Finding your MAC Address

A media access control (MAC) address is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.

At Beloit College, MAC addresses need to be registered for your device to be able to connect to the Beloit network.

The instructions below detail how to locate your MAC address on common types of devices.

Windows 10

1. Make sure your ethernet cable is connected to your computer or dock.

2. Navigate to control panel > Network and Internet > Network Status (for a shortcut, right-click on the internet access symbol on the bottom right corner of your screen)

3. Select Ethernet from the menu on the left

4. Select beloit.edu or its.beloit.edu (the one that is connected)

5. Scroll down to the bottom to find the Physical address (MAC)

OR

1. Make sure your ethernet cable is connected to your computer or dock.

2. Right-click on the Start button and select Command Prompt from the menu (search for “cmd” if you can’t find it)

3. Type in "ipconfig /all" and press Enter. Your network configurations will display

4. Scroll to your ethernet adapter that is connected to beloit.edu or its.beloit.edu and look for the values next to "Physical Address," which is your MAC address

MacOS

1. Make sure your ethernet cable is connected to your computer or dock.

2. Open System Preferences

3. Select Network

4. In the left-hand pane, select the name of the network to which you are currently connected

5. Click Advanced in the lower right corner

6. At the bottom of the windows, the device's MAC address will be listed next to "Wi-Fi address"

Chrome OS

1. Make sure your ethernet cable is connected to your computer or dock.

2. Click the status area, where your account picture appears

3. Click the section that says Connected to (and the name of your network)

4. At the top of the box that appears, pick beloit.edu or its.beloit.edu

5. In the window that opens, the MAC address is the Hardware address