Network Regsitration: Finding the MAC address of your device (Windows)

How to find the MAC address (WiFi or Ethernet) of your windows device.
1. Open the run command (Win+R), type cmd (Win10) or Terminal (Win11), and click OK to open the prompt window.
2. Type getmac /v and hit enter to bring up a list of information.
3. Find the section listed as either WiFi (wireless) or Ethernet (wired).
4. Look for the section labelled Physical Address. It should look something like this 32-3E-44-1E-32-22
5. This is the MAC address for your device.

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Keywords:
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Doc ID:
103063
Owned by:
Lee T. in Pacific Lutheran Univ
Created:
2020-06-15
Updated:
2025-04-24
Sites:
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