iPad

1. Open Settings › General › About.
2. Read the value beside Wi-Fi Address.

Android phones and tablets

1. Open Settings › About phone (or About tablet).
2. Tap Status, Status information or Hardware information, depending on the manufacturer.
3. Read the value beside Wi-Fi MAC address.

Android menus vary between manufacturers. If you cannot find it, search your Settings app for MAC — that works on every recent version.

TV and Streaming Devices

Apple TV

1. Open Settings › General › About.
2. Read Wi-Fi Address, or Ethernet Address if you are plugged in with a cable.

Roku

1. From the Home screen, open Settings › System › About.
2. Read Wireless MAC address, or Ethernet MAC address for a wired connection.

Amazon Fire TV

1. Open Settings › My Fire TV › About › Network.
2. Read the Wi-Fi MAC address.

Chromecast and Google TV

1. Open Settings › System › About › Status.
2. Read the Wi-Fi MAC address.

Smart TVs

Most smart TVs list it under Settings › Network › Network Status or About — on Samsung look under Support › About This TV, and on LG under Support › TV Information. If your TV shows two addresses, the wireless one is the one to register unless you are using a cable.

Gaming Consoles

PlayStation 5

1. Open Settings › System › Console Information.
2. Read MAC Address (Wi-Fi), or MAC Address (LAN Cable) if you are wired.

Xbox Series X|S

1. Press the Xbox button, then open Profile & system › Settings.
2. Go to General › Network settings › Advanced settings.
3. Read Wireless MAC, or Wired MAC for a cabled connection.

Nintendo Switch

1. From the Home menu, open System Settings › Internet.
2. Read the System MAC Address shown under Connection Status.

Steam Deck

1. Open the Settings menu › Internet.
2. Select your network and read the MAC address under its details.

Routers and Other Devices

For a personal router, printer, smart speaker or anything else without an obvious settings screen, check the label on the device itself — the MAC address is usually printed alongside the serial number, sometimes labelled WAN MAC or Wireless MAC. Failing that, it will be on the status or system page of the device’s own admin app.

Still stuck? Contact us with the make and model and we will walk you through it.

Older Mac Operating Systems

Kept for anyone still running one of these releases. If your Mac is from the last decade, use the macOS steps further up this page instead.

MacOS X Yosemite — Wireless Network

1. Click ‘WiFi’ and choose ‘Advanced’.
2. Double click the Network icon.
3. Click ‘WiFi’ and choose ‘Advanced’.
4. Click the Hardware tab. Your MAC address will be displaying first.

MacOS X Leopard — Wireless Network

1. Click the Apple in the upper-left corner and select ‘System Preferences’.
2. Double click the Network icon.
3. Click ‘Airport’ and choose ‘Advanced’.
4. Click the Airport tab. Your MAC address is the Airport ID.

MacOS X Lion — Wireless Network

1. Click the Apple in the upper-left corner and select ‘System Preferences’.
2. Double click the Network icon.
3. Click ‘Airport’ and choose ‘Advanced’.
4. Click the Airport tab. Your MAC address is the Airport ID.