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Overview:
This tutorial will walk you through how to locate your device’s MAC address. Every device has a unique identifier for its network adapters. This id is called the media access control address, or MAC address. This 12-digit code is made up of letters and numbers, and is usually separated by colons, periods or dashes. A MAC address can be used to identify your device and register it for university network access.
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This tutorial applies to the following operating system(s):
Android
For Android devices, note that these instructions may vary between Android versions and manufacturers.
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Locating your MAC Address on Android:
Step 1: Open Network & Internet Settings
Open the Settings menu, and select Network & Internet
Open the Settings menu.
![Open Settings](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=f47fd5c8-2982-4cf3-bf65-eba992d2279e.png)
Step 2: Open Wi-Fi Preferences
Select Wi-Fi, then select Wi-Fi Preferences.
Select About Phone/Tablet.
![Go to About Phone or Tablet](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=67e0cc24-a9e0-49a5-997c-406b04dbec5b.png)
Open Wi-Fi preferences.
![Find the Status option](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e0d73189-a02f-4860-9174-29897fe34540.png)
Step 3: Navigate to Advanced Preferences
Click the down arrow next to Advanced and your MAC address is in the field labelled MAC address
Expand Advanced.
![Then find the Wifi MAC address listed under Status.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5e72830f-d41f-45ff-960b-7c5ac0a01d0c.png)
Your MAC address is in the field labelled MAC address
![The mac address is located just above the i p address.](https://support.uidaho.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a5306e94-466f-41b8-b4b4-f023386c23ac.png)
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