Where's the Mac Address for Airport Express (2nd Gen)
Where can I find the mac address for the new Airport Express (2nd Gen)? The older models use to show it on side but I don't see anything like that on the new version.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Where can I find the mac address for the new Airport Express (2nd Gen)? The older models use to show it on side but I don't see anything like that on the new version.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
Just an FYI, you have to click the Airport device in the Airport Utility, then hover over the name of th device "Airport Extreme" to see the MAC address listed.
Just an FYI, you have to click the Airport device in the Airport Utility, then hover over the name of th device "Airport Extreme" to see the MAC address listed.
You will need to use AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion to get the 3 MAC Addresses.
It will install fine on Lion, but you will have to use a workaround if you need to install on Mountain Lion.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html
Temporarily, connect a spare Ethernet cable from your Mac to the LAN port on the Express
Open AirPort Utillty 5.6, select the Express (ignore any warnings) and click Manual Setup
The IDs for 2.4 GHz , 5 GHz and Ethernet will be displayed.
Info is on a label on the outside of the box.
There will be 2 AirPort IDs and 1 Ethernet ID.
Any of these could be called the MAC Address.
If the Express will be connected using Ethernet to a modem or other router, use the Ethernet ID.
If you are using OS x 10.6.x as your profile indicates, you can also access this info as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Look for the AirPort ID and Ethernet ID on the Summary Page displayed.
Thanks for the quick response and your ideas. However, there is no mac address anywhere on the box or parts of the box. There is a label with the part number, serial number and a UPC code, but no mac address. Also, I have setup the airport express using Airport Utility (v6.1) but there doesn't appear to be a way to go to manual setup like in the older version of Airport Utility. Any other ideas?
Ahhh! Just found it! If you select the Airport Express in Airport Utility 6.1, then select the AE's name, it lists all the mac addresses.
When you have a moment, please update your profile to help provide you with the correct information.
Thanks!
The "Help" file was, of course, unhelpful on this point. And since it only shows while you click or hover over the Airport Express name, there's no way to copy the information off. In Aiport Utility 5.6 under Advanced > Logging & Statistics > button Logs and Statistics > tab/button Wireless & Ethernet Clients you cn see what is connected to a base station. Doesn't appear possible with 6.1
You can see clients after selecting the base station and mousing over the list at the bottom of the summary page. But no graph of all clients. I used it to measure strength after walking around with a device to check for blocked/weak signal areas. Miss that. Still using AU 5.6 but the newest Express (802.11n 2nd Gen) generates a warning thet it might corrupt the AExpress.
This doesn't make any sense to me. I need the MAC to join the wireless network (MAC Filtering), but I can't see the MAC until after I've joined the wireless? How does that work???
So I turned off MAC filtering which allowed the airport express to join the wifi, and NO WHERE in the Airport Utility (6.1) can I find the wifi MAC address.
While I know this isn't your fault, Bob, I have to say that downgrading, and applying a workaround (since I am on ML), in order to get access to a very basic and often requested piece of information is stupid on a collosal level. I know Apple has a corproate attitude of "you get what we give you, because we are Apple, and too bad", and solely because they are Apple can they get away with it, and people forgive them. I'm guilty of that forgiveness too. But that isn't going to last forever if they constantly stab their customers in the back.
However, first, thank you very much for the instructions. I ended up calling Apple before you responded and they informed me that what I was trying to do couldn't be done with an Airport Express anyway, so the MAC address was moot.
I had been led to believe that the AE could function as a wireless bridge, which it can, BUT only if your router is Airport as well. Since I have a Linksys N750, the AE cannot be used to create a bridge on my network. Again, a "Why the h*** not, Apple?!?!?" kind of question. So it's getting dropped back off at the Apple store, and Linksys is getting my business instead. It's a shame.
I had been led to believe that the AE could function as a wireless bridge, which it can, BUT only if your router is Airport as well.
Well, I have one working with a Uverse router, so it can be done....quite simply. But probably not with the "upgraded" AirPort Utility in Mountain Lion....which dropped a number of signficant and useful features.
I was not suggesting that you "downgrade" to AirPort Utility 5.6, (even though it would be an upgrade). I was suggesting that you keep both AP 5.6 and AP 6.1 on your Mac and use the one that you need at the time.
If you have an iPhone you may use the Airport utiliy
Click on the airport express and click on Hardware info
You'll get the Model and the 3 Mac addresses you need
Hope this help
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In Airport Express Utility 6.3.2 for Mac, click on the Airport Express, move your mouse on the Airport Express name and wait 1-2 sec. Mac addresses will appear.
Same on the wireless clients, if you movo on and wait, you get some interesting infos
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Where's the Mac Address for Airport Express (2nd Gen)