Airport ID (MAC Address) on MacBook Pro?

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Airport ID (MAC Address) on MacBook Pro?

Where can I find my Airport ID (MAC Address) on my MacBook Pro? Also on my Time Capsule? I'm getting ready to set up MAC ID access control on my network and need the MAC Addresses for each of my network access devices. Thanks!

MBP Late 2009, Mac OS X (10.6.2), Time Capsule Late 2009

Posted on Dec 22, 2009 12:23 PM

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Answer 1

V.K.

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Dec 22, 2009 2:06 PM in response to martywrites

martywrites wrote:
I certainly appreciate these replies, but need a little more clarity. I went to Airport Utility > Manual > Summary and found two Airport ID's, identical except for the last digit, suggesting that they're my two Canon MP990 printers which are operating normally in Wi-Fi mode.

no. printer IDs will not show there at all. all that you see there is for the time capsule only. those must be two ids for 2.4 GHz and 5GHz modes which are separate. there should also be an ethernet addresss ther I would think. you might want to verify this by asking on the TC forum.

But when I use my MP990s to print out their MAC ID's, they're completely different from any Airport ID on the Airport Utility Summary.

correct. see above. to find the MAC addresses of the printers just print out test pages on each. that info should be included there.

Then I found an Ethernet ID, which I can't identify with any particular device on the network.

that's the ethernet MAC address of the TC itself.

Maybe it's the MacBook Pro, or maybe the Time Capsule itself.

How can I set up an accurate list of which device has which MAC ID so I can have some control and add or remove as needed. I need accurate ID's for my two MacBook Pro's (the second one will arrive Christmas Eve), iPod Touch (which I'll open on Christmas Eve), the two printers, and (if needed) the Time Capsule itself. Thanks!

we told you two methods of finding MAC addresses of every computer. either use network system preferences or system profiler via apple menu->more info->network

I haven't got an ipod touch (that would be the only kind of ipod with a mac address) but this page explains how to find the MAC address of an ipod touch.
http://www.technipages.com/ipod-touch-find-mac-address.html

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Answer 2

V.K.

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Dec 22, 2009 12:31 PM in response to martywrites

for the airport go to network system preferences. select airport. then go to advanced->airport and the MAC address will be at the bottom. don't have a time capsule so can't tell about that. likely it's in airport utility somewhere.

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deh2k

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Dec 22, 2009 12:35 PM in response to martywrites

You can get the MAC address of your AirPort card by opening the Network System Preference, click on the AirPort service on the left and then press the Advanced button. The number labeled AirPort ID is your MAC address.

Use the AirPort Utility to get the Time Capsule's IDs. Select your Time Capsule on the left and press the Manual Setup button. The summary screen that appears contains the TC's MAC addresses, labeled as AirPort ID(s) and Ethernet ID.

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martywrites Author

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Dec 22, 2009 1:27 PM in response to martywrites

I certainly appreciate these replies, but need a little more clarity. I went to Airport Utility > Manual > Summary and found two Airport ID's, identical except for the last digit, suggesting that they're my two Canon MP990 printers which are operating normally in Wi-Fi mode. But when I use my MP990s to print out their MAC ID's, they're completely different from any Airport ID on the Airport Utility Summary.

Then I found an Ethernet ID, which I can't identify with any particular device on the network. Maybe it's the MacBook Pro, or maybe the Time Capsule itself.

How can I set up an accurate list of which device has which MAC ID so I can have some control and add or remove as needed. I need accurate ID's for my two MacBook Pro's (the second one will arrive Christmas Eve), iPod Touch (which I'll open on Christmas Eve), the two printers, and (if needed) the Time Capsule itself. Thanks!

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kdb1

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Dec 22, 2009 1:39 PM in response to martywrites

Select the Apple menu from top left, About this mac then more info, go to the network section in the sidebar and select locations, this will tell you all your Mac MAC ID's

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