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I P Address

Where can I find my I P Addresses on my iPhone; why do I need them; what do they do?

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 16, 2022 9:52 PM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2022 9:58 PM

An IP Address would be dynamically assigned to your iPhone by a local network's router. Amongst other things, it allows your phone to send/receive communications over a network and the Internet.


You can think of an IP Address to be analogous to a street address.


You can find out what it is currently set for at Settings > Wi-Fi > IP Address

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Dec 16, 2022 9:58 PM in response to SummerRose444

An IP Address would be dynamically assigned to your iPhone by a local network's router. Amongst other things, it allows your phone to send/receive communications over a network and the Internet.


You can think of an IP Address to be analogous to a street address.


You can find out what it is currently set for at Settings > Wi-Fi > IP Address

Dec 17, 2022 8:35 AM in response to SummerRose444

Where exactly are you seeing these three IP Addresses?


Just to be sure we are in sync, an IP Address would look something like: 192.168.1.100. This would be for the IPv4 scheme. For IPv6 Addresses, it would be something like: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334


On the other hand a MAC (Media Access Control) Address would be something like: nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

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