What is a
wallplate ID?
A wallplate ID identifies each port on the UI network. It
consists of a building number, a closet letter, the room number,
the wallplate in the room and the port in the wallplate. An
example is "095 C 100 01 B". This port is the middle port on the
#1 wallplate in room 100 (closet C identifies the location where
the wallplate is patched to) of the building 095. Most
wallplates have a small sticker identifying the wallplate as
show in the example image.
What is a network card address/MAC address?
A network card address (also referred to as a MAC address, Media
Access Control) uniquely identifies every network card on a
network. A MAC address is displayed in hex so the only valid
characters are 0-9 and A-F. It is usually 12 characters long but
some companies choose to display the 6 bytes colon or hyphen
seperated and may not contain 12 characters. If this is the case
you need to add an extra leading zero to any seperation that
contains only one character. For instance, if your address is
0:1:77:65:32:29, then it should be entered as 000177653229.
On this site you may also see references to an OUI number.
Each company that manufactors network cards is given an
Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI). This is the first 6
characters (3 bytes) of a MAC address. To ensure proper network
card registration we check the OUI registration for every MAC
address registered.
How to find your MAC Address?
On Windows 95/98/Me machines go to the "Start" menu, select
"Run..." and type "winipcfg" and select OK. This starts the "IP
Configuration" utility. You will see the "Adapter Address"
listed. This is the MAC address.
For Windows NT/2000/XP machines go to the "Start" menu,
select "Run..." and type "cmd". This will bring up a DOS
emulation window. At the command prompt type "ipconfig /all".
You will see the "Adapter Address" listed. Type "exit" to close
the command prompt.
NOTE: make sure you select the Adapter Address for
your Network Card NOT the Dial up adapter |
