Finding The Mac Address - Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Tri-Fi Hotspot User Manual

● Change the Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and Wi-Fi password on a regular basis. (See
SSID (Wi-Fi Network Name)
● Disable SSID Broadcast. (See
● Use the highest level of Wi-Fi security that your devices support. (See
● Change the login password. (See
● Use MAC filtering to specify computers that are or aren't allowed to connect to the
network. (See

Finding the MAC Address

You'll need to know the MAC address of a device in a couple of cases.
● Assigning an IP address based on a MAC address (when using DHCP). (See "DHCP
Static IP Assignment List" in
● Allowing or denying computers access to the network. (See
Computers Access to the
Tip: You can display a list of connected devices, including the MAC address of each device:
click List of connected devices, available from Advanced settings > Wi-Fi >
MAC Filter or from Advanced settings > Wi-Fi > Network.
The steps to finding the MAC address of a device vary, depending on your operating system.
Windows
1. Open a command prompt window.
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Click Start and Run.

Type cmd or command, and click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type ipconfig/all and press Enter.
3. Write down the Physical Address for the entry that relates to the wireless network
connection; it appears as a series of numbers and letters — this is the MAC address of
your wireless adapter.
Mac OS X
1. From the Apple menu (
2. Select Network.
3. Select the adapter that is connecting to the routing hardware.
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