How to Find a MAC Address - Windows 11

A Media Access Control (MAC) Address, also called the physical address, is a unique identifier associated with your device’s network adapter or network interface controller (NIC). Gathering this information for IT will help to troubleshoot network connectivity much faster, and with more accuracy so we can get our users back up and running as quickly as possible.

On a device with both wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity capabilities, there will be one MAC Address for the wired (Ethernet) connection and another MAC Address for the wireless (Wi-Fi) connection. If a device only has wired (Ethernet) or wireless (Wi-Fi) connectivity capabilities, then there will only be one MAC Address.

How to Find a WIRED (Ethernet) MAC Address

How to Find a WIRELESS (Wifi) MAC Address

How to Find a WIRED (Ethernet) MAC Address on Windows 11:

  1. On the Desktop, click the Windows start up menu icon.
    Windows start up menu icon

  2. Open device settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
    Settings gear icon

  3. In the settings menu, click the Network & Internet tab.
    Network & Internet tab

  4. On the Network & Internet page, click the Advanced Network Settings tab.
    Advanced Network Settings

  5. In the Advanced Network Settings, click the Hardware and Connection Properties tab.
    Hardware and connections properties

  6. Under the Hardware and Connection Properties section, locate the Ethernet connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).
    Ethernet section, mac address listed

 

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 How to Find a Wireless (Wifi) MAC Address on Windows 11:

  1. On the Desktop, click the Windows start up menu icon.
    Windows start up menu icon

  2. Open device settings by clicking on the Settings gear icon.
    Settings gear icon

  3. In the settings menu, click the Network & Internet tab.
    Network & Internet tab

  4. On the Network & Internet page, click the Advanced Network Settings tab.
    Advanced network settings

  5. In the Advanced Network Settings, click the Hardware and Connection Properties tab.
    Hardware and connetion properties

  6. Under the Hardware and Connection Properties section, locate the Wi-Fi connection and the MAC Address is listed next to Physical address (MAC).

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Doc ID:
131484
Owned by:
Help Desk K. in UW-Milwaukee Help Desk
Created:
2023-09-18
Updated:
2023-09-18
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