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Determining the FRITZ!Box's MAC address
A MAC address (Media Access Control address) serves to unambiguously identify a device in the network.
The MAC address by which the FRITZ!Box can be reached by another network device (such as a computer) depends on which network interface (LAN, wireless LAN (WiFi)) the network device is using to communicate with the FRITZ!Box.
Important:Some of the settings described here are only displayed if the advanced view is enabled in the user interface. The configuration procedure and notes on functions given in this guide refer to the latest FRITZ!OS.
1 Determining the FRITZ!Box's wireless MAC address
- Click "Wireless" ("WLAN") in the FRITZ!Box user interface.
- Click "Radio Network" in the "Wireless" ("WLAN") menu.
- Make note of the MAC address listed in the "Radio Network" section.
2 Determining the FRITZ!Box's LAN MAC address
You can determine the FRITZ!Box's LAN MAC address using a Windows computer connected to a LAN port on the FRITZ!Box:
- Press the keyboard shortcut "Windows key" + "R".
- Enter cmd in the "Open" field and click "OK".
- Enter ping nslookup fritz.box in the command prompt window and press Enter.
- Make note of the IP address of the FRITZ!Box displayed next to the entry "Address:".
- Enter arp -a [IP address of the FRITZ!Box] and press Enter.
Example:
arp - a 192.168.178.1
Fig.: Using nslookup to determine the MAC address
- Make note of the MAC address of the FRITZ!Box displayed under the entry "Physical Address".